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asphaltcowgrrlTitle: Losing Zeklos
Fandom: Romani Detective original fiction
Pairing: Andrej Zeklos/James Rosewood/Zayne Reyes
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,150
Summary: Zayne and James misplace Andrej and panic when they realize they can’t find him.
Author’s Note: Written for a prompt at comment-fic: any, any ot3, what happens when one of their partners is lost? Granted, this wound up not being angsty in the least. *sigh*
“Hey, have you seen Zek,” Zayne asked as the redhead walked past him. His thick, dark curls stood up all over the top of his head as if he’d been pulling at them.
“No, why?” James stopped and folded his arms across his chest. “Didn’t he say he was going to look at something?”
“Yeah,” Zayne said, waving his arms in front of him, “but he’s not where he said he would be. He’s not even anywhere in the area. I knew I shouldn’t have let him go by himself.”
“He’s not four, Reyes,” James reminded him. “Not only is he an adult, but he’s also a highly educated officer of the law. I think Andy’s fine wherever he is.”
“You know what? I’m sorry I even said anything to you,” Zayne growled. “You’re always on me about growing up and taking things more seriously. Here I am, taking shit seriously and you’re making a joke of it all. I give up.”
Zayne threw his hands into the air and stormed off towards the science fiction section of the book expo they were attending. James watched him wander off and rolled his eyes.
“Boy is way too excitable sometimes.”
**
James looked at his watch and frowned. They’d been here for hours and he hadn’t seen Andy since he went to go look at a display four hours ago. The last time he’d seen Zayne was about half an hour ago when he cruised by muttering about how dumb they had to be to bring Andy to a book expo and then let him wander off on his own.
He had to admit, that probably hadn’t been their smartest move. Andy liked his books and was easily distracted when he started looking at them. But he couldn’t actually be lost, could he? No, it was impossible. Andy didn’t get lost.
“There you are, cowboy,” James said when Zayne came back into his line of sight. “Find Andy?”
“Does it look like it,” Zayne snapped. “I can’t find him anywhere. This is your fault.”
“Mine? How is it my fault, Reyes?”
“I was going to go with him and you told me to let him go look on his own,” Zayne reminded him. “You said he’d be more likely to actually buy something if I wasn’t hovering.” Zayne grabbed the front of James’s shirt and shook him. “And now he’s lost, narco!”
“Calm down,” James said, peeling Zayne’s fingers off his clothing. He was starting to worry for the first time all afternoon, however. “He’s not lost. He’s just giving in to his need to wander.”
“He can wander in our fenced in back yard,” Zayne grumbled. “At least I’d know he was safe.”
“Know that who was safe, Zayne?”
Zayne and James turned towards the sound of the voice.
“Oh god, Zek, you’re okay,” Zayne breathed. He grabbed his partner and hugged him hard against his chest.
“Of course I am okay, Zayne,” Andrej said. “Why would I not be?”
“He thought you were lost,” James said, trying to cover his own worry. “I told him you were fine.”
“I do not understand why you were so worried,” Andrej sighed. “I said was going to look at books.”
“You weren’t where we left you,” Zayne said, eyes traveling down the length of Andrej’s body, taking inventory.
“That is because I read more than one genre, Zayne, and I wanted to look at the fantasy books, too,” he explained. “I even found a few I wanted to read.”
“Um, I can tell,” Zayne said, nudging James in the side.
“Holy hell, Andy, did you buy out the entire expo?” James eyed the laden canvas bags hanging from each of Andrej’s hands.
“I did not, Jay,” Andrej said, looking away from the inquisitive stares of his boyfriends.
“Maybe not,” Zayne chuckled, “but it looks like you gave it one hell of a shot.”
“I only purchased eighteen books,” he said, feeling silly as he did so. “That is not a lot.”
“Not for you,” James teased. “We’re just glad you’re safe. You’ve been gone for a good four hours.”
“Really?” Andrej set one of the bags by his feet and glanced at his watch. “Oh no, I am sorry. I did not realize that time had gotten away from me.”
“It’s fine, baby,” Zayne said, picking up the bag Andrej had set down.
“Next time, one of us will go with you,” James said.
“There will not be a next time,” Zayne said. “My poor heart can’t take the thought of misplacing his crazy ass again. Jeez, gingerbread.”
James laughed. “Okay, next time, I’ll sneak you out and we’ll walk this thing together.”
Andrej shook his head and smiled. “I am guessing that it is time to go home.”
“That depends,” Zayne said, “on whether you got to look at everything you wanted?”
“Well…”
“Oh no,” James snorted. “There’s more, he wants more.”
“Shut up, Rosewood,” Zayne teased. “What else did you want to look at?”
“I was contemplating buying a couple books I saw but…”
“But,” James asked.
“But I have already read them.”
“So why would you buy them,” Zayne asked.
“Because they are in my native tongue, Zayne,” Andrej explained. “And I have only read them in English.”
“Oh,” Zayne said, understanding finally. “Let’s go back and get them then. Where were they?”
“In the fantasy section,” Andrej said. “Are you sure?”
“Positive,” James said, slipping his arm through Andrej’s and leading them off towards where the books were.
When they stopped a few minutes later, Zayne burst into laughter. “Oh, Zek, honey,” he said, wiping a stray tear from his cheek. “Your obsession really doesn’t know any bounds.”
James looked from the laughing Texan to the blushing Romanian. “What am I missing?”
Zayne lifted a book and pointed at the title. “Ultima dorință,” he said, not completely mangling the words. “This is The Last Wish in Romanian.”
“And?” James was still confused.
“It is part of The Witcher series,” Zayne clarified. “You know, Henry Cavill as Geralt? Naked in a bathtub?”
“Ooooh,” James said, laughing loudly as the revelation hit him. “Got it. Matter of fact, I’ll even buy them for you, just because.”
Frowning, Andrej gave both of his boyfriends the death stare. “This is what I get for returning to you. I should have stayed lost.”
“Nah,” Zayne said, wrapping an arm around Andrej’s shoulder and squeezing him tightly. “You’d miss us harassing you.”
“And making up for it after you’ve snapped at us,” James added.
“That, too,” Zayne said.
“It is about the only thing I would miss,” Andrej muttered. “Please, purchase my books so we can go.”
“We really were worried, you know,” Zayne said as James took the books towards the cashier.
“I do, and I am sorry I frightened you,” he told Zayne. “But thank you for searching.”
“It’s what we do.”
Fandom: Romani Detective original fiction
Pairing: Andrej Zeklos/James Rosewood/Zayne Reyes
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,150
Summary: Zayne and James misplace Andrej and panic when they realize they can’t find him.
Author’s Note: Written for a prompt at comment-fic: any, any ot3, what happens when one of their partners is lost? Granted, this wound up not being angsty in the least. *sigh*
“Hey, have you seen Zek,” Zayne asked as the redhead walked past him. His thick, dark curls stood up all over the top of his head as if he’d been pulling at them.
“No, why?” James stopped and folded his arms across his chest. “Didn’t he say he was going to look at something?”
“Yeah,” Zayne said, waving his arms in front of him, “but he’s not where he said he would be. He’s not even anywhere in the area. I knew I shouldn’t have let him go by himself.”
“He’s not four, Reyes,” James reminded him. “Not only is he an adult, but he’s also a highly educated officer of the law. I think Andy’s fine wherever he is.”
“You know what? I’m sorry I even said anything to you,” Zayne growled. “You’re always on me about growing up and taking things more seriously. Here I am, taking shit seriously and you’re making a joke of it all. I give up.”
Zayne threw his hands into the air and stormed off towards the science fiction section of the book expo they were attending. James watched him wander off and rolled his eyes.
“Boy is way too excitable sometimes.”
**
James looked at his watch and frowned. They’d been here for hours and he hadn’t seen Andy since he went to go look at a display four hours ago. The last time he’d seen Zayne was about half an hour ago when he cruised by muttering about how dumb they had to be to bring Andy to a book expo and then let him wander off on his own.
He had to admit, that probably hadn’t been their smartest move. Andy liked his books and was easily distracted when he started looking at them. But he couldn’t actually be lost, could he? No, it was impossible. Andy didn’t get lost.
“There you are, cowboy,” James said when Zayne came back into his line of sight. “Find Andy?”
“Does it look like it,” Zayne snapped. “I can’t find him anywhere. This is your fault.”
“Mine? How is it my fault, Reyes?”
“I was going to go with him and you told me to let him go look on his own,” Zayne reminded him. “You said he’d be more likely to actually buy something if I wasn’t hovering.” Zayne grabbed the front of James’s shirt and shook him. “And now he’s lost, narco!”
“Calm down,” James said, peeling Zayne’s fingers off his clothing. He was starting to worry for the first time all afternoon, however. “He’s not lost. He’s just giving in to his need to wander.”
“He can wander in our fenced in back yard,” Zayne grumbled. “At least I’d know he was safe.”
“Know that who was safe, Zayne?”
Zayne and James turned towards the sound of the voice.
“Oh god, Zek, you’re okay,” Zayne breathed. He grabbed his partner and hugged him hard against his chest.
“Of course I am okay, Zayne,” Andrej said. “Why would I not be?”
“He thought you were lost,” James said, trying to cover his own worry. “I told him you were fine.”
“I do not understand why you were so worried,” Andrej sighed. “I said was going to look at books.”
“You weren’t where we left you,” Zayne said, eyes traveling down the length of Andrej’s body, taking inventory.
“That is because I read more than one genre, Zayne, and I wanted to look at the fantasy books, too,” he explained. “I even found a few I wanted to read.”
“Um, I can tell,” Zayne said, nudging James in the side.
“Holy hell, Andy, did you buy out the entire expo?” James eyed the laden canvas bags hanging from each of Andrej’s hands.
“I did not, Jay,” Andrej said, looking away from the inquisitive stares of his boyfriends.
“Maybe not,” Zayne chuckled, “but it looks like you gave it one hell of a shot.”
“I only purchased eighteen books,” he said, feeling silly as he did so. “That is not a lot.”
“Not for you,” James teased. “We’re just glad you’re safe. You’ve been gone for a good four hours.”
“Really?” Andrej set one of the bags by his feet and glanced at his watch. “Oh no, I am sorry. I did not realize that time had gotten away from me.”
“It’s fine, baby,” Zayne said, picking up the bag Andrej had set down.
“Next time, one of us will go with you,” James said.
“There will not be a next time,” Zayne said. “My poor heart can’t take the thought of misplacing his crazy ass again. Jeez, gingerbread.”
James laughed. “Okay, next time, I’ll sneak you out and we’ll walk this thing together.”
Andrej shook his head and smiled. “I am guessing that it is time to go home.”
“That depends,” Zayne said, “on whether you got to look at everything you wanted?”
“Well…”
“Oh no,” James snorted. “There’s more, he wants more.”
“Shut up, Rosewood,” Zayne teased. “What else did you want to look at?”
“I was contemplating buying a couple books I saw but…”
“But,” James asked.
“But I have already read them.”
“So why would you buy them,” Zayne asked.
“Because they are in my native tongue, Zayne,” Andrej explained. “And I have only read them in English.”
“Oh,” Zayne said, understanding finally. “Let’s go back and get them then. Where were they?”
“In the fantasy section,” Andrej said. “Are you sure?”
“Positive,” James said, slipping his arm through Andrej’s and leading them off towards where the books were.
When they stopped a few minutes later, Zayne burst into laughter. “Oh, Zek, honey,” he said, wiping a stray tear from his cheek. “Your obsession really doesn’t know any bounds.”
James looked from the laughing Texan to the blushing Romanian. “What am I missing?”
Zayne lifted a book and pointed at the title. “Ultima dorință,” he said, not completely mangling the words. “This is The Last Wish in Romanian.”
“And?” James was still confused.
“It is part of The Witcher series,” Zayne clarified. “You know, Henry Cavill as Geralt? Naked in a bathtub?”
“Ooooh,” James said, laughing loudly as the revelation hit him. “Got it. Matter of fact, I’ll even buy them for you, just because.”
Frowning, Andrej gave both of his boyfriends the death stare. “This is what I get for returning to you. I should have stayed lost.”
“Nah,” Zayne said, wrapping an arm around Andrej’s shoulder and squeezing him tightly. “You’d miss us harassing you.”
“And making up for it after you’ve snapped at us,” James added.
“That, too,” Zayne said.
“It is about the only thing I would miss,” Andrej muttered. “Please, purchase my books so we can go.”
“We really were worried, you know,” Zayne said as James took the books towards the cashier.
“I do, and I am sorry I frightened you,” he told Zayne. “But thank you for searching.”
“It’s what we do.”
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Date: 2020-01-14 10:47 pm (UTC)Nice sneak of The Witcher in there...lol
Hopefully, the boys made up for harrassing Andy.
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Date: 2020-01-14 10:50 pm (UTC)Hahaha... I finally finished watching the series over the weekend and have started on the second book, so it's kinda at the forefront of my brain these days.
You know they did - it's the one thing you can count on those two for. :)
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Date: 2020-01-15 06:58 pm (UTC)Ah, I hope you enjoy it. The first episode is a bit rough, but the rest are better.
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Date: 2020-01-18 10:35 pm (UTC)I'll ge to it, but it's unfortunately not high on my priority list for shows right now.
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Date: 2020-01-15 04:27 am (UTC)“I only purchased eighteen books,” he said, feeling silly as he did so. “That is not a lot.” That says so much about Andrej in just a few words and it's perfect.
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Date: 2020-01-15 06:50 pm (UTC)Yay, thank you for that! He is like me in that he loves his books. :)