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missmara13) wrote2006-10-31 06:19 pm
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100_Situations - A Gnawing Pain (047 - Starve)
Title: A Gnawing Pain
Fandom: The OC
Characters: Ryan Atwood
Prompt: 047 - Starve
Word Count: 403
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Ryan knows what it is too feel hungry.
Author's Notes: 3rd in the Runaway series, comes after 'Finality' and 'Breakway'.
A Gnawing Pain
Six months after leaving Newport, Ryan sat on a park bench in South Carolina, one hand covering his stomach and hoping the hunger would fade soon. It had been almost 3 days since he'd last had any real food, a stale sandwich he'd shoplifted from a gas station cooler, and he knew he had to get something to eat soon or he wouldn't be able to keep himself alive, especially factoring in his broken wrist.
He toyed with the credit card in his hand, the one that would send the bill to the Cohens and was probably flagged to help them track him down. On one hand, if it was flagged they might not take it and he could end up detained by the cops and have to face the Cohens. On the other hand, if it wasn't flagged he could get some food and get it to stop hurting.
Finally, he stood and headed towards a restaurant down the street, deciding he had take the chance and glad that the place was a frequent stop for truckers, and travelers, so no one would notice his appearance or the duffle bag he carried. When he sat down, the menu in front of him, he decided to order a large meal, plus a salad in a to-go container, claiming with a smile that he had a long trip ahead of him and wanted something healthy to snack on later. But once he had the to-go container on the table beside his full plate of food, he quickly slipped the fries and pickle wedge into the container before starting on his burger.
After he finished eating, Ryan took the check and handed his credit card to the waitress, asking for change to leave for a tip, then asked where the bathroom was. For once, his luck held and the bathroom was away from the register and close to the door, so that once the waitress was out of sight he was able to walk right out the door and away from the restaurant, his to-go container tucked inside his bag.
It wouldn't last long, but hopefully until he found work, so he wouldn't starve, at least. And he felt good that the Cohens would know, one way or another, that he was alive. It also meant, though, that he needed to find a way out of South Carolina soon or he'd be found.
THE END
Fandom: The OC
Characters: Ryan Atwood
Prompt: 047 - Starve
Word Count: 403
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Ryan knows what it is too feel hungry.
Author's Notes: 3rd in the Runaway series, comes after 'Finality' and 'Breakway'.
A Gnawing Pain
Six months after leaving Newport, Ryan sat on a park bench in South Carolina, one hand covering his stomach and hoping the hunger would fade soon. It had been almost 3 days since he'd last had any real food, a stale sandwich he'd shoplifted from a gas station cooler, and he knew he had to get something to eat soon or he wouldn't be able to keep himself alive, especially factoring in his broken wrist.
He toyed with the credit card in his hand, the one that would send the bill to the Cohens and was probably flagged to help them track him down. On one hand, if it was flagged they might not take it and he could end up detained by the cops and have to face the Cohens. On the other hand, if it wasn't flagged he could get some food and get it to stop hurting.
Finally, he stood and headed towards a restaurant down the street, deciding he had take the chance and glad that the place was a frequent stop for truckers, and travelers, so no one would notice his appearance or the duffle bag he carried. When he sat down, the menu in front of him, he decided to order a large meal, plus a salad in a to-go container, claiming with a smile that he had a long trip ahead of him and wanted something healthy to snack on later. But once he had the to-go container on the table beside his full plate of food, he quickly slipped the fries and pickle wedge into the container before starting on his burger.
After he finished eating, Ryan took the check and handed his credit card to the waitress, asking for change to leave for a tip, then asked where the bathroom was. For once, his luck held and the bathroom was away from the register and close to the door, so that once the waitress was out of sight he was able to walk right out the door and away from the restaurant, his to-go container tucked inside his bag.
It wouldn't last long, but hopefully until he found work, so he wouldn't starve, at least. And he felt good that the Cohens would know, one way or another, that he was alive. It also meant, though, that he needed to find a way out of South Carolina soon or he'd be found.
THE END
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He gets out of South Carolina next part, but I don't think you'll like the way... meaning, I hope you like the fic itself, but if you think he's miserable and desperate now... oh boy... lol
Tomorrow will come in no time! I could give you a few little tidbits, including a number range for the prompt it's for, if you wanna torture yourself before hand... lol...
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Oh, I wanna torture myself... Give them, now! *grin*
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(To see all the prompts, just click on the '100situations' tag at the top of the story, then scroll to the bottom of the page to find the post with the table in it)
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Now he is almost starved and has still a broken wrist which is not really good taken care of.
The Cohens need to find him and bring him back home.
The Woobie needs his family, if he sees that himself right now or not.
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By the time he finally gets some help, he's gonna be in worse shape... lol
He isn't going to be found until he wants to be, even though he really does need to be... he needs to be given a great big hug and just have someone hold him for a while... lol
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After that one-shot of yours I don't trust you anymore with the Woobie.
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I wonder how long it's going to take The Cohens to find Ryan. Ryan is smart enough to disappear 'forever', if he really wants to. But for closure, a reunion between The Cohens & Ryan would be nice...
But I still have to find a fic where he actually succeeds to stay away from The Cohens. I would really like to see that someday. Where he doesn't feel guilty for staying away... I know it's not exactly him, but it would be original.
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As I've said, they don't exactly find him so much as Ryan reaches out for help. He finally says "The hell with this whole struggling to stay alive thing, I want a warm bed and food in my stomach, and damn it I need a hug!"... lol
I actually have a fic I wrote, but have yet to finish or really move much further on (I don't know where it's going... lol), where Ryan totally succeeded in disappearing, but he's found totally be accident... Summer's visiting a friend in the town Ryan now lives in, and they happen to stop for coffee at the place he works... lol... I used a reason of Sandy having hit Ryan in the heat of the moment for Ryan to take off and not come back...
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Haha. Awesome. The Cohens will be happy to do that for/ give that to him.
I would really love to see that fic some day. That fact that Summer finds him by accident is a very good idea. Mainly because I like the Ryan/Summer pairing, as you probably already know ;) Sandy hitting Ryan will always be a sensitive subject, because he promised that he would never do that. And the fact that it's Ryan, who has a history with abuse, makes it that much worse. Maybe you will post it someday?
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I may post it someday, if I can ever figure out where it's going from where I left... lol... what I have written on it is pretty good, I think... Ryan's more confident, self assured, and laid back, but at the same time still that insecure, skittish, and protective person we know and love... lol...
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I love the layers in here. Ryan is starved emotionally as well, whether he consciously is aware of how that pain is so prevalent and overwhelming as well or if the physical is blotting out that aspect.
He's also relenting on both levels as he knows he can't continue and it's futile to try to fight the physical forces without sustenance and strength. Just by revealing his whereabouts, he's getting a crumb of the emotional fuel too. He may view it as a necessary risk and a way of assuring them he's alive, but it's also him admitting and revealing how desperate his circumstances and condition have become. The Cohens would have to know that if Ryan has resorted to sending such an obvious and traceable signal, that he's reached his breaking point. After going to such resourceful and extensive lengths to avoid detection, he's being obvious and open. That shouldn't reassure them and ease their minds, it should only cause them to worry with a new fervor and intensity.
The poor kid and his life are as empty, hollow and in need as any hunger pains would indicate.
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I would say he's not consciously aware of it. He's in denial about how much he needs the Cohens, so of course he's not gonna acknowledge how much he wants and needs them.
I know that of course we're not seeing their POV in this little series of stories, but trust me, they couldn't get any more worried than they already are... he's bouncing around (They know he was in Denver, and in Georgia, and now South Carolina), they doubt Luke's attempts to reassure thme that he sounded 'fine'... at least when Ryan was in Chino with Theresa, they knew were he was. At least when he was going to leave on the boat, they knew where he was going. Now they don't know anything beyond the fact that he's alone and constantly on the move, making it impossible for them to check on him and offer him help.
He's got food for his body, now he needs food for the soul... aka love and affection and caring...
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