WWII AU continued

[jarndyceheir]

Rock clearing was infinitely worse with sore and cramping muscles, and the drizzle made Richard fear he'd never be properly warm or dry again. He kept an eye on Tom as best he could, but really had nothing he could offer the other man now except his own silent support. Regardless of whether Tom continued to call him "sir" or not, there was really

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[notallworthy]

"You!" One of the gaurds moved down towards Richard and grabbed him roughly by the arm. "Are you stupid? Pick it up!" He yelled in German and shoved Richard forward so that he landed in the mud next to his dropped rock.

Tom couldn't stop himself from shouting, "Sir!" and running over to helpo him up.

[jarndyceheir]

Richard's arms didn't lock properly to catch him, and he hit his head hard against the road as he fell. Blinking, he tried to struggle to his feet, not even properly registering Tom running over for a moment.

The guard, however, registered it fine, and turned, leveling his gun at Tom. "Get back to work!" he shouted in German. "And stay out of this."

[notallworthy]

Tom looked from Richard to the guard and back again. After a moment's hesitation, he backed down and went to his own rock, still anxiously watching Richard.

Typist: Please ignore all of the typos in that last comment.

[jarndyceheir]

T: I saw nothing... *innocent*

Richard managed to drag himself to his feet, though it took a moment. His arms felt rubbery and distant and his eyes were taking longer than they should to focus properly, but he stood.