[jp] slot machines photo

“Focus on the sound of the slot machines. Take what you need from there.”

Shutting his eyes, Tommy obeyed the softly spoken command. It was surprisingly easy to do, pulling that all encompassing blanket of sound around him. Then again, he realized with a grim sort of humor, maybe not so surprising. After all, he’d learned this lesson before…

The digital clang of bells and chimes, the cheery blip of reels turning, it all blended into a storm of noise that washed over him like cool rain that raised goosebumps on his arms and made the hair on the back of his neck stand straight up. It was an ocean of sound and sensation that moved with its own tide. It ebbed with heat and promise, held a current of icy despair and desolation and balanced both in a precarious dance that could send the waters surging in either direction.

( In the eye of the storm, the air bubble in the water…he walked forward. )

Muse: Tommy Karras
Fandom: Original Character
Words: 403

[mm] march 2.3.6 - flutter

NOTE: Set three years into the future. Baileigh is deep_red_bells and used with love and by request.

“So how long are you here?”

“Maybe a week?” Tommy replied, grinning as three year old Mayilia as she toddled past, giggling as another little girl with a familiar head of thick, dark curls chased her down.

“Daddy! Daddy, we play tag!!”

“I see that, babe!” he laughed, waving at Baileigh’s daughter as the toddler scurried past them.

“God, they’re so cute…girls! GIRLS! Too far, come back!...sorry, where were we?”

“How long I’m in town for Boney’s gallery opening.” He offered with a grin, cocking his head to regard Baileigh with a grin. “Wow.”

“What? You finally notice my haircut?”

( “You got your hair cut?” )

Muse: Tommy Karras
Fandom: Original Character
Words: 604