Re: England/Canada & Russia/Canada "Chasing Rain" 3/?
anonymous
May 11 2009, 01:12:23 UTC
The clink of porcelain was muted in Arthur’s large office, padded with plush carpets and rugs from his days as a colony leader. Matthew curled his toes into it like he did when he was a child. The brit can still remember how happy Matt seemed back then, his open joy at the simple things.
“I’m sorry.”
He jerked up, staring at one of his two fathers.
“Beg pardon,” Matt said.
Arthur sighed. “I said, I’m sorry. For how I have been treating you - how I did treat you. It wasn’t fair and nothing I say will make it right. But I need you to know, I regret it. I’m the one who has paid the price for underestimating you.”
Arthur loathed apologizing, but it seemed right. He couldn’t get any further into Matt’s heart if he didn’t address this huge road block; make the boy see he knew he’d done wrong.
He thought it would be painful, humiliating. It was of course, more than that though Arthur was surprised with how sincere this became. He had only meant it to appease Matthew, and now he realized he’d gladly do away with his pride just to see the boy smile.
He did, of course. Even when he was unhappy Matthew would smile - this one was secretive, private and Arthur longed to ask what he was thinking.
“Okay. Thanks, Arthur. I mean it - I . It means a lot coming from you,” Matt said. Here he picked and pulled at the scone without putting any to his lips.
“I know my people might not really warm up to you anytime soon, but I can still appreciate what you did, eh?” The blond smiled, teeth gleaming in the warm afternoon light. “If you or Francis hadn’t really found me, I would probably be raised by Ivan still.”
Damn that frozen-hearted Ruskie, couldn’t he leave Matthew and him in peace for five minutes? Arthur put his cup down with more force than necessary, and it badly started Matt.
“Sorry, but - you said still. You knew him before you knew France or I?”
The blond head bobbed nervously. “Y-yeah, Arthur, our lands used to be joined, remember? Look it doesn’t matter, eh? It’s in the past. And it never turned out that way; you guys found me, so it’s alright.” The heaviness of distress seemed to have been swept clean from Matt’s brow, and he was smiling again.
Arthur was helpless, his anger vanishing when the boy looked like that. He stood slowly, moving to sit down beside him. He tried to still the moth-like trembling of his hand, delicately touching the boy’s hair, soft and woven between his fingers. The tenderness of such a discovery opened another pleasure in him.
“Aha, I know it needs to be cut a little-”
“No!” he yelped. He cleared his throat and tried again, gentleness a foreign thing still. “N-no. It’s fine, it used to remind me of France but now I think it suits you.” The mouth worked, unsure of what shape to take. Finally it settled on a rather peaceful smile, completely at odds with the mischievous eyes. Slim knuckles brushed across his thigh while the sound of his own heartbeat reverberated in his ears.
“I kinda thought so too.” Matt whispered. ______________________________________________________________________ In which Arthur woo's Canada. So I have 2 votes for Eng/Can, and 1 for Rus/Can. THere still more to go, so I'll keep tally.
Nice, very nice. You're great at writing simple and natural wooing scenes. :o Although, IDK that Canadians have anything particular against the British, maybe I missed something, haha.
Should also note that I third the vote for England/Canada. \o/
Re: England/Canada & Russia/Canada "Chasing Rain" 3/?
anonymous
May 11 2009, 02:02:02 UTC
I'm really enjoying this so far and can't wait to read more ^_^
And I 4th (unless someone comments before me in which case I 5th or whatever it should be) the vote for Eng/Can, if only because it's rare. (Or maybe Eng/Can/Rus? That's a pairing I've yet to see)
Re: England/Canada & Russia/Canada "Chasing Rain" 3/?
anonymous
May 11 2009, 03:20:12 UTC
OH SWEET YES, GET MORE OF YOUR PEEPS TO VOTE!!!!!!
Not that uh, I have a vested interest in one pairing or another. Nope. Not at all. It's not that I don't like England/Canada....it's more like I'm not a fan of just england the character.
R-right now it's 2 rus/can against 4 eng/can.
reCaptcha!: Dominated tamper. You bet your sweet ass~
4th Eng/Can voter~
anonymous
May 11 2009, 03:36:24 UTC
You know, you don't have to go with who wins the vote considering you're the author and OP doesn't care who wins :P Go with who you want to win. Besides, knowing how much I tend to lurk, I'd be willing to be you've got quite a few Rus/Can lurkers who don't want to comment for one reason or another :)
For the record, I am a fan of Rus/Can and would be happy with that outcome. I only voted Eng/Can because of how rare it is. Go with what you want though ♥
Re: 4th Eng/Can voter~
anonymous
May 11 2009, 04:03:44 UTC
ffffttt I feel the same way. I typed "earth" eight times before I realized I was getting it wrong every single time. Don't worry about it! The voting is a ploy to get people to read your request, since it's an awesome request. Shhh!!! Secretive!!! *winkwink*
Re: 3rd Eng/Can bandwagoning
anonymous
May 11 2009, 04:12:50 UTC
(like I said above, shhh! a ploy to get people to read! Nah man it's cool, don't worry about it - I think the culminating fight I have going between ivan and arthur is pretty much what I want, so I'm happy after that. ps. It'll be epic.)
reCaptcha: 9 1/2-year-old-lifetime Cull8en. You can't see it, but I'm slightly bug-eyed. It didn't want me to post this comment?
“I’m sorry.”
He jerked up, staring at one of his two fathers.
“Beg pardon,” Matt said.
Arthur sighed. “I said, I’m sorry. For how I have been treating you - how I did treat you. It wasn’t fair and nothing I say will make it right. But I need you to know, I regret it. I’m the one who has paid the price for underestimating you.”
Arthur loathed apologizing, but it seemed right. He couldn’t get any further into Matt’s heart if he didn’t address this huge road block; make the boy see he knew he’d done wrong.
He thought it would be painful, humiliating. It was of course, more than that though Arthur was surprised with how sincere this became. He had only meant it to appease Matthew, and now he realized he’d gladly do away with his pride just to see the boy smile.
He did, of course. Even when he was unhappy Matthew would smile - this one was secretive, private and Arthur longed to ask what he was thinking.
“Okay. Thanks, Arthur. I mean it - I . It means a lot coming from you,” Matt said. Here he picked and pulled at the scone without putting any to his lips.
“I know my people might not really warm up to you anytime soon, but I can still appreciate what you did, eh?” The blond smiled, teeth gleaming in the warm afternoon light. “If you or Francis hadn’t really found me, I would probably be raised by Ivan still.”
Damn that frozen-hearted Ruskie, couldn’t he leave Matthew and him in peace for five minutes? Arthur put his cup down with more force than necessary, and it badly started Matt.
“Sorry, but - you said still. You knew him before you knew France or I?”
The blond head bobbed nervously. “Y-yeah, Arthur, our lands used to be joined, remember? Look it doesn’t matter, eh? It’s in the past. And it never turned out that way; you guys found me, so it’s alright.” The heaviness of distress seemed to have been swept clean from Matt’s brow, and he was smiling again.
Arthur was helpless, his anger vanishing when the boy looked like that. He stood slowly, moving to sit down beside him. He tried to still the moth-like trembling of his hand, delicately touching the boy’s hair, soft and woven between his fingers. The tenderness of such a discovery opened another pleasure in him.
“Aha, I know it needs to be cut a little-”
“No!” he yelped. He cleared his throat and tried again, gentleness a foreign thing still. “N-no. It’s fine, it used to remind me of France but now I think it suits you.”
The mouth worked, unsure of what shape to take. Finally it settled on a rather peaceful smile, completely at odds with the mischievous eyes. Slim knuckles brushed across his thigh while the sound of his own heartbeat reverberated in his ears.
“I kinda thought so too.” Matt whispered.
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In which Arthur woo's Canada. So I have 2 votes for Eng/Can, and 1 for Rus/Can. THere still more to go, so I'll keep tally.
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Should also note that I third the vote for England/Canada. \o/
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Otay! 3 to 1! Rus/Can shippers better step up to the plate if they want a fighting chance!
c'mon guys it's my OTP, just vote
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And I 4th (unless someone comments before me in which case I 5th or whatever it should be) the vote for Eng/Can, if only because it's rare. (Or maybe Eng/Can/Rus? That's a pairing I've yet to see)
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I'm actually hoping for Russia/Canada, the man needs a little bit of golden haired sunshine in his life.
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Not that uh, I have a vested interest in one pairing or another. Nope. Not at all. It's not that I don't like England/Canada....it's more like I'm not a fan of just england the character.
R-right now it's 2 rus/can against 4 eng/can.
reCaptcha!: Dominated tamper. You bet your sweet ass~
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For the record, I am a fan of Rus/Can and would be happy with that outcome. I only voted Eng/Can because of how rare it is. Go with what you want though ♥
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Sorry for the confusion!! ^^;
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reCaptcha: 9 1/2-year-old-lifetime Cull8en. You can't see it, but I'm slightly bug-eyed. It didn't want me to post this comment?
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Ah, this fic is soooooo lovely, really <3
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Ffff- I'd like to vote for some Rus/Can, however my reCAPTCHA says "views everyone" so my vote shall be for a fantastic threesome XD
...but really, it's up to you how it ends. I'd be happy with any choice XD
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