Arthur loves the night. The air is still, like it has been during the day these past few hellish weeks, but blessedly cool instead. He has peace to think and space to walk and the cats are out, so what more could he need?
The stars glimmer overhead like so many eyes, his only witnesses. There’s the barest hint of light in the east. Arthur takes a deep breath and just stops on the corner, allowing himself to feel.
He hears a clatter from a few houses down and looks over in time to see a small figure slinking out of the shadow of some bins.
“Hey, lovely,” he murmurs, clicking his tongue softly as he strides over. When he re
The Shopping Trip (USUK) by justwhymsical, literature
Literature
The Shopping Trip (USUK)
“Alfred, no.”
“Alfred yes!”
“Alfred. No.”
“But Aaaaartie!”
Arthur will not look at the eyes. Arthur will not look at the eyes. Arthur will not- He looks at the eyes. “You know my pool is for laps, not splashing around,” is all he can manage.
The eyes only get bigger as Alfred wraps his arms around the box. “That doesn’t matter! It’s still a pool!”
“Yes, but-”
“And it’s right here! Right in our path! It’s gotta be destiny or something!”
Arthur sighs through his nose and curses the layout of the store. Of course the gi
The volunteer E.R. ambulance driver really was hot. Twenty-four, American, with blond hair, bright blue eyes, and an extremely well-built form. Arthur had been taken with him since the moment he saw the man nearly four years ago. But he was only around from May to the end of August, so the English nurse figured he was in school and volunteered whenever summertime rolled around. Arthur didn't see him too often as he usually stayed in the ambulance, but it made his day a little brighter whenever he caught glimpse of him.
"Oi, Arthur, your little lovebird's got a shift tonight." Gilbert, another nurse, chuckled as he passed. "Do ya even know hi
“Hello,” Arthur says, and Alfred nearly shits himself.
“Jesus, Arthur, you scared me!” It takes a minute for Alfred to right himself in the bottom of the boat, for his shin and elbow to stop stinging. When he looks over the side, he’s met with a shit-eating, sharp grin.
“I know.”
“You’re mean,” Alfred tells him, pouting. Still, he helps the merman into his boat, careful of all the fins and lures hanging off him. “Do you gotta do that every time?”
Arthur shrugs. “I find it amusing. Your face today was particularly rich.”
“Asshole.”
“Hmm.
Forest Laboratory (USUK) by justwhymsical, literature
Literature
Forest Laboratory (USUK)
Arthur had never been this deep in the forest before. He had passed familiar territory an hour ago, but his curiosity drove him on. Something had happened a few days ago, a sound like an explosion in the middle of the worst thunderstorm he could remember. The forest had become a solace to the Brit, far from his homeland in the middle of nowhere, America, and he wanted to make sure nothing bad had happened to it.
He took another swig from his water bottle and sighed. He’d already been walking for over two hours, and the sun had just passed its highest point in the sky. If he didn’t find anything soon, he’d have to turn back-