PHOTO PROMPT © Ronda Del Boccio for Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers. Other stories featuring the prompt can be found here.
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Another flash fiction set in my WIP story world. For NaNoWriMo 2019 I am working on a universe bible and flash fiction with the hope of eliminating mind clutter and generating ideas. In other words, the muse is fixated in the world.
The kitchen sink filled with dirty dishes. Oh, the shock. The God of Love, allergic to such chores beneath his station.
“At least hire a maid you lazy bastard.”
Nix clicked his jaw, one cockroach away from leaving.
Where is the bleach?
His stomach rambled begging for food as the sink filled with water. At least the bench looked clean, but Doni had a reputation of doing his ‘business’ anywhere, anytime. Best to scrub the bench with a brush, just in case.
Satisfied, Nix washed, rinsed and dried a plate. Olives or the jelly? Jelly.
“Stop, that’s not food.”
Damn love god!
At least one god is looking out for him
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It could have been worse…
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Dear Tanille,
Sounds like the house of a hoarder. Cockroach? I’d be out the door. Well described but ugh! 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It probably isn’t quite as bad as Nix sees it, he’s a clean freak 😀.
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Oh man. Sounds pretty gross.
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Reminds me of some of those house sharing situations, filled with young people on their own for the first time.
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I think I’d turn tail and run, quite frankly!
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I imagine they had business. But yes I’d have a strong out of here drive.
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Sounds lovely.
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Charming 😀
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Not the prettiest of scenes you’ve created! Skillfully done though.
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When the cat’s away the mice will play 😀.
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That man needs to move out or move the other dude out … YIKES!!!
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Absolutely. They have a long history. One’s easy going to a fault and the other has control issues.
Thanks N!
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That other man sounds stuck in a certain … um … tolieting stage, if you ask me … 😉
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Haha. I should try to write a flash story from Doni’s point of view. He really isn’t that bad. Nix is a clean freak and he would agree with your assumption 😀!
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Perhaps, eh? … 😉
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Good luck with your NaNoWriMo efforts. I am half-heartedly taking part this year, I know I don’t have time enough to write 50000 words, but I’m just trying to get as many written as I can!
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I have done the 50k, but the quality was terrible and I couldn’t stand reading it when I read it months after. Missed details, killed the soul. I tried to slow down for Nanos after that but suffered burn out. My solution is to be a “rebel” count in hours. Much happier, I prefer near clean drafts and not stress if I need to plot etc.
Good luck. Even if you get a chunk done, it’s worth it.
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My roommate might be a love god. If it weren’t for my need to clean, our house would look like what you’ve described.
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Haha. I hope he/she keeps their x-rated activity to the bedroom? 😀
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Only what she doesn’t put on the internet.
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Olives or jelly
such fool that I am
you call it jelly
I call it jam
The confusion of naming
just makes me think
I don’t have time to argue
with those dishes in the sink.
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Just work on those dishes.
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The cockroach did me in. Gah!
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Nix’s a bit paranoid though. But yes, cockroaches gah!
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You describe well and unkempt environment and Nix’s frustration. I felt for him. Well-done!
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Much fun for the writer!
Thanks B
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some folks get used to it until the health inspector comes to visit. 🙂
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There’s a point!
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Yeah, hire a maid. And eat the olives. Yum!
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He doesn’t need to, he has Nix 😀.
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Many single men live like Nix. They wash one dish at a time when they need. An accurate portrayal.
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the strive in many homes. Who does the washing up?
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The source of conflict.
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I wonder if that jelly isn’t worse than a cockroach… time to leave
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Oh it’s worse…
😈
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Great job on the detail. It makes me want to run away! 🙂
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Nothing bleach can’t fix lol
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