Blush!
Just a short little piece of Blush fluff for B, because she is without computer and sad. Thanks to Mondie for the prompt (I basically assaulted her on AIM and demanded a topic for this fic, and she very much rose to the occasion)! The (insanely fluffy) title is from a Jane Austen quote: "We are, to be sure, a miracle every way; but our powers of recollecting and of forgetting do seem peculiarly past finding out" (Mansfield Park).




A Miracle Every Way


The palest ink is better than the best memory. -Chinese Proverb


Ryan tended to forget things. Little things, like signing the back of his checks or people’s names in the middle of introducing them. [Pick up milk.] Big things, like his social security number, or, if he was in a hurry in the morning (because he always forgot to set his alarm), his pants. [Dentist at 3.]

Because of this frustrating — “but lovable!” Ryan would add — trait of his, Matt had made a trip to Staples a weeks after moving in and purchased the largest pack of Post-Its he could find. [Jack’s birthday tomorrow — don’t mention the surprise party!] If there was something too important to leave to chance, he’d put it on a Post-It and slap it on Ryan’s forehead, where the yellow paper paled against stray golden hairs. Ryan, thankfully, slept like the dead, and never seemed to notice the unflattering ornaments until he stumbled into the bathroom an hour later and glanced at his reflection. The system worked so well that within three months Matt was back at Staples, stocking up again. [Wear sunscreen, paleface.]

It became a daily and oddly reassuring occurrence for Ryan to find a reminder, suggestion, or admonition in Mush’s scratchy hand, lovingly stuck to his face and crumpled with sleep. [Dinner with the team tonight — black tie!] He was so used to them that Matt started leaving them on days when there was nothing in particular to remember, things that were more general statements than reminders, or at least that were unlikely for Ryan to forget. [I love you.]




(Yes, the team is the Yankees. Yes, Blink is on it. I don't know what Mush does. Possibly just sits around looking pretty.)