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Apr 07, 2012 18:20

TITLE: Hope springs eternal
AUTHOR: Chef_hector
FANDOM: Inception
PAIRING: Arthur/Eames
GENRE: Slash
TABLE: http://chef-hector.livejournal.com/20612.html
PROMPT: 10-Hope
RATING: Pg-13
WORD COUNT: 347
SUMMARY: Arthur is stuck in Limbo and Eames waits.
WARNINGS: M/M Relationship
DISCLAIMER: Not mine. Don’t own. Not making any money

Three weeks. Three fucking weeks Arthur has been stuck in Limbo. There is no telling how long it has been for him in the dreams, but to Eames it is the most painful three weeks of his life. He hasn’t moved from the chair next to Arthur’s bed. He is always there, holding Arthur’s hand and speaking to him.
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As he starts on his fourth week, Ariadne comes and sits next to him. She doesn’t say much to him. She mostly just sits next to him and watches Arthur. Eames is almost certain she is there just to keep him company, bless her sweet heart. When he notices she has fallen asleep, Eames moves out of the chair for the first time to wrap a blanket around her. He kisses her forehead before returning to his vigil, glad for the first time he isn’t alone.

When Ariadne wakes up, she took a good look at Eames. She could see the stubble on the face almost look like an actual beard. His hair was greasy from being unwashed for so long. The thing that struck her the most was Eames’s eyes. They were so tired, but they refused to close. It was like he was afraid to close his eyes.

“Why?”

Eames turned to give her a quick glance before going back to staring at Arthur.

“Why what?”

“Why do this to yourself? You don’t know if he is ever going to wake up. Why destroy yourself?”

Eames sat still for a moment before picking up one of Arthur’s hands and kissing it.

“Because I’ll be destroyed either way. I have to hope that he will wake up, that he will come out of Limbo. I have to hope because without him I will be utterly nothing. I’ve lived with him, been with him, for so long that I am not sure if I could actually live without him. He is everything to me Ariadne. Absolutely everything.”

Her eyes lock on their entwined hands when Arthur’s hand squeezes Eames’s, causing Eames to almost jump out of his seat.

arthur/eames, 20_est_relships

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