HB drabble: Last Caress [Akhtar/Scripps, general]
Title: Last Caress Author: celandineb Fandom: History Boys Pairing: Akhtar/Scripps Rating: general (innuendo) Summary: It's the day before they leave for university. Note: For koshweasley who wanted Scripps, Akhtar, "last day before Cambridge."
The cricket pitch was deserted this windy Saturday afternoon, except for themselves, met seemingly by chance the day before they went up to their respective colleges.
Scripps's hands were jammed into his pockets as he kicked at a tussock, the fabric of his trousers pulled tight. Akhtar knew the signal.
"Behind the shed," he suggested.
Afterward he lent Scripps the handkerchief that his mother always tucked into his pocket. He would wash it out himself, or perhaps keep it for a while, something to remind him.
"I'll write," said Scripps.
"Yeah," said Akhtar, and touched Scripps's face, a last caress.