Drabble: 'An Inflammation of the Lungs' (J/E, Teague)

[dwgm]

Here's a hundred words for the "Sign" drabble challenge at blackpearlsails, unbetaed, and hopefully not too cryptic. PG-13 for language, and inspired by Father's Day. :)



~ An Inflamation of the Lungs ~

Elizabeth was just about to blow out the candle when she heard the familiar sound of approaching boots. She sat up in bed as Jack came in, looking grim. "Is your father all right?" she exclaimed.

Jack shut the door. "Bastard threw a bowl of gruel at me! Look at this!"

There was indeed a large damp patch adorning the front of Jack's waistcoat and breeches. Elizabeth stifled a giggle. "But... but that's a good sign, isn't it?"

"That's what Rosie said, when she could stop laughing." Jack gave Elizabeth a brief but pointed glare as he began to strip.



~.~

Comments

[this-weirdness.livejournal.com]

LOL... Poor Jack.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Yes. He can't really win with his father. Kind of goes with the territory.

Glad you enjoyed!

[penknife.livejournal.com]

Aww! They're cute.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[sharklady35.livejournal.com]

An entirely In Character snippet.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[p0wdermonkey.livejournal.com]

Poor Jack. It can't be easy being the sensible one ;)

[mary684.livejournal.com]

Scary thought, that.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

It is a scary thought! Though Teague would probably beg to differ.

Glad you enjoyed!

[djarum99.livejournal.com]

Poor Jack! I can't say the same for Lizzie in this instance...:-)

Lovely drabble ♥

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

The painting! Love the icon!

No, Lizzie gets the better part of the deal, doesn't she?

So glad you enjoyed it!

[djarum99.livejournal.com]

She definitely gets the better part of the deal. Feel free to use the icon if you'd like, and thanks again for linking to the painting :-)

[fried-flamingo.livejournal.com]

LOL nice work!

*drifts off thinking about that last sentence* ;)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So happy you enjoyed it. ;)

[komandant-krech.livejournal.com]

Lolz at grumpy old men... *g*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Exactly. I don't think Teague would make a very good patient.

I do hope you're feeling a little better, or getting the right antibiotics at least.

*hugs*

[breathless-dawn.livejournal.com]

LOL! Leave it to Teague to be so sturbborn...

I loved this. Wonderful work :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Yes, once he's feeling better he'd want rum rather than gruel, no doubt. *g*

[ladyofthesilent.livejournal.com]

*lol* I still can't stop grinning ...

Poor Jack, but I suppose he deserved it ;)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! So glad to've made you grin!

[bombazzinedoll.livejournal.com]

*snerk*

I love your Jack/Teague snippets. As someone said above, they're always so charming.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Jack and Teague are way too much fun to write together. I need an icon of Jack's dismayed expression during the Brethren Court scene. Keith barely had to do anything -- Johnny's face said it all. *g*

[mary684.livejournal.com]

I'm laughing at Jack, poor guy, he can't win, can he? Nice dad's day moment. Jack - pointed glare - *swoons*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

He really gets in trouble doing good stuff. No wonder he tries to resist.

So glad you enjoyed it!

[equilibrium44.livejournal.com]

Pay back time for daddy. How many times had baby Jack thrown some at him I wonder?

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I expect Jack was a handful, just like Elizabeth (see this_weirdness's drabble). *g*

[ditte3.livejournal.com]

:) Cute.

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!!

[salr323.livejournal.com]

Jack gave Elizabeth a brief but pointed glare as he began to strip.

And you had to stop there? ;)

I do love Jack and Teague together, in almost every form. Very nice. :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

And you had to stop there? ;)

Well that was 100 words! *g*

Glad you enjoyed it!

[jenthegypsy.livejournal.com]

:)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Hee!

[florencia7.livejournal.com]

haha Lovely drabble! ^^

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[hereswith.livejournal.com]

"That's what Rosie said, when she could stop laughing." LOL. Wonderfully captured moment, as usual, and I imagine Teague would be extra grumpy when he's sick. Poor Jack, but it makes for a very entertaining drabble. And I liked the last line, too ;-)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I imagine Teague would be extra grumpy when he's sick.

I've been told getting old isn't for whimps -- and being sick and old would be highly annoying to someone who'd led a really active life.

I'm so happy you liked this. Poor Jack, indeed. He suffers all too often for being a good man.

[veronica-rich.livejournal.com]

LOL - that reminds me of a scene in "Like Water for Chocolate" where Mama Elena throws oxtail soup at Tita and she goes grumbling down the stairs wearing it. :-)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I'd forgotten about that. It's been too long since I saw that movie.

So happy to have given you a laugh! Thanks so much for reading and commenting. :))

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

I like how the backstory to this is all in the title and summary - very clever.

First I was working on another drabble to go into the backstory, but then I was running out of time, so I did it that way and it seemed to work! Glad you liked that last line, too. I'm sure Elizabeth can smooth his ruffled feathers. ;)

I love that icon, btw. Jack's expressions were priceless in that scene.

[sparrows-lass.livejournal.com]

*heh* *giggle*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

:-D

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

I don't know who I should be sorry for! *smirk*

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

All of them -- but they're all on the mend.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[tiamary.livejournal.com]

Fun, but just one question...who is Rosie? :)

[geekmama.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Rosie is from a story I wrote a while back, Paternity.