Reputation

[fairielore]

Title: Reputation
Characters: Cutler Beckett, James Norrington, Mercer
Pairing: Beckett/James,
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 227

The appreciative glances he gave the Admiral when he successfully did his job were just that – nothing more. But it seemed the other had his own interpretation of even the subtlest of his actions when they truly had little complexity. And such was the reason why one day he found the other leaning over his desk and pressing his lips against his and a strong hand against his shoulder to tug him in. He began his charade that this is what his intention had been all along because he would never let himself not be the instigator to anything. One kiss quickly led much farther then he’d intended to but he still found himself bound to his reputation, to not lose face. The ceding of something material outweighed any immaterial lost. Nonetheless he quietly ushers himself out of the room the moment the other fell asleep and goes to his only confidant with the authoritative air he is known for and tells him to do away with the Admiral as discretely as he can, as soon as he can.

Good help can be hard to find but it does outweigh the fact that he cannot allow anyone to have any perception of him other then the one he gives, but sometimes he comes to wonder if he even knows where the line of what is fact and what is fabricated is.

 

Comments

[shytan.livejournal.com]

Nuuuu, dun kill him! D=

Poor Norrington, he's probably on cloud nine because Beckett responded to him, but it was all a lie. And Beckett is always the instigator isn't he. Great story =)

[fairielore.livejournal.com]

I don't wanna. ;_____;

-nods- I wanted to do a twist on the fact that it's always Beckett that seems to be preying on everyone. xD <3
Thank you. <3

I just realized all the fics I've done are one-shots. -blink-

[cassiopaya.livejournal.com]

Cutler, can you show us on the doll where the Admiral bad-touched you?

XD

FABULOUS! I love the inversion of Beckett being taken advantage of by Norrington.

[fairielore.livejournal.com]

Oh my. xD I think I just had inspiration to write my first Crack fic. <3

We all portray Cutler as very skilled in this art but I think that it can also be plausible that he's very oblivious to it considering he's probably directed most of his attention to attaining power.

[sunsetdawn20.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! Oh this is wonderful! How exciting, nice idea that James was the one to start this. Lovely lovely start of the year indeed. :)

[fairielore.livejournal.com]

It was my mixed idea of James' paranoia (in seeing things that weren't there) and desperation (latching onto the first person that shows interest in him).

I'm glad you liked it. :D

Hopefully my muse will churn out some more fics. ;____: