Lesson Learned by Linda B. (R)

[nickygabriel]

Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: none
Length: short
Author on LJ: not known
Author Website: HERE
Why this must be read: Another Academy story? Yes, please! But it’s not just another academy story. It’s a wonderful moment about what being a cop really is and about how Starsky and Hutch really met. It’s Starsky h/c with some serious talking and with a lot of sweet comforting. It’s short but it’s meaningful. This is how it could have happened!

He shifted his eyes downward and continued past Hutchinson. He’d almost made it.

“Hey, that’s quite a bruise on your cheek.” Hutchinson reached out and briefly touched Starsky’s arm to slow his escape, but quickly withdrew it when he saw Starsky draw back, wincing. “How’d you get the shiner?”

Starsky weighed his response. Hutchinson’s comment had sounded sincere—not a hint of sarcasm in it. Obviously, he hadn’t heard about what had happened, but Starsky ached and he was too tired to offer an explanation. “Don’t wanna talk about it.” He again started up the stairs to his room.

Letting his arm drop to his side, Hutchinson watched as Starsky painfully continued his ascent.

Lesson Learned by Linda B. (R)