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Also, imagine Alfred to be whatever age you wish. I had the idea for him to be on the way to maturity (as will be apparent later), but not all the way there yet by a long shot.
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Arthur stepped off the boat and breathed in the smell of forest, of sand, of warm sun and frosty mountains. He truly loved the smell of America.
Speaking of whom...
This was strange. Alfred was usually tripping over his own feet to run out and greet him. Now, he didn't even see the boy anywhere. He took off his hat and scanned the area, searching for that small golden head that should be rocketing toward him any minute now--
"ARTHUR!"
"What--"
WHAMArthur landed on his face with something very giggly (and a whole lot heavier than he remembered) latched onto his back. He pushed himself up, stuck between catching his breath and trying not to breathe dirt, and reached around him to ( ... )
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I can't wait to read the next part!
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The next part is in progress!
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"Why are you doing this, again?"
"Because your hands are filthy."
"I'm not a girl, you know."
"That doesn't matter. You should still have presentable hands. Otherwise you appear uncivilized and unprofessional."
"Fine. But do you really have to use the stone ( ... )
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*nosebleeds*
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It's gonna get better. Just...not tonight. I find I write better when I'm not sleep-deprived.
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Arthur ultimately decided that alcohol wasn't the best option at this point, given the circumstances, and ended up in his room for the rest of the night, waiting for Alfred to go to bed. When he had heard Alfred's door close for the night and waited an hour, he ventured into the kitchen for a glass of wine to calm his nerves.
He was approaching the door to Alfred's room when he heard something that made him stop deaed in his tracks. The door to his room hadn't been closed all the way, and from inside, Arthur could hear that his breath had become rapid and uneven, and that he was by no means still.
Oh, god, is he alright? Later, Arthur would blame this thought for starting the large cluster of problems that arose that night. To be fair, it could have been anything: sickness, some kind of fit, he could have hurt himself, he could be in serious pain and Arthur wouldn't have known while he was locked away sulking ( ... )
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I'm SO excited for more. <3
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Anon. Anon...! This...!
Honestly, I like the switching of perspectives. It's refreshing, IMO.
Also, there is just the right amount of angst; not too much, but just right.
Oh carry on, author!anon. Carry on...
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Also, here be ellipsis abuse. Just saying.The next night, as well as quite a few after it, passed with relative calm. Each morning, they would have breakfast, talk about everything going on in this colony or that country, make jokes and laugh with each other. In the afternoon, they would go out and visit the city, or they would go riding somewhere new, or they would simply stay at home and enjoy each other's company, playing games in the field outside his house and racing each other around the world and back again, just for the sheer fun of it. In the evening, Arthur would teach ( ... )
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Was it alright, to want this? To want to feel him, all of him, hold him tightly and never let go, not ever, never let anyone else have him, keep him all to himself? Was it alright for a colony to want to possess his country?
No, he didn't want to possess Arthur, not in any way that would put him in a position of power over him...at least, not yet.
No, if anything, he wanted Arthur to possess him, to make him his, consume him, touch him everywhere, everywhere he couldn't reach on his own, and everywhere he could. But, Arthur still saw him as a child...he just wouldn't take him seriously. There was no way he would do something like that, something ( ... )
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