Fic: Dark Meat

[interpretthis]

Title: Dark Meat

Author: interpretthis

Fandom: Lost

Pairing: Ben/Juliet

Rating: G

Sin: Gluttony

Summary:  Ben and Juliet have had chicken for dinner one too many times.  (Dark fic of course!)
Notes: Written for 7_deadly_sins_.  Prompt table here.  Cross-posted to henrygalelovers and ficinabottle.
          

 

                “I’m getting sick of chicken.”  Juliet peered up at him from underneath her eyelashes, picking at her food with a loosely held fork.

 

                “You love chicken.”  Ben stared into his wine glass, swilling the scarlet liquid a few times before downing the last few sips.  He glanced up at Juliet’s humbled form, her eyes downcast, fist flexing softly around her white fabric napkin.

 

                “I don’t -”

 

                “You love chicken.” Ben’s eyes bored into her, the fluorescent light from the kitchen illuminating his form.  She shivered and let her fork clatter to the floor.  Slammed her fist into the white table cloth and twisted.  The cloth bunched into a pinwheel around her clenched fingers.  Her wineglass tipped precariously, splashing the red liquid across the stark, starchy cloth.

 

                “I’ve had enough chicken.  I feel sick.”

 

                Ben cleared his throat.  Sat back in his wheelchair, dabbing the corners of his lips with his napkin. 

 

                “Well Juliet.  There was no need to ruin such a lovely evening.  And just when everything was going so well…” He set his napkin down softly, eyes never faltering as they sat fixed on her conflicted features.  He reached his hand across the table, intent on clasping her own, only to have hers jerked away at the last minute.

 

                “I used to be a vegetarian you know.” Her voice was icy.  She clutched her wine-splattered fist to her chest as if she’d been wounded.  Ben retracted his hand slowly and calmly, leaning back in his chair with a sigh.

 

                “You’re right.  No more chicken after tonight.”  He chuckled softly, eyes on her all the while.  “I’ve had much too much dark meat as it is.  How do you feel about polar bear?”

 

                Juliet’s head jerked up in a flash, her eyes going wide.  Ben grinned.

 

                “Only kidding.” 

 

Juliet clutched her reddened fist tighter, blinking back the fogginess threatening to overtake her vision.

 

“Only kidding…”

FIN

 

Comments

[orangeokapi13.livejournal.com]

Hahaha That's great! I love the part about the polar bear!

[interpretthis.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[skinny-bacon.livejournal.com]

I love you. It's as simple as that. This fic was awesome. It started so wonderfully dark and creepy - Ben as his best. Then the end - funny yet also keenly twisted, kind of like it is funny in the way only Evil!Ben can be funny. And I love how you set this in current times, the implication of their relationship continuing even after what Ben knows Juliet attempted during surgery. Wow. I do believe I owe you a fic after this one. Brilliant, my friend. *hugs*

[interpretthis.livejournal.com]

kind of like it is funny in the way only Evil!Ben can be funny.
Oh excellent; I love his humor. Thank you so much!

And I love how you set this in current times, the implication of their relationship continuing even after what Ben knows Juliet attempted during surgery.
I saw it sort of as Ben reaffirming his control. Juliet didn't get him, and now it's his turn to brag in his own special, creepy way. :)

And a fic? Pour moi? *grins* Yay!

[aurorawest.livejournal.com]

Loved it! :) I really liked how you set it close to the events of 3.13. I actually did a bit of a double take when Ben's wheelchair got mentioned!

[interpretthis.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! And the element of surprise is always fun, so I'm glad there was a bit of that. :)

[tinkerbell99.livejournal.com]

Wow - this is an interesting piece! As I started reading, I had it in my mind that it occurred sometime in the past, but with the mention of the wheelchair, it turns it on a whole new angle. This is an interesting peek into what could be their relationship now. I love how Ben was written as explosive then quiet but always in control. Well done!

[interpretthis.livejournal.com]

I love how Ben was written as explosive then quiet but always in control.
What a wonderful way to put it; that's just what I love so much about Ben. :)

Thanks so much!

[twisk.livejournal.com]

I love reading such a small normal scenes between Ben and Juliet :] I really like this fick!

[interpretthis.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! The normal scenes are almost as great as the crazy ones, which is one of the reasons I love these two so much. :)