Mild Hurt/Comfort

In the aftermath of Quinn's actions in Death Wish, Q finds himself dealing with frighteningly mortal emotions. As always, he makes this Picard's problem.

Tricksters need to stick together.

Chapter one — the actual story
Chapter two — notes on where it might go if I ever add more

Wayne is in the middle of dinner with Roxanne when he hears it; a gut-wrenchingly loud cry of 'Metro Man!'.

It's been a long time since Whistle was in such a wide open space. A long enough time that he'd forgotten what the urge to stalk someone across the open plain felt like.

But now that he feels his long-dormant instincts awakening, will he follow them? Or will his own nature throw a wrench in his plans?