quick fic -- snippets that didn't make the deadline

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For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, I wrote for the ds_snippets amnesty challenge, but failed to post them on time. So I put 'em on my LJ. These were made possible by akamine_chan, who graciously beta-ed well ahead of said deadline... Any/all remaining mistakes are mine, 'course.

Title: they stood, together
Fandom: DS; Rating: G; Prompt: Challenge 100 * spin * twitch * stalk * pounce * fall
Word Count: 265
Excerpt: Diefenbaker knows the closer they are to the water, the steadier and cooler the breeze is -- a relief in summer, when concrete holds heat.

Title: a huntress
Fandom: DS; Rating: G; Prompt: Challenge 100 * spin * twitch * stalk * pounce * fall
Word Count: 257
Excerpt: She huddled close to the ground. He thought that she might be hurt. But as he drew quietly nearer, he realized she was stalking something.

Title: return the favor/bitter reward
Fandom: HCL/FTWHTWD (C6D); Pairing: Joe Dick/Jerry Bines; Rating: NC-17
Prompt: Challenge 103: * grey * ash * drizzle * bitter * railroad * grand * barren
Word Count: 277
Excerpt: “Sorry,” Jerry murmured, pulling his jeans up from around his knees where they'd been since last night.