FAKE Drabble: Hate At First Sight - Sequel to 'First Meeting'

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Title: Hate At First Sight - Sequel to 'First Meeting'

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Berkeley Rose, Dee, Ryo

Rating: G

Setting: Vol. 2, Act 5

Summary: Dee’s first impressions of Berkeley Rose.

Disclaimer: I don’t own FAKE, or the characters. They belong to the wonderful Sanami Matoh.

A/N: Written for hisoka44 who wanted to know what Rose’s first impressions of Ryo and Dee might be. I just couldn’t resist letting Dee have his say!

He’s Berkeley Rose, Assistant Director, New York State Police, and Dee really doesn’t like the guy. He’s superior and smug, with his too-well groomed hair and fancy threads that’re way too smart for a vacation. Hell, he even seems happy about the murders, talking as though they’re some kinda game laid on by the hotel just to entertain him.

Then there’s the way he looks at Ryo, predatory and intense… Typically, Ryo doesn’t even notice. How can anyone be so observant about most things and yet so totally oblivious to being hit on?

Dee smirks. Rose doesn’t stand a chance.

TBC in 'Natural Reactions'

Comments

[awieatti.livejournal.com]

Teehee! Dee is so right! Of course he doesn't know that yet. But at least he has a lot of self-confidence! :D

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He also has confidence in Ryo's ability to be oblivious. Rose can put as much effort into flirting with Ryo as he likes, Ryo just won't notice.

Thank you!

[hisoka44.livejournal.com]

Dee just doesn't like anyone else flirting with Ryo. *g* Especially since he has not been all that sucessful in that regard himself. Yet. He's working on it, though! Provided his arch-nemesis Bikky doesn't interfere...
Naturally, he'd recognize another 'alpha-male' way before Ryo ever even got an idea of him being flirted with. (Although IMHO, Rose is even more alpha than Dee!? ô__O?)

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I think you're right about Rose, plus he's in a position of power over both Ryo and Dee which is never going to sit comfortably with Dee. Rose can confidently expect to be obeyed, and in a work context Ryo is happy to comply. The times when Rose starts trying to use his authority to make progress with Ryo is where he comes unstuck. Ryo does not like being manipulated (when he notices that it's happening that is, sometimes it goes right over his head), and I think Rose makes him a lot more uncomfortable than Dee does. Where Dee backs off when Ryo stops fighting, I think Rose would take full advantage and Ryo would most certainly regret it afterwards. Dee seems to know instinctively just how far he can take things, he's got a weird sort of morality when it comes to molesting Ryo, lol!

Thank you!

[timelordshines.livejournal.com]

Nice :-)
I like seeing the same scenes from different view points

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Thank you! Sometimes it's necessary to look at both sides to get the full picture. I like delving into the minds of the different characters. There will be more looks at different viewpoints to various scenes during these sequences, there's so much to look at. Even so, I'm having to skip over some details so as to not get too bogged down.