ds_snippets: Tea For One For Two
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leafyTitle: Tea For One For Two
Fandom and Pairing: due South - F/K
Rating: S for Schmoopy....?
Length: 299 words
Prompt: steam
Warnings: see rating
Author’s Notes: Will there ever come a time when the discussion about kettles onkill_claudio's lj won't be useful? I don't think so...
Fandom and Pairing: due South - F/K
Rating: S for Schmoopy....?
Length: 299 words
Prompt: steam
Warnings: see rating
Author’s Notes: Will there ever come a time when the discussion about kettles on
kill_claudio's lj won't be useful? I don't think so...Tea For One For Two
Ray’s never been a tea drinker, so when Fraser first prepared his tea in Ray’s kitchen he was astonished at the way Fraser treated the process as if it were an art form. Fraser responded to Ray’s affectionate curiosity by giving an almost reverent commentary as he measured out the tea leaves.
When Fraser put the kettle on the stove, Ray said, “Now what?”
“Now we wait for the water to boil.”
Ray grinned and leant back against the counter. He pulled Fraser towards him and moved his hands up Fraser’s arms and over his shoulders. When his fingers reached the back of Fraser’s neck he drew him closer and whispered, “What do we do while we wait?”
Fraser didn’t have time to reply before Ray’s mouth was upon his. They exchanged long slow kisses until Ray felt Fraser’s hair begin to dampen and curl with the steam which filled the small kitchen.
The same thing happened the next time Fraser made tea and ever since then, kisses have been part of the tea-making process. Arguments can even be brought to an end by one of them taking the tea canister out of the cupboard. Sometimes after a long and monotonous day at the consulate, Fraser will walk in through the apartment door, say “Tea, Ray,” and head straight for the kitchen. Occasionally Fraser will take his cup of tea into the bedroom. Whenever that happens the tea is cold by the time he’s free to drink it.
Ray knows that early in the morning Fraser makes his tea with Mountie-like efficiency. He readies the teapot, makes Ray’s alarm-clock coffee and feeds Dief while the water boils.
But in the evenings, when it’s time to unwind, they've learnt to appreciate the relaxing properties of a nice cup of tea.
Ray’s never been a tea drinker, so when Fraser first prepared his tea in Ray’s kitchen he was astonished at the way Fraser treated the process as if it were an art form. Fraser responded to Ray’s affectionate curiosity by giving an almost reverent commentary as he measured out the tea leaves.
When Fraser put the kettle on the stove, Ray said, “Now what?”
“Now we wait for the water to boil.”
Ray grinned and leant back against the counter. He pulled Fraser towards him and moved his hands up Fraser’s arms and over his shoulders. When his fingers reached the back of Fraser’s neck he drew him closer and whispered, “What do we do while we wait?”
Fraser didn’t have time to reply before Ray’s mouth was upon his. They exchanged long slow kisses until Ray felt Fraser’s hair begin to dampen and curl with the steam which filled the small kitchen.
The same thing happened the next time Fraser made tea and ever since then, kisses have been part of the tea-making process. Arguments can even be brought to an end by one of them taking the tea canister out of the cupboard. Sometimes after a long and monotonous day at the consulate, Fraser will walk in through the apartment door, say “Tea, Ray,” and head straight for the kitchen. Occasionally Fraser will take his cup of tea into the bedroom. Whenever that happens the tea is cold by the time he’s free to drink it.
Ray knows that early in the morning Fraser makes his tea with Mountie-like efficiency. He readies the teapot, makes Ray’s alarm-clock coffee and feeds Dief while the water boils.
But in the evenings, when it’s time to unwind, they've learnt to appreciate the relaxing properties of a nice cup of tea.