jackwabbit | New Fic: Ring Bearer, Interrupted

Ring Bearer, Interrupted

Fandom: Star Trek Discovery
Rated: PG
Category: Double Drabble. Culmets. RickyVerse. Angst.
Time Frame: Post-“Despite Yourself” and Pre-“Saints of Imperfection.” You know. That time.
Spoilers: “Despite Yourself”, General Series Knowledge.
Summary: The best laid plans of mice and mycologists often go awry.
Note: Another Ricky story, because I just can’t help myself. An alternate ending to “Ring Bearer.” This was actually the original story, but I wasn’t feeling that mean last week. More to come.

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Paul had it all planned out.

Since Ricky couldn’t walk, the traditional meaning of the word didn’t work.

But ever since the idea popped into his head one night after one of Hugh’s truly terrible puns had set them on a contest that could only be described as ever-more-terrible with each exchange, he couldn’t shake it.

So he had it all planned out.

He’d have Ricky with him in bed. He’d wait until Hugh worked late so that wouldn’t seem strange. And when Hugh came home – when he came to bed – Paul would ask him to put Ricky back on his shelf in the living room so they could have some privacy.

The box would be under Ricky.

It’d be a surprise. It wouldn’t be a birthday, or an anniversary, or a holiday – just an ordinary day.

The kind of day Paul wanted so many more of.

And so he’d ask.

Hugh would say yes.

It would be the best ordinary day ever.

He had it all planned out.

But a Klingon changed his plans.

Now, it was another ordinary day.

Ricky was still in bed with him.

But it was the kind of day Paul wanted no more of.