[Fanfiction] Delicacy

[aragarna]

Title: Delicacy
Author: Aragarna
Characters: Elizabeth Mitchell, Peter Burke (Peter/El)
Genre, rating: Fluff, smooches, gen, G.
Word count: 314
Summary: Elizabeth has a thing for Peter's clean-shaven skin.
Author's Note: Set pre-series. Written for the square "soft" of my Gen Bingo card. Yay, first fill! :)

Delicacy

Elizabeth picks through the bathroom’s door to check on Peter. He’s out of the shower, his towel wrapped around his waist, and he’s currently focused on shaving his chin, his face half covered in a thick layer of foam.

She smiles in anticipation.

Peter catches sigh of her in the mirror. “Good morning, princess,” he says in his deep tender voice.

She watches him, as he finishes his shave and bends over to rinse his face. She slides behind him and wraps her arms around his waist, her finger lingering on his torso. Peter has a very soft skin, delicate like a baby’s. After wiping his face with a towel, he turns around to face her and in turn takes her in his arms.

She rises on her tip-toes and reaches for his cheek. With a smile, he offers his cheek, and she kisses him tenderly. The softness of the skin, just after shaving, when you can’t feel any scruff from the hair growing back, is one of the things Elizabeth just can’t resist. She feels inexplicably attracted to it.

When they first started dating, Peter was joking that he didn’t need a love potion or bribe her with presents. If he wanted her to kiss him, all he needed was to show up clean-shaven. She wouldn’t deny it.

She cuddles against his chest, resting her head on his shoulder. It feels like the safest place on Earth.

“I love you, my prince,” she whispers.

He puts a kiss on her forehead. “I love you too.”

She looks up at him, and plunges her gaze in his as he smiles lovingly at her. This is the man she wants to spend her life with. Because he has the softest skin, and for everything else.

“Peter,” she says, straightening up, “I give you ten days. If you don’t propose to me, then I will.”

Comments

[dennih23.livejournal.com]

Love this! I like El giving Peter ten days to propose or she will. Something tells me that was enough for Peter to ask her to marry him :D

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! :)

[vinib.livejournal.com]

Just like El to give Peter the ultimatum! Imagine if Neal ever finds this out...

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

LOL Neal always knows way to much for Peter's liking... ;)

[nywcgirl]

Lovely...

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[pipilj.livejournal.com]

Aww this is adorable, love El ultimatum :)

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! :)

(I hope you noticed I tagged you for Run the Con?)

[maryrose-it.livejournal.com]

lovely! and of course it's come from El ...starting from "I love Italian" ...she is the one who teases Peter and Peter well he is not so good in flirting but he's always ready to make the right decision ehehe!!

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

lol definitely! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[sapphire2309]

Hee! Love the ending :D

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :)

[sandy79.livejournal.com]

so sweet, and \o/ for Elizabeth giving Peter an ultimatum!! She knows what she wants, and that's what makes her the perfect wife for Peter. Lovely story!

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

Thanks! :)

[leesa_perrie]

Ah yes, I can see El giving Peter an ultimatum, lol! :D

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

:D

[reve-silencieux.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't blame her. I can't stand the feeling of kissing scruff or a mustache. Of course, I have a bad memory associated with it, but still, it's scratchy! Soft is much better!

You know I love it, and thanks for letting me get a sneak peek! The last line is the best.

[aragarna.livejournal.com]

Heee Well, this might have been, alledgedly, inspired by *my* love for a soft clean-shaven skin...