Disclaimer: Not mine; and guess what? I'm not bothered post 2002.
Title:      Refraction
Author:     kel
Fandom:     The Bill
Pairing:    Bradford/Page
Rating:     PG
Words :     100
Notes:      Owes a very great deal to VMG's Cathy, whom I adore.  Written
            for femslash100's current challenge (LJ). (prompt: #107-Fire)


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Refraction
by kel
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Cathy carries a lighter, even though she doesn't smoke. Hong Kong taught her
it's a useful tool when decisions must be made.

It's not that people confuse her. She's a good cop. Saying one thing, doing another,
that she understands. Motives are private. But some insist on an impossible
transparency. Why eludes her. She doesn't like that.

She prides herself on cutting through the smoke, finding the focus. One little
flick, a dulling patch of skin to go with all the others. Another bright point
in her mind, a direction, a choice. She thinks of Polly's eyes while she burns.

=== © arjuna March 2007 ===