Title: Come dance with me
Pairing/Characters: Tommy Joe Ratliff/Isaac Carpenter
Rating (Word Count): PG-13 (2x100)
Warning(s): Triggering for severe depression
Author's notes: Thanks to casey270 for looking this over for me.

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Title: Sleep and cliffhangers
Pairing/Characters: Tommy Joe Ratliff/Isaac Carpenter
Rating (Word Count): PG (2x100)
Warning(s): none
Author's notes: Thanks to casey270 for the quick look over!

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Title: What if?
Pairing/Characters: Tommy Joe Ratliff/Isaac Carpenter
Rating (Word Count): G (100)
Warning(s): None
Author's notes: This image just wouldn't leave me alone! Thanks to casey270 for the quick look!


Tommy watched as Isaac stood on the stage running his fingers over the edge of the cymbal, down the side of the drum and across the skin.

“Beb?” Tommy whispered, wrapping his arms around Isaac from behind.

“What if I can’t? It’s been so long. I’m different, fuck, everything’s different,” Isaac whispered, his voice full of concern.

“Wasn’t that the point? You needed the break, and look how much happier you are now.”

“But if I can’t play?”

“It’ll be just like practice. Just focus on me and before you know it you’ll be loving your reunion with the stage.”

Title: Comfort in your voice
Pairing/Characters: Tommy Joe Ratliff/Isaac Carpenter
Rating (Word Count): G (100)
Warning(s): None
Author's notes: Thanks to casey270 for looking this over. We declared today Carliff day, I felt I needed to post something:) The interview mentioned can be found here.


Slipping on his headphones, Tommy climbed into bed. It hadn’t been that long since he’d talked to Isaac, but it seemed like it had been months. He needed a connection, something to feel as if he wasn’t so alone.

Scrolling through his track list, he came across the interview he’d forgotten was on his I-pod. Pushing play, the staticy voices filled his ears, speaking of Isaac’s special interview.

Hello, I’m happy to be here…

Tommy breathed a sigh of relief as the voice of his love brought him the closest thing to comfort he’d have until he made it home.



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Title: Not seeing, but feeling.
Pairing/Characters: Tommy Joe Ratliff/Isaac Carpenter
Rating (Word Count): G (100)
Warning(s): none
Author's notes: Unbeta'd, all the mistakes are mine. This image just wouldn't leave my head:)

Tommy sits in the middle of the room, a blindfold over his eyes, headphones in his ears and his favorite guitar in his lap. He can’t feel Isaac, but he knows he is sitting behind him waiting. Tommy takes a breath and let’s his fingers find the strings by feel. He doesn’t play anything in particular, but when Isaac’s hands start gently tapping a rhythm on his back, Tommy slowly begins to relax.

When he's like this, not seeing, but feeling the music they make, his frustrations leave and he’s left with a calmness that only Isaac can give him.