Anarchist AU
*(the spring stretches long and lonely; in early February, Laertes meets a pleasant fellow of about his age who works as a clerk for the college, and they go out for dinner a few times before the experience grows awkward and too-intimate. he understands that he is craving intimacy, and that letters and calls simply do not suffice--in late March, he lets himself kiss a visiting Spanish scholar, and discovers that he does not regret it terribly much. they take the visitor's honorarium and have dinner at a fine restaurant in town, then return to the hotel and kiss one another until they can scarcely breathe.
it eases him to have done it. he sees no reason to tell Bernardo about it.)
when the spring term ends at Bernardo's college, Laertes will be waiting for him at the airport, ready to fold him close and kiss his hair*
it eases him to have done it. he sees no reason to tell Bernardo about it.)
when the spring term ends at Bernardo's college, Laertes will be waiting for him at the airport, ready to fold him close and kiss his hair*