I requested a drabble from wednesday42's meme and now I'm repostin'. PROMPT ME, YO. I don't care if you repost it to do the meme yourself; break the rules, just prompt away
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The man at the checkout desk peers over his thick glasses as Walter plunks down his pile of books. “Good afternoon,” he drones.
Walter gives a curt nod, as uninterested in small talk as the librarian clearly is.
After handing over his library card he allows his attention to drift while the man processes the history book at the top of stack. Dan is browsing the community bulletin board with his own armful of books, and Walter takes a moment to quietly watch him.
The librarian makes a sound between coughing and choking.
Walter looks down at the book in his hands: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask). On the cover of the next book in the stack Kama Sutra is printed in gold script
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OMG OMG how did I miss this D: LJ YOU SUCK AT NOTIFICATIONS
So, oh god, where to start. The fact that they are obviously in some sort of relationship but they're being standoffish in public, the fact that Ror doesn't want Dan to know about the books, even though it's related to him, his utter mortification when the librarian comments (everyone's worst nightmare, because mostly people just check out your book/video/whatever without a word), the fact that he went to the PUBLIC LIBRARY for this info (oh walter, such a dork sometimes!)
I think the thing I like best though - it's so tiny - is Walter's attention drifting to just kind of watch Dan, before the humiliation begins. It's just this lovely little touch of normalcy, and i love it. <3 <3
Walter gives a curt nod, as uninterested in small talk as the librarian clearly is.
After handing over his library card he allows his attention to drift while the man processes the history book at the top of stack. Dan is browsing the community bulletin board with his own armful of books, and Walter takes a moment to quietly watch him.
The librarian makes a sound between coughing and choking.
Walter looks down at the book in his hands: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid to Ask). On the cover of the next book in the stack Kama Sutra is printed in gold script ( ... )
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So, oh god, where to start. The fact that they are obviously in some sort of relationship but they're being standoffish in public, the fact that Ror doesn't want Dan to know about the books, even though it's related to him, his utter mortification when the librarian comments (everyone's worst nightmare, because mostly people just check out your book/video/whatever without a word), the fact that he went to the PUBLIC LIBRARY for this info (oh walter, such a dork sometimes!)
I think the thing I like best though - it's so tiny - is Walter's attention drifting to just kind of watch Dan, before the humiliation begins. It's just this lovely little touch of normalcy, and i love it. <3 <3
Thank you so much!
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