Primeval Drabble: Tap-tap-tap

[knitekat]

Title: Tap-tap-tap

Author: knitekat

Word Count: 100

Characters: Connor, Rex

Rating: 12

Disclaimer: Primeval belongs to Impossible Pictures. Certainly not me. Writing for fun and will replace.

A/N: From P100 Challenge 130: 'Things that go bump in the night'. Thanks to the wonderfully Fred for the beta.

Connor sat in the dark as he watched “Triffids”.

Abby was out and Rex was sitting on the settee beside him, happily munching salad.

In a lull in the film, he heard a tapping sound.

Connor dismissed it as nothing.

But it came again and again.

A steady tap-tap-tap.

His heart thudded in his chest as he slowly turned to look.

Someone – something – was tapping on the window.

Swallowing dryly, Connor slowly crept and opened the curtains.

He sighed at the branch the wind was blowing against the window.

And screamed as Rex landed on his shoulder.

Comments

[wilemina-29.livejournal.com]

Hahaha! Well done Rex!

Brilliant and hilarious. :-)

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Lol, poor Conn. Still the advantage of having a pet is those odd noises you hear in the middle of the night, you can just blame them on the dog/cat/prehistoric flying lizard and not worry so much.

[sallycandance.livejournal.com]

I second that. When I hear odd noises at night, I usually think that the pets will alarm me, if something actually happens. ^.^

[joereaves.livejournal.com]

Our fence was destroyed by vandals two nights in a row. The furball slept through it lol. But I hold out hope he'd wake up if anyone actually got inside the place.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. True, the cat prowls around at night and all odd noises get blamed on him :)

[kristen-mara.livejournal.com]

Love the end line ;)

I watched the Triffids mini series a while ago and had a similar panicked moment when I was out walking and heard a similar noise - it was a gull's wings flapping as it flew overhead...

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Rex just wanted to see what Connor was looking at.
I have watched Triffids with a tree branch tapping the window - but at least I knew what it was (someone else got with it scared earlier)

[szychogirl.livejournal.com]

LOL! I can just imagine Connor's jump in freight!

Funny drabble :)

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I imagine Connor was very happy no one saw him jump *g*

[sallycandance.livejournal.com]

Poor Connor - haven't we all had moments like that before?! Minus Rex, of course.

^.^

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

*snort* true, minus Rex but with added cat.

[madcatt82.livejournal.com]

*giggles*

Well done Rex!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

*grins* Rex was just curious..

[fredbassett]

LOL, nice one, Rex!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks and thanks again for the beta.
Good timing on Rex's part.

[deinonychus-1.livejournal.com]

LOL! I suspect Rex did that on purpose, because he's a naughty little lizard, and has a wicked sense of humour.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Hee. He might have..

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

LOL, evil Rex... *g*

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

He's just having fun.. *g*

[bella-farfalla.livejournal.com]

Hehe oh Connor, you watch too many horror films!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

He does.. and I doubt this will stop him.

[fififolle]

OMG. Triffids really makes you hear the world differently *g* Fabulous stuff!!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Triffids with tapping tree branches definitely does *g*

[tempestuousmuse.livejournal.com]

*gigglesnort*

Go Rex!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Rex doesn't need the encouragement to do it again *g*

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yay for Rex!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

He had fun!

[cordeliadelayne]

Ha ha! Awesome. Go Rex :D

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Glad you liked it.

[talliw.livejournal.com]

LOL
Horror films can have such effect.
I remember I tried to keep an eye on the door and the other on the window as I was watching a horror film alone late at night. That just gave me headache on top of that I missed important scenes of the film.:)

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks.
I try to avoid Horror (depending on the film), otherwise I'd be doing what you did.

[tia198.livejournal.com]

I can really see something like this happening on the show LOL!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I can see Connor doing that too.

[entorien.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha! Nice one, Rex!

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Glad you liked it, I know someone this happened to (well, except the Rex bit *g*).

Rex ftw!

Thanks for reading.

PS: Love the icon.