due South snippet: "Advice"

[luzula]

Title: Advice
Fandom: due South
Characters: Benton Fraser, Maggie MacKenzie
Rating: G
Prompt: chainsaw
Length: 270
Summary: A telephone call.
Notes: For the snippet tag. I promised Spuffy to finish this by 9 am my time, so of course I overslept. /o\ But here you go--fastest written snippet ever. Sorry for the lateness!

Fraser picked up the phone. "Benton Fraser speaking."

"Hi, Ben, it's Maggie."

It had been two weeks since Maggie had left Chicago, and only slightly longer than that since he had found out he had a sister at all. He'd wondered if they'd keep in contact.

"Hi, Maggie," Fraser answered. Then, remembering their last conversation,"Relationship troubles, I take it?"

Maggie snorted. "No, I'm single and happy that way."

"Ah." Fraser didn't bother to stifle the smile.

"How are things, Ben?"

"Fine," he answered automatically. No, he should make an effort to go beyond the merely polite. She was his sister, after all. "A little homesick," he said honestly.

"I can certainly understand that," she said, and Fraser felt the tug of home all the stronger for knowing that Inuvik was on the other side of the line. "Come up and visit some time."

"I certainly will."

"So, I actually do need your advice," Maggie continued briskly.

"Of course--I'll do my best to help."

"There are noises coming from my--well, from my closet. Hammering sounds, sometimes even a chainsaw."

"Ah."

"And while I do want to get to know my father better, I also want to sleep at night. How do you get him to stop?"

Fraser glanced ruefully towards his own closet. "I'm afraid I've never managed that myself."

And I tag spuffyduds!

Comments

[andeincascade]

Hee! Well, at least, Bob will have a place to go when Ben and Ray need a little privacy. :D

[luzula]

Thanks! It's funny how your brain will in fact produce fic if you give it the pressure of an immediate deadline...

[how_obscure]

That's awesome. Seriously. I love the idea of Bob moving into Maggie's closet as well!

[luzula]

Thank you! : )

[hazelwho]

Aww, I really love this! Poor Maggie - this is only the beginning.

[luzula]

Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!

[mergatrude]

HEE! I love this. ♥

[luzula]

Thanks! : )

[peoriapeoriawhereart]

I'm waiting for her to report that lingerie on the line (likely within the cabin most of the year) is an effective Dead!Dad deterrent.

"Of course, that might not work for you."

"I think I can use that knowledge."

Miss Fraser to the rescue!

[luzula]

Ahaha. Yes, that does seem a likely continuation!

[hsavinien.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Awww. Yay, family.

[luzula]

Thank you! : )

[spuffyduds]

Oh, yum! I am oddly moved by Fraser having to REMIND himself to be more open with her.

[luzula]

Well, they didn't grow up together, so I figure they're not actually that close yet. But I think Fraser would like them to be.

[akamine_chan]

Ha! Poor Maggie. *pets her*

[luzula]

Thanks! I'm very fond of Maggie. : )

[keerawa.livejournal.com]

"Fine," he answered automatically. No, he should make an effort to go beyond the merely polite. She was his sister, after all.
That is so, so Fraser.

[luzula]

Thanks! It's good to know I can write a good Fraser voice first thing in the morning.