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[mariez]

How about I throw these out for today - 

• foreign
• flannel
• frigid

Marie

[haunted_by_bbm]

{{{{{   Marie  }}}}}
Feels really good to pop back in.   

[haunted_by_bbm]

Flannel

“What the fuck?”

“Hhmm?”

“What you wearin'?”

“They’s called pajamas, Ennis.”

“What you wearin’ ‘em for?”

“Dunno, just been gettin’ a little cold at night.”

“Hell you say?  Whatcha mean…cold?” 

“Aint no big deal, friend.  We’s just gettin’ a little older.”

“Speak for yourself.” 

“B’sides, they’s kinda comfortable.  Here…feel.”

“hhhmm.  Soft.  What’s that called?”

“They’s flannel.  You like ‘em?”

“Rather have you naked.” 

“Well, they come off too.” 

“Best take care a that, then.  I can keep you warmer than anythin’ this soft…’cept…”

“Whut?”

“You can put ‘em back on when we’s done.  Feel kinda nice.”

“Whatever you say, cowboy.”   

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[Lumière]

Aww, that was cute C*! 
Funny, while reading that... I had this picture in mind of Ennis in baby blue flannel PJ's with little puffy clouds all over them..lol..

Cheers!
~M

[haunted_by_bbm]

Aww, that was cute C*! 
Funny, while reading that... I had this picture in mind of Ennis in baby blue flannel PJ's with little puffy clouds all over them..lol..

Cheers!
~M

~M        lol      I can't stop laughing at that image.  Just spilled my coffee.     hehehe    And thanks.  I'm glad you liked it.   
C*

[Penthesilea]

Howdy drabblers,

I just cought up with the last pages of this thread. Thank you all for your drabbles. Keep 'em coming!

 

[haunted_by_bbm]

Hi Cristine.  How cozy in the flannel PJs.  And they come off.

Merrily

    Great emoticons.   

[mariez]

Flannel

 . . . .

“You can put ‘em back on when we’s done.  Feel kinda nice.”

  It's 90 degrees today - but I think I need to get the flannels out tonight! (C, you crack me up - I noticed that you've written two drabbles in a row that are precisely  100 words!) 

Aww, that was cute C*! 
Funny, while reading that... I had this picture in mind of Ennis in baby blue flannel PJ's with little puffy clouds all over them..lol..

Cheers!
~M

Great minds, M  - I had almost the same thought - baby blue flannel PJ's with little puffy sheep all over them . . lol!!! 

Marie

[mariez]

Normal

Francine searched through her drawers looking for her favorite pajamas, needing the comfort of their softness and warmth.  She stopped suddenly, remembering that she'd thrown them in the hamper this morning, sticky with jam, and pulled on a worn nightgown - a hand-me-down from Junior.  She'd had to stay in from recess again today after a night of the awful coughing and wheezing that seemed to worsen with the frigid weather.

"Hey, li'l darlin'."  She smiled and turned at the sound of her daddy's deep voice.  "Feelin' better tonight?"  He stepped into the room and pulled her onto his lap as he sat on the edge of her bed.

The words tumbled out then, how she'd had to stay inside once again, reading a book while the others jumped rope and played hopscotch, how she could feel the looks and hear the whispers when the teacher had reminded her to stay at her desk, how she wondered if there were other girls like her out there somewhere.

"I just want to be normal, Daddy," she whispered.  Her daddy had been rocking her gently as she spoke but he started briefly and she heard him clear his throat.  He wrapped his arms around her from behind, rubbing his chapped cheek against her delicate one, softly humming.  "S'alright, darlin', s'alright."

Her eyes fluttered and closed to the sound of the gentle humming as she leaned back into her daddy's strong arms, their comfort and warmth far, far better than even her favorite flannel pajamas.

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[haunted_by_bbm]

"I noticed that you've written two drabbles in a row that are precisely  100 words!)"

  Very true.  I've been leaning towards the precise definition of a drabble lately.  I find it very exciting to be able to make a point in exactly 100 words.      (Hard for me, actually.  But I think I'm getting a bit better.)   lol   

C*