[after this]

Blood and cards flying ( Read more... )

It had been a good Saint Patrick's ( Read more... )

[following this]Getting Connor upstairs was actually the easy part. Too out of it to walk on his own, Josh just picked him up - mindful of the arm - and carried him ( Read more... )

Part of him is screaming about proper burial, that Murphy deserves better than to rot in his bed.
Oh, the priests and the friars
They approach me in dread
He just can't bring himself to voice it. Can't even find the will to scream at their sister about her treating Murph's body as if he were still alive.
Oh, for I love you still ( Read more... )

[after this]

It took them too long to get back to their rooms. Almost couldn't find the keys once they were; in the end, he had to lower his brother to the floor and search through his pockets.

(Wouldn't that be a lovely end to it, yer neighbors looking out an' thinkin' ya killed yer twin over the doorkeys?)

A sob as he opened the door

(No more ( Read more... )

[after this]He didn't think he could stand much more ( Read more... )

[hours after this.]

Sleep wouldn't come at all that night.

Damn him! Why couldn't he have stayed back in Boston, in his ivory towers of academia - leave Murphy the insanity of Milliways as a sanctuary from all those accusations?

"You're starting to act more like them than yourself!"Because it was the only way to survive in that world, couldn't ( Read more... )

"Connor?"

He doesn't respond. Doesn't even seem to realize Murphy's there. He just keeps walking.

"What d'ya think yer up ta, deartháir?" Slightly nervous tone to his voice as he follows.

Connor stops in front of the door. Looks back for a moment - looks through him - before turning the knob ( Read more... )

"Ya fucked up."

He says it to the other man - himself. A bit older, with longer hair, but still Murphy MacManus.

"Ya sure about that, Murph?" Cocky grin (and Christ, how'd Connor ever keep from killing him if he acted like that?) as he takes a silver coin from his pocket ( Read more... )

He's looked through just about every table, booth, and corner of the bar, but no Connor ( Read more... )