WWI-verse Anarchist AU

[ay_my_lord]

*Horatio has a room in a lodging-house not far from the castle; he shares the house with three other men on his floor and an extended family on the floor above him. his belongings, he has largely left in Wittenberg, on the (perhaps vain) hope that the war will soon be over and he will be able to return within a few months' time at most.

with his fellow-lodgers at work, though, he has the narrow front room to himself--or rather, in this case, to himself and Hamlet. he is pouring out tea for them, his spectacles slipping down his nose* I'm glad you came to call today. I'd been hoping I'd hear from you soon--it's been awkward trying to get back to the castle without a wedding invitation.

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[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

Just like you did.

[willnotbenow.livejournal.com]

*oh -- tries to laugh again, but it comes out this stupidwheezing sound he hates (not charming at all)* ... It's too bad. Too bad we didn't talk about ...

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*a little smile* It's all right, though. You've fallen in love; we've both of us moved on.

[willnotbenow.livejournal.com]

Well, let's go. You are fetching, and I don't want to deprive the world of looking.

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*leans in to kiss his cheek* And you're a flatterer. But thank you. *he leads the way out, into the chill of a sunny day*

[willnotbenow.livejournal.com]

*follows feeling not-quite-certain, not-quite-ready, but he always feels that way and (he thinks) he can handle it not a little because of Horatio's simple faith in him -- this man's never been hurt by him (he said he wasn't), this man's never hated him, this man thinks the end's going to be all right, so it will be all right*

[ay-my-lord.livejournal.com]

*do you have anything else you want from this thread, or is this scene?*

[willnotbenow.livejournal.com]

*i'm fine with a scene :)*