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Tweak says, "I don't like you. Leave!"

Roger James Timothy Davies (rogeringdavies) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2014-09-20 11:53:00

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character: marcus flint, character: roger davies

RP: A Day on the Town
Who: Roger and Marcus

What: Roger and Marcus' Excellent Adventure in Muggle London, with bonus pining. Seriously, so much pining.

Where: Starts at Roger's flat, then around London

When: Saturday 20th of September, 9am

Rating: NSFW - Language

Roger was not pacing. He was just moving around his flat in a repetitive and agitated manner. Appleby had lost their game last night, and he'd been pretty shattered - convinced that the loss had been his fault somehow. In order to cheer himself up, he'd decided to move forward on his plans to show Marcus around Muggle London. Mainly because he wanted to see Marcus, but also because he had a fairly good idea that the older man had wanted to drown himself after their loss.

So now he was dressed - in Muggle clothes - and was pacing around his apartment, waiting for Marcus to arrive. He had an excellent day planned for them, and now all he needed was for the man himself to arrive. He was just thinking of flinging himself onto the couch when there was a knock on the door. Grinning, Roger rushed down the hall, down the stairs, and opened the front door. "Hey you," he said with a massive grin.

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marcedflint
2014-10-05 07:44 pm UTC (link)

With a snort and a roll of his eyes, Marcus didn't respond to that, unable to think of anything appropriate to say, though he couldn't quite shake the desire to mess with the bandage again. Knowing it wasn't a good idea, and that the tattoo needed time to heal, was what kept him from doing so, because the last thing he would want was to somehow mess it up.

Marcus could feel his eyebrows furrowing together in confusion at the statement, and after a brief pause answered, "Of course she is. And I can't think of anything that would 'come between us', as you say." Hell, she'd stood by him through the war and his imprisonment, so it seemed unlikely that there would be anything that could break their bond.

There was still something off about Roger's smile, though Marcus couldn't pinpoint why that would be, and made a note to pay better attention to the younger man's mood for the rest of the afternoon. "That all sounds wonderful," he said, offering a smile of his own. He'd specifically not planned anything else for today so that he and Roger could take as much time as needed. Chuckling lightly at the comment about the tube, he shrugged and said, "I'm sure I could manage it better the second time around."

He followed Roger without question, letting him cast the charm even though he was more than capable of doing so himself - he was concentrating more on the warmth emanating from where Roger had his hand for the Side-Along. Looking out over the view, Marcus was quiet for a moment before glancing back over at Roger as he said, "It's amazing."

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rogeringdavies
2014-10-06 04:03 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, well that's... That's wonderful, Marcus," Roger said, a stab of pain coursing through him. Really, this was good. No matter what Oliver or Pansy thought, at least now Marcus was firmly unattainable. "She's a very lucky girl." And I'm completely heartbroken, he'd have liked to have said. "I must meet her some day, I can't believe I didn't know you had a girlfriend," he added instead.

"You're an easy boy to please," Roger said teasingly, smiling properly despite himself. "I'm glad you like my plan for the day." He tilted his head and stared pointedly at Marcus for a second. "Cap, the Tube network is like a Cretan maze! Except that it's not a maze. Also you can't get out just by keeping your hand on one wall and following the path..." He made a face and continued, "So really what I'm saying is that it's nothing like a Cretan maze ignore that. It's like a... thing that is hard. Not in a dirty way."

Roger grinned at Marcus and made an apologetic face. "Sorry for casting the charm on you by the by, I just sort of um... Sorry." Shaking his embarrassment off, he made a flourishing gesture at the building in front of them. "This is the Clock Tower, also known as Big Ben. It's part of the British Parliament which governs the country. Technically the Minister for Magic has a seat in the House of Commons, but the Muggles don't know it. D'you want to take a closer look?"

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marcedflint
2014-10-07 01:27 am UTC (link)

Marcus was so taken aback by that comment that he actually stopped walking for a moment as he tried to parse what Roger had just said before continuing forward as he tried to clarify. "I don't. She's not... Bryony and I are not 'together', in any sense," he said with a shake of his head, dodging a woman with two children in a stroller. Dragging his fingers through his hair, he took a deep breath - he disliked talking about this, but it seemed... important, that Roger understand.

His tone was almost flat, though his words were halting as he explained, "For the majority of my life, I thought we were going to get married. It was never completely official - even the Cappers aren't old fashioned enough to still hold with arranged marriages - but it sort of... went without saying." Though, from his understanding, his aunt and uncle had done a lot of speaking of it while Bryony had been at Hogwarts with them. "And then after everything, when I was released, I asked her father for permission. He wouldn't allow it." Ephron's quiet but firm No had felt a lot like the cell door slamming shut again, another reminder of all the things he had been incapable of doing right. "But we're still close, and she knows me better than anyone," he finished, shrugging his shoulders, unsure what else he could say on that matter.

Chuckling at the teasing tone, Marcus inclined his head slightly as he agreed, "Yeah, probably." He'd learned to be appreciative of small things, and if that translated to happiness that was easy to come by, he couldn't complain about the result. Laughing again at Roger's response, he retorted, "I said I could do it better the second time around, not that I'd want to try it without you."

"No apology needed," he told the younger man, studying the building as Roger spoke about it. Though it was obviously an older structure, it looked so different from what he was accustomed to that he was nodding in agreement to Roger's suggestion before he'd even finishing speaking.

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rogeringdavies
2014-10-07 02:03 pm UTC (link)

Roger lifted his eyebrows for a moment as an almost palpable air of relief rushed over him. "You're not... Oh. OH! Sorry I just sort of assumed-" he trailed off as Marcus ran his fingers through his hair and he was forced to concentrate on trying to stop blood rushing to certain parts of his anatomy. "I uh, I didn't mean to assume."

"Oh well that's..." He felt the rush of hope in his chest fizzle and die. Sure, they weren't together, but Marcus had asked her to marry him. Surely that had meant something? The fact that she hadn't fought to be with him suddenly and rather irrationally filled Roger with rage. If he couldn't have Marcus than surely at least the older man deserved someone amazing - someone that would fight for him no matter what. "That's... I'm sorry Marcus. It sucks that you couldn't marry the girl you loved. Maybe in the future?" He closed his eyes for a moment, then pasted on a bright smile. "I mean, I imagine she'd be sad about it. I'd marry you myself in a heartbeat," he said in what he hoped to every possible deity was a jocular tone, though he rather doubted that it was.

Roger laughed and nodded in response. "I'm perfectly happy to whore myself out as your personal tube rider," he said before making a horrified face. "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph that was one of the most... That is like a line from a gay porno, Merlin's fucking balls." He paused and covered his eyes with his hand for a moment, then began to laugh. "Okay why don't I try that again. I'm perfectly happy to show you how to ride the tube okay?"

Laughing, Roger through his arm around Marcus' shoulders and led him across the road and closer to the building. He told himself the utterly unnecessary physical contact was so that Marcus wouldn't get hit by a car on the busy road, but really deep down he knew it was he could be closer to the other man. "I don't think we could sneak in, even with the disillusionment charms, but we can look closer? Also, here," he reached into his pocket and took out a camera. "Do you want a photo?"

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marcedflint
2014-10-14 02:37 am UTC (link)

Marcus shrugged, trying to cover the way the bottom of his stomach at dropped out at Roger and marriage in the same thought before he pushed the concept away altogether. "Unlikely," he admitted. "That ship sailed a long time ago. And we're better as friends anyway." As awful as it had been at the time, he could understand now why Bryony's father had made the decision he did to not allow the engagement. It wouldn't have been fair, to either of them, but he was more concerned with Bryony having the opportunity to find someone who would make her happy.

A chuckle burst out of him unexpectedly at Roger's facial expression, because he only partially understood how that could be something inappropriate, but by the younger man's reaction to his own words, the statement had obviously not come out as intended. "Sounds like a plan," he answered, still grinning.

Letting Roger physically lead him was no trouble, though somewhere in the back of Marcus' mind he knew that that in and of itself was strange, because usually he wasn't fond of people touching him randomly or without warning. But Roger was the exception to a lot of things, and he followed the younger man without question. Looking out over the view, he had to turn to look at Roger's question. He smiled, almost shyly at the question, and then answered, "Sure."

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rogeringdavies
2014-10-14 06:42 am UTC (link)

Roger was overcome with an overwhelming desire to hug his friend, but pushed it down because he wasn't sure he could have stopped himself from turning it into something more. "Well I'll have to meet this girl who you loved but didn't marry," he said with a strange twist of his lips. He was still deeply jealous of course, but if she was important to Marcus then she would be important to Roger.

Marcus's laugh only made him blush deeper. "Oh god, I'm just going to go fling myself into traffic," he said with a groan. "I wasn't trying to insinuate that I'd like you to you know, that I'd like to sit on your," he looked down at Marcus' crotch involuntarily and blushed again. "Right, excellent I'll show you how to use the tube network more another time."

Grinning, Roger took out an old film camera and prodded Marcus into position before snapping a photo. He paused and considered for a moment, then moved in next to Marcus and took another snap of them both. "Right," he said with a grin, pocketing the camera turning to stare at the other man. "How's about we head to Trafalgar Square," he asked, pointing out where they needed to go, discreetly reapplying his disillusionment charm and disapparating.

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marcedflint
2014-10-19 02:26 am UTC (link)

"Any time," Marcus agreed with a nod, because he couldn't see any reason why the two sides of his life should stay in complete ignorance of one another.

He took a little bit of pleasure in Roger's blush, since it was so rare for the tables to be turned in this manner - usually the younger man was the one making him blush. "Sounds like a plan," he managed to say with a straight face, though there was a hint of grin at the corner for his mouth after he spoke.

His smile was a little more genuine for the picture that had both of them, for reasons that, as always, were better left unexamined. "Lead the way," he said, smile still firmly on his face as he extended his arm and hand for the Side-Along.

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rogeringdavies
2014-10-19 05:30 pm UTC (link)

Roger grinned tightly and nodded. "I look forward to it," he lied smoothly, knowing full well that it would be absolute torture but also that any torture was worth it to be near Marcus.

He groaned and pointed an accusing finger at the other man. "Is this how I act when you fumble and blush; all sexy- err I mean small smiles and understanding nods? If so I am so sorry Marcus for being a twat," he said, poking his tongue out and hoping the accidental mention of sexiness would go unnoticed.

They landed in Charring Cross, their disillusionment charms meaning that people automatically began walking around them without really noticing. Grinning, Roger let his drop and led the way up the steps and into the square. "So this is Trafalgar Square, he said helpfully. "Named to commemorate the Battle of Trafalgar. What do you think?"

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