Thinking of Curls (Numb3rs drabbloid, PG-13)

[browngirl]

Title: Thinking of Curls
Fandom: Numb3rs
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Ian Edgerton/Charlie Eppes ; Ian Edgerton/Nikki Betancourt
Warnings/Spoilers: Besides het and slash? None, really. Written for the numb3rs100 October pairing prompts.
All Thanks To: / Acknowledgements: My roommate, for putting up with me.
Disclaimer: None of these characters or their settings belong to me.




Agent Ian Edgerton likes things simple; straight lines are a sniper's reliable friends. However, there is one complexity he always goes for: curly hair swinging vibrantly around a pair of bright eyes.

That's what he first noticed about Agent Eppes' brother, the pretty little professor. Charlie's brilliant, his math always comes through, but it's those curls Ian wants to tangle his fingers in, those big eyes he wants to watch widen in shock and roll up in pleasure when he stops that always-moving mouth with a hard kiss.

Now the LA office has a new agent, snappy Nikki Betancourt. Picturing her brashly striding right up to him, Ian can already feel the weight of her curly hair on his palms, see diamonds on her ears enhancing her sparkling eyes.

Ian doesn't often indulge in such thoughts, but he does enjoy them. He makes plans to drop by LA more often, thinking of curls.

Comments

[gingicat]

Only you could make Edgerton believably cute and bouncy. :p

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*laugh* Bouncy? Uh, thanks. :)

[paranoid-woman.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow... wow. That was dangerously sexy!!! *g*

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

As befits a dangerous man. :D

[emmademarais.livejournal.com]

Oh, very nice!

That just sparked my hair kink nicely!

YUM!

/laughs that she has a fic called Those Curls/

Yay for getting in *both* our challenge pairings at once! What a coup! I'm impressed, really, only now I feel like a dunce for not seeing the parallels between Charlie and Nikki. Hee!

Great job!

BTW, this?
That's what he first noticed about Agent Eppes' brother, the pretty little professor. Charlie's brilliant, his math always comes through, but it's those curls Ian wants to tangle his fingers in, those big eyes he wants to watch widen in shock and roll up in pleasure when he stops that always-moving mouth with a hard kiss.
Makes me want to write Ian/Charlie so bad... /bites knuckles/

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Ian/Charlie from your keyboard would be awesome like an awesome thing! And yeah, I was watching Nikki flirt with Ian and it struck me how similar in some ways she and Charlie are.

(Maybe someone could explain that to her as part of why Don took her head off in "The Decoy Effect...")

[melissima.livejournal.com]

We can has Ian/Nikki/Charlie threesome nao plz? Kthx. :D

Your Ian is delightfully sexy - almost hedonistic in his sensuality. That's a nice contrast to his sniper's prowl. Yum.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

That? Would be some amazing threesome. Once I see Nikki and Charlie interact maybe I'll start working on it (and after I finish the threesome I'm currently working on. ;) (And that Billy drabble I owe you -- don't think I've forgotten!)

I recently reread a story where a character who makes their living courting death says, "when one dances with death for a living, how can one be else than merry?" So I thought about that ethos for Ian; life is for the living and all that. :)

[melissima.livejournal.com]

It's kind of weird that they haven't interacted yet, isn't it? I mean, didn't Megan get the origami speech right away?

(and after I finish the threesome I'm currently working on. ;) (And that Billy drabble I owe you -- don't think I've forgotten!)

\o/ Score!

"when one dances with death for a living, how can one be else than merry?" So I thought about that ethos for Ian; life is for the living and all that. :)

That is brilliant for Ian, just brilliant. Where's the quote from? I'm curious because think I remember the phrase "dances with death" from a Terry Goodkind series.

[sockich.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes please. Totally canon. Also, really fucking awesome! ♥

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

*grin* Thank you, brighteyes. :)

[cerisereve.livejournal.com]

Ohhhhh!!!! That's a nice tie between straight lines and curls.

I didn't even notice the resemblance between Charlie and Nikki, but now that you point them out it's quite a similarity. Lucky Ian.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's funny, they're not clones or anything, but I just saw some similarities between them the moment Nikki bounced up, refusing to be ignored and giving lots of reasons why she should be noticed. Plus, well, fabulous curly hair. I couldn't begrudge our favorite sniper that fetish. ;)

[devo79.livejournal.com]

Well I love anything Ian/Charlie...

And I loved the image of Ian and his curl fethish =)

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

I adore Ian/Charlie too. One day I'm going to write that grab-and-kiss for real. :D

[magisterequitum.livejournal.com]

I'm so upset that I missed this the first time around. Thank goodness for the rec because this is awesome.

I love the part about straight lines and how that's his life, but he always goes for curls.

Wonderful!

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

This was recced? *blushes delightedly* Thank you for telling me so, and for telling me you liked this; I think I'm glad you missed it then, since it means I get to enjoy this unexpected comment now! But I'm definetely glad you eventually saw this.