Title: Seething
Author: Elandae
Pairing: Ben/RayK
Rating: G
Disclaimer: I don’t own the characters, I don’t own anything even remotely related to the show beyond my DVD’s and if you take those away then I shall be wholly pathetic and sad.
Ray paged quickly through the book, the flutter of the pages making a soft ‘whoosh’ sound. “Fraser, look at this. ‘He grasped her, his eyes dark with passion, seething with a sexual energy that made her breathless.’” He looked up form the pages to meet Ben’s steady gaze. “Made her breathless, quite something, ain’t that?”
“Well, yes, Ray,” Ben said with a slow nod of his head.
Ray inhaled slowly through his nose, biting the inside of his lip. “Ben, am I seething?” He asked, tilting his head to the side and letting his eyes fall half shut.
Ben studied him for a moment. “No, Ray, I don’t believe so. Though it must also be taken into consideration that I’m not familiarized with someone who is…uh, seething.”
Ray’s eyes opened once more, staring across the desk at Ben. “Really, Fraser? I’m not even seething a little bit?”
“Well, you see, the Inuit people-“
“Not another of those.”
“What, Ray?”
“You know, Frase, not everything has to lead to one of your stories.”
“Well, I didn’t intend to bore you, Ray, I simply meant to use the tale to shed some further light upon the discussion we were having.”
“A simple ‘no’ would have suffused.”
“Do you mean sufficed, Ray?”
“Yeah, that’s what I said.”
“Well, actually Ray, you said ‘suffused’, which is derived from the Latin word suffusus and it means to-”
“Fraser, buddy, I get it. Point made.”
Ben looked at him, nodding briefly, eyes still on Ray, who seemed to be making a series of odd faces. None of which seemed to be aimed specifically at Ben but he watched in curiosity all the same.
“How about now, Fraser?” Ray mumbled through his pouted lips.
“I’m afraid not, Ray.”
Ray nodded. “It’s harder than it sounds, really.”
“I imagine so.”
“I can do it though.”
“I’m certain you could, Ray. With perseverance most goals, no matter how daunting they may seem, can be achieved-”
“You’re a freak,” Ray threw casually back at him, only half listening to what was being said.
Ben nodded. “Understood.”