ficlet project: "The Friend of My Friend" (DS9)

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Title: The Friend of My Friend
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Character: Miles O'Brien
Rating: All ages
Warnings: None needed
Word Count: 100
Summary: Miles knows everything he needs to know about Cardassians.
Notes: Written for vandonovan, who asked for angst and Cardassians. This is . . . sort of that.




Julian calls it ignorance. "If you'd just join Garak and me for lunch," he says, "you'd see that Cardassians aren't all alike. They're not all the enemy."

But Julian's got it wrong. Miles is elbow-deep in Cardassian tech every day, and there's no better window into minds. Cardassian engineering twists the most straightforward purpose, and when you think you've got it sussed, it twists again. It's bloody sneaky and there's no trusting it.

Miles makes sure he's busy Tuesday lunchtimes. He couldn't stand to see that Cardassian telling lies with a smirk on his ugly face. Or Julian smiling back.




I'm now taking a new request. First commenter on DW or LJ can name a fandom (see here on DW or here on LJ for a list [updated since yesterday's post!]), a character or pairing, and a brief prompt.

Comments

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Thanks!

I'm afraid you weren't the first commenter, though.