due South snippet: Understanding

[luzula]

Title: Understanding
Characters: Diefenbaker and Fraser
Rating: PG
Prompt: falling
Length: 283 words
Summary: Some things are hard for Dief to understand, but he doesn't care.
Notes: For the dsc6dsnippets tag. Not beta read.

Campfire smoke, the voices of men, the smell of frying bacon. Dief's mouth watered, but he kept still. These men were not pack.

The men could not see them yet, hidden as they were behind the bushes. Dief glanced up at his packmate. Every line of his body pointed forward, like the ears and nose of a hunting wolf, crouched down and ready.

His packmate met his eyes, pointed to two of the men, then to himself. Then to the third man, and to Dief.

Dief understood. They sprang.

The men were surprised and were easy prey. Dief overwhelmed his man, teeth closing over his throat, but not ripping it out. He growled in warning. The man lay still where he'd fallen, smelling of fear.

Dief looked at his packmate. One of the two men he fought lay still, but the other was struggling, reaching for something. One of the cold black hard things that hurt your ears and made you bleed and die. It could make his packmate bleed and die.

Dief leapt, tearing it from the man's hand.

Soon after that, all the men lay harmless and groaning on the ground. His packmate said the ritual words to them, binding their hands.

"I think we've done our duty here," his packmate said, showing his teeth in the way that meant he was pleased.

Duty. His packmate had tried to explain it, many times, but Dief didn't understand it. He supposed it was a human thing.

Loyalty, on the other hand, he understood well. Dief snatched up the bacon, which had fallen out of the pan in the confusion. He licked his chops and settled down to keep watch over the men.

Comments

[lamentables]

Aaaaawwwww &hearts

I like the way Dief's unemotional version of events reveals his fierce loyalty and care for Fraser, as if by accident.

[luzula]

Thanks! I love Dief, and it's fun to try to write from his POV. I'm glad their bond came through.

[plotbunniofdoom]

Oh, this is lovely! It feels like you really get into Dief's head. <3

[luzula]

Thank you! So glad it felt Dief-like.

[thezonefic]

Ah Dief want can we say, and he got the bacon. What a wolf and what a loyal pack mate.

[luzula]

Dief totally got the bacon. : )

[exbex]

I love how it's simple but very layered as well.

[luzula]

Thank you! : )

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

breakfast is a good time to serve Justice.

[luzula]

Dief thinks any time is a good time to serve bacon. : )

[helens78]

So much love! I wonder if Fraser waits until the bacon is sizzling on purpose, so Dief can confiscate breakfast. :)

[luzula]

Oh, I don't know. I think Dief likes raw bacon, too. And thanks!

[hazelwho]

DIEF!!! Loved this, excellent Dief!voice and Dief!logic.

Grr, why don't I have any Dief icons on my DW?? *pouts*

[luzula]

Thank you! Glad you liked the Dief!voice.

[akite]

Yay Dief! Now there's a good wolf-dog. He deserves ALL the bacon.

[luzula]

He totally does! Thanks for the comment.

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

<3 Awwww, Dief. Yay.

[luzula]

Thank you! : )

[thursdaynext_27]

Wonderful Dief story. And he still gets the bacon. :D

[luzula]

Thank you! I do love Dief, and he's interesting to write, too.

[springwoof]

very cool! Love how wolf-like Dief perceives Fraser to be...Every line of his body pointed forward, like the ears and nose of a hunting wolf Plus, Yay! Dief saving the day again! (AND getting the bacon, at the end. ::smirk::)

[luzula]

So glad you liked it! It was fun to write Dief-POV.