#cutandrunnetwork

[byericacameron]

Hi, Erica! So, for the Thief AU, may we get to the details when Ty and Zane started dating? I've been curious about how Z was seduced. I'm loving this AU so much, I can't even explain. xoxo

So. This is years late, but I finally did go back and write this story! The whole game of Ty meeting Zane and setting out to seduce him as soon as he turned eighteen is now up on AO3! It's called Something Worth Waiting For.

Apologies for the long wait! I hope you still enjoy the story if you read it.

It started with a Help Wanted sign, a cheap, black and orange sign someone had taped to the window crooked. Although Tyler Grady needed a job so he could buy the bike and the Mustang he had his eye on, it was the crooked set of the sign more than its offer of employment that drew him into the office of Garrett & Son's Garage. That off-centered, haphazardly placed sign was an affront to his sensibilities as much as the possibility of working for a mechanic was a lure for his fledgling grease-monkey habits. Ty seriously doubted they'd hire a 16-year-old, though, so when he opened the main door it was with the intention of fixing the sign and leaving. 

Then he saw the guy behind the counter.

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Set in the same alternate universe as Mobs, Thieves, and Mothers, this is the story of how Ty met Zane. Although it's technically a prequel, the works can be read in either order.

Words: 49,703

Chapters: 15/15

[cyberdelph]

𝓒𝓾𝓽 & 𝓡𝓾𝓷 -ℚ𝕦𝕠𝕥𝕖𝕤-⑨ ⓑⓞⓞⓚⓢ / 𝕋𝕪 & ℤ𝕒𝕟𝕖 𝕗𝕠𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣 ★✿❀✮❂❁✬✼✽✪

Another set, I didn’t know the one to choose so I post both!

@astudyinfic @comedancewithmezane @gretchenzellerbarnes @its--lily @mahmah-tee @larchwood  @urban-trek-thru-middle-earth

First set here

[detectiveoflaherty]

Cut & Run Meme ▬ Relationships [06/08].

Ty Grady and Zane Garrett.

[hsincerely]

Cut & Run Series: Brick & Mortar Books

“You keep plucking lurkers off the street and dragging them to the back stoop, they’re going to change your call sign to Alley Cat,” Zane threatened. A bell rang downstairs, and Zane glanced at the door. “Untie this kid, I’ll be back.” His steps were heavy as he left his partner standing over Wade’s bed, arms crossed, lips pursed. Wade met his eyes carefully. Ty finally shook his head. “My call sign is stupid anyway, they can change it all they want.“

[youredirtykels]

I got randomly overwhelmed with long distance nickels feelings. 

On paper the idea hadn’t sounded so bad. It was what they had done before after all. Kelly in his cabin in colorado. Nick on his boat in Boston. 

They didn’t really discuss it. Neither of them wanted to bring it up while they were at the hotel Kelly booked near the bus depot. (Nick had to give him points for foresight, there was no way they would have made it back to either of their homes.) They didn’t discuss it on the trip back to Boston when Kelly came with Nick. They didn’t discuss it in the few days Kelly stayed on Nick’s boat with him the first few nights when his nightmares were bad. They didn’t discuss it the night before Kelly’s flight. There wasn’t really anything to discuss. It was just delaying the inevitable. Kelly had to return to Colorado. Kelly love his camp. Kelly built his cabin with his own hands. It was a part of him. Nick loved being a cop. He needed the sea and an anchor that could always be drawn up. And Boston, the city he returned to even though it almost killed him. 

It wouldn’t be so bad they reassured each other. It was the same thing they’d been doing for years anyway. 

The first nights apart  Kelly woke up alone in the cabin and in the middle of the night he almost forgot Nick wasn’t still in the desert. He was almost back asleep before he remembered he could call him if he needed to. Nick would be sleeping though, and just the thought that Nick would pick up was enough to put him back to sleep. 

Nick woke up on the boat. Reaching out for Kelly. But finding empty blankets was better than rolling off a cot in the desert. The gentle rocking of his boat put him at ease enough to fall back asleep. 

It wasn’t all bad at first. Good morning texts. Falling asleep with phones clutched in hand. Skype sex. 

When Nick couldn’t sleep Kelly was only a text away. In those moments the time difference was on their side, it was almost a friend. Kelly looked forward to checking his phone in the morning, knowing he would have a message from Nick, and Nick made it through the mornings waiting for Kelly to wake up. They’d kept in touch on the phone before, but now the vibration in his pocket at work spread a warmth through Nick that had nothing to do with the dirty texts Kelly sent him. 

Falling asleep to Kelly talking about the progress he was making at the camp always made Nick happy. He could picture Kelly’s smile when talked about it, and he could picture Kelly with the kids. Kelly loved listening to Nick watch baseball, his yelling in Kelly’s ear made it feel like he was there. And pestering him for his latest crazy theories about his cases, and listening to the long tangents of trivia they inspired. 

Kelly loved knowing what Nick had for breakfast, or that Hagan tried to give him coffee again. Nick laughed when Kelly told him how he’d spilled his coffee while trying to lock his door. Or that he’d burnt the pasta again (honestly Kels it’s just boiling water I don’t know how you mess that up) Because no matter how little the details, hearing them was almost like being there. 

But there were also nights where it was bad. Where a simple joke of come over made Kelly’s insides ache. And his stomach growl. Nick’s dinner had looked really good. Where I really fucking miss you just wasn’t enough. Days where Nick found himself eyeing M&M cookies and thinking he should bring some home for Kelly before realizing he would have to send them across several states to do so. 

It’s sweet that Nick stays up late to talk to Kelly on nights that he doesn’t have to be up late. But Kelly beings to worry Nick isn’t getting enough sleep. Or feels guilty when he knows Nick is waiting up for him but his friends invite him out after work at the camp. Nick always tells him to go even if it means he falls asleep early and misses Kelly when he gets home. Kelly leaves him a nice message telling him he’s glad he got much needed sleep but Nick’s still sad he missed him. The timing just doesn’t seem to work out anymore.

Nights where Nick was at the office late on a case and Kelly had to go to bed early to be at the camp in the mornings. Times where Nick was out at the bar with people from work, or Kelly was at dinner with friends from camp.  Days where simply missing each other turns into frustration. Where Nick finds himself staring longingly at the photos on his walls and Kelly clutches his pillow just a little tighter in his sleep. Nick googling airline tickets for the next flight to Colorado and sighing defeatedly. Kelly out on his deck with a joint he’d rather be sharing, asking siri how far it is to Boston and getting in an argument with his phone when it tells him the miles. 

A week here, a weekend there. It sucks. It leaves them wondering how they’d ever thought it was okay before. How they’d gotten by for years with only phone calls and monthly sidewinder visits. The truth is they hadn’t. The emptiness Kelly feels when Nick hangs up the phone is the same he used to feel heading back to Colorado after a weekend with the team. They’re just aware of what it means now. 

Those weeks together somehow make it worse. A tease at what they could have. But there is still a safety net. Kelly has his cabin. Nick has his boat. As much as they want a life together, they still love their lives apart. Neither wants to give theirs up, although they both would if the other asked, but they don’t want to ask it either. Boston and the Fiddler are a part of Nick that Kelly loves. Just like the woods and the camp are a part of Kelly that Nick loves. 

[thyla]

Cut & Run by Madeleine Urban & Abigail Roux

Zane reached up to take Ty’s wrist in a firm grip and pull his hand away, but he didn’t let go. Ty was still, holding his breath as he waited. Slowly, Zane looked up at him. His dark eyes watered with pain and emotion. “We can still cut and run,” he whispered. 

Ty’s chest tightened, and his insides seemed to lurch with the words. He nodded as he let his fingers curl over, trying to touch the hand that still gripped his wrist. “We will. But I need revenge first,” he said softly. Zane’s brow furrowed as he loosened his fingers. “What for?” he asked quietly. 

“You,” Ty answered simply.

[darlingconstellations]

An ink stone carving I started half a year ago for a school trip, but then I forgot about and finished today.

[youredirtykels]

Minimalist C&R

[oreoandme]

Grocery Shopping with Zane Garrett for amirosebooks and moonblossom, who requested this forever ago, shamelessly based on this post.

[thyla]

I watching mom’s Alias Smith and Jones DVDs, when it suddenly hit me how much the main two actors look like our headcanons of who Ty and Nick would look like!!!

[mywanderlustqueen]

This might be a weird question out of the blue, but can you tell me all the ranks of everyone from Sidewinder?

not a weird question at all, but i don’t know the answer for sure off the top of my head, and i don’t have the time to look it up now (and i won’t be home all day tomorrow)

so i’m gonna tag some people who are more knowledgable than me, and some of them may have the time and are enthusiastic to do this sooner than i can now :3

(i’m not sure if anyone’s on hiatus now, i’m sorry for tagging, if so)

writingabeautifuldisaster amirosebooks malady579 toboldlydammitjim nickyoflaherty  and anyone else who knows the answer, i’d appreciate if you could help sweet anon here

[cyberdelph]

Nick & Kelly chibi!

[detectiveoflaherty]

looks like a cinnamon roll and actually is a cinnamon roll : cameron jacobs, deacon grady.

looks like a cinnamon roll but could kill you : kelly abbott, mara grady.

looks like he could kill you but is actually a cinnamon roll : preston, john english.

looks like he could kill you and could indeed kill you : julian cross, tyler grady, nick o'flaherty.

sinnamon roll : liam bell.

[amirosebooks]

FAVORITE LOCATIONS » TEXAS

Zane turned and threw the dishrag at Ty’s head. They both laughed. “Go pack and we’ll head on.”

“I love it when you get all bossy,” Ty said with relish as he headed for the stairs.

He sauntered away. He was barefoot, had no shirt on, and his sweatpants were barely staying on his hips. How could he be so damn sexy and in such a good mood after almost getting eaten by a tiger and being in a tranquilizer-induced coma for a day? Zane couldn’t help himself; he called out, “Hey, Ty?”

“Yes, my darling?” Ty responded sarcastically from halfway up the staircase.

“I love you.”

Ty grinned and started up the steps again. “I like what Texas does to you, Zane.”

Roux, Abigail (2012-08-11). Stars & Stripes (Cut & Run) (pp. 210-211). Riptide Publishing. Kindle Edition.

[youredirtykels]

“Okay. So tell me more about the case. Can you?” 

“Technically, no. But hell, I’ve told you national security shit you shouldn’t know either so what the hell.” Kelly gestured to himself, tracing a circle in the air around his face. “It’s this beautiful mug right here. Like a puppy. Does this look like the face of a spy?” Nick glanced sideways at him. 

“Yes.” 

“Fair enough. But tell me anyway.”

- Cross & Crown by @abiroux

It’s Kelly Abbott’s birthday today, technically yesterday since it’s past midnight here. But I felt like I needed to make some for the character I relate to and love most. 

[trekraider]

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IT IS REALLY GREAT. I LOVE IT.

I ALSO HAVE A SQUARE VERSION BUT I LIKE THE RECTANGLE MORE ??

SOMETHING ABOUT ZANE’S SHOULDER I’M GUESSING

CAN’T REMOVE THAT SEXINESS

I was up until 3am last night (and had to be up by like 6:30 for my classes) and I finished both the cover art and this doodle. I just couldn’t find an aesthetically pleasing way to incorporate it - even with opacity changes.