Month: December 2023

Starsky slowly stirs awake, stretching out cramped legs. He squints at the sunshine coming in the window, rubs his eyes and sighs. This is the third night this month that he’s spent the night on Hutch’s couch, and the month is only a little more than halfway over.

His excuses have ranged from being too tired and a little drunk after watching a movie to a bad date that left him ‘stranded’ in the area.

His latest one was convenient car trouble. He knows he’s lucky that Hutch doesn’t have much car knowledge and hadn’t noticed that a spark plug wire was conveniently loose when Starsky had put on a show of opening the hood and testing out the rough running car.

Eleven months after Gunther’s attack, Starsky is continuing to wrestle with the idea that what he feels for Hutch is so much more than friendly. Sure, Hutch is his ‘best friend in the whole world’, but it’s been continually dawning on Starsky that he wants more.

He feels like he needs more. Continue reading “December 21st: Telling Secrets to Spider Plants by Suburbanboho”

“Are you listening to me, Hutch? HUTCH!”

“Hmm?” He was staring out the window, not paying attention to anything in particular, as the Torino whizzed by familiar landmarks on their way home. He didn’t look at Starsky, but he recognized the faint exasperation in his partner’s tone that told him Starsky had been talking for a while and was expecting an answer. “I’m sorry, Starsk. What did you say?”

There was a heavy sigh, then Starsky said, “I was asking what you wanted to do for your birthday.”

He said nothing for a moment, but Starsky was making an effort and he didn’t want to blow him off. “Let’s just stay in. Maybe order a pizza, have a couple of beers.”

“But I’d planned—”

“Then why ask?” His impending birthday made him melancholy. “Let it go, Starsk. I don’t really need anything. Let it be just another day.”

The rest of the drive home was done in silence. Continue reading “December 20th: Fulfilling a Dream by Jessica Celliers”