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Title : The Past is a Strange Country
Author : fredbassett
Fandom : Primeval
Rating : 18
Characters : Danny Quinn/Connor Temple
Disclaimer : Not mine no money made, don’t sue.
Spoilers : 3.02
Summary : Written for Primeval100 challenge 121, Want, Take, Have. Danny isn’t the only one with a past that sometimes comes back to haunt him.
A/N : Yet another drabble series inspired by Sunday Chat. I’m blaming [livejournal.com profile] jaynedoll for this one!
Word Count : 100 x 4

Danny Quinn leaned against a wall in the dark alleyway, a grin forming as the dark-haired lad dropped to his knees in front of him.

The kid was scruffy and in need of a damn good wash, but he sucked cock like the pro he was. The recommendation had come from a mate of Danny’s who knew his tastes, and Billy hadn’t been wrong.

With a stifled moan, Danny emptied himself down the lad’s throat, then tucked his dick away and straightened up.

He dropped a tenner on the filthy concrete. He’d had a lot worse.

“See you around, kiddo.”

* * * * *

But he hadn’t done.

He’d heard from Billy, a while later, that the kid had moved away. To university, of all places, but Danny had found that a bit hard to believe.

Then, a year later, almost to the day, by coincidence, he’d gone on a routine drugs bust in a bed-sit, and there he was. Same scruffy clothes, unwashed hair and kicked puppy look. Clearly scared to bloody death that a conviction would get him chucked out of uni.

But Danny was - as ever - open to persuasion, and, luckily for the kid, he still gave good head.

* * * * *

It was two years on, this time, and right now, Danny didn’t feel much like getting his end away.

Not in the house where his brother had disappeared.

He grabbed the kid and hauled him back to the station.

He wanted answers, and big, frightened dark eyes weren’t going to divert him from that.

He’d got his answers, eventually. They hadn’t been the ones he’d wanted, but they’d been better than nothing. And on this occasion, answers were all he’d got.

The kid had pleaded desperately with him to say nothing, and for once, Danny had obliged.

For now.

* * * * *

It had been six months since he’d learned the truth about his brother’s disappearance.

Six months since he’d got tangled up with a bunch of crazy dinosaur-hunters.

Six months during which he’d kept his mouth shut and his dick in his pants.

If anyone asked him why, he’d find it hard to explain, but the truth was he’d come to respect the kid. Connor Temple had come a long way from giving blowjobs to punters in back alleys.

Maybe, eventually, he might even manage to earn Connor’s respect.

And if he did, Danny Quinn knew it would be worth having.

Date: 2009-08-31 11:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lukadreaming.livejournal.com
Ooh err! Yep, I'll buy Connor as rent boy and the CGLG as the client! In fact, a longer story would most acceptable *bg*.

Date: 2009-08-31 11:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bella-farfalla.livejournal.com
Oh Connor! *smooshes him* You know, I didn't expect Danny to keep quiet about the past. Maybe he's not as bad as I seem to think he is...

Date: 2009-08-31 12:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] talliw.livejournal.com
That was fantastic. Wouldn't have thought such dubious content and with that pairing to boot could be pulled off so well.
I liked the way their dynamic changed to a point where Danny had to earn Connor's respect. Great work.

Date: 2009-08-31 01:30 pm (UTC)
ext_27141: (Danny)
From: [identity profile] telperion-15.livejournal.com
Eep! That was slightly twisted and a little bit heartbreaking... But too bloody right Danny should come to respect Connor!

Date: 2009-08-31 01:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bigtitch.livejournal.com
That's *nice*!! I can see that whole scenario really easily. Nice to see that Danny would be on the back-foot there too!

Date: 2009-08-31 03:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bigtitch.livejournal.com
Well, yes. But it's still nice! ;)

Date: 2009-08-31 01:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] knitekat.livejournal.com
Like that Danny has to earn Connor's respect in the end. Nice twist.

Date: 2009-08-31 03:59 pm (UTC)
fififolle: (Primeval - Danny hurt)
From: [personal profile] fififolle
Wow! Awesome. Poor Connor, he did come a long way. And Danny? He's getting there. I love that it's Danny who's the one who feels he has to earn the respect. This was really great, loved it!

Date: 2009-08-31 04:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nietie.livejournal.com
Yay for Danny and for Connor. They both came a long way.

Date: 2009-08-31 05:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] greygoldgreen.livejournal.com
But Danny was - as ever - open to persuasion

Corrupt!Danny?! - he's not all that nice in this one. I really want to know more of Connor's backstory in this universe.

Date: 2009-08-31 05:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaynedoll.livejournal.com
Thank you so much for this. It was lovely, I like the way the balance of power has shifted by the end.
I think the rentboy thing is partly because I have this idea that in the next part of my Connor/Danny story, Danny gets sent to bail him out when Connor's been caught cottaging and one of the policeman makes a comment about trade (i.e. rent boys) and Connor asks Danny what it means and they end up having a big row (also the fact that Connor is staying with Lester and Danny thinks they're an item).

BTW how is the next part of Silk & Steel coming along?

Date: 2009-08-31 05:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jaynedoll.livejournal.com
Also yes, would love to see more in this 'verse
Either the backstory or what happens when they have to work together and how they both deal with knowing each others pasts.

Date: 2009-08-31 08:16 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] deinonychus-1.livejournal.com
oooh, dark and dangerous, but very nice. Like the ending, where they've effectiely reversed positions and Connor has the upper hand.

Date: 2009-09-04 01:05 am (UTC)
cordeliadelayne: (hero nick)
From: [personal profile] cordeliadelayne
Ooh, interesting backstory you've created here.

Date: 2009-09-11 05:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rospberry.livejournal.com
Now that's an interesting premise (and very hot!).

Date: 2010-12-15 06:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] neferitiel.livejournal.com
Wow! Danny shows respect? that's a new thing! :D Connor and drugs? O.O OMG!

The Past is a Strange Country

Date: 2012-02-20 12:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aunteeneenah.livejournal.com
Wow! Interestingly, most people write about Abby's checkered past so this was, while not pleasant by any means, a hard look at what could have formed Connor Temple. Interesting.

Re: The Past is a Strange Country

Date: 2014-09-21 08:17 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aunteeneenah.livejournal.com
Wandering through the archives. Thought any more about returning to this AU? **hugs**

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