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Dean Thomas (artisgratia) wrote in pandorarpg,
@ 2011-12-01 21:38:00

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!status: complete, ^date: november 05 2003, character: dean thomas, character: justin finch-fletchley

Lunchtime!
Characters: Dean and Justin (Seamus is at work)
Setting: Dean and Seamus's place, noon.
Summary: Dean makes lunch for Justin and tries for normal conversation.
Rating: Worksafe, but Justin's involved so...

Dean decided that the best thing for him to do was keep busy. If he hadn't had Justin come over for lunch or plan to go out later, he'd probably be dwelling too much on all the death surrounding the wizarding world. That Zurlo guy. Harry. Zacharias's father. Now this Rosalind Bungs person he didn't know was rumored to be dead as well. Dean shook his head and turned the heat on the chicken down to low. It was done cooking and simply needed to be kept warm until Justin arrived.

Justin had requested a repeat of the Indian cuisine they'd had the day after he'd spent the night in their spare bedroom. Justin hadn't eaten much then, and Dean suspected he was ready to demolish lunch properly this time around. Dean finished setting the table and waited for Justin to show up. Since Seamus had picked up an extra shift to make up for the ones he'd missed, it meant it was just be the two of them.

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	basilisk_srvivr 2011-12-31 05:05 am UTC (link)
	"I lived that year with you, mate - well, not in person, but you know what I mean." He looked down at the table, not knowing what to say to that. "I don't know how to not let it rule me, Dean. Every bit of me is telling me to run as far as I can, and take everyone I love with me. It's hard to live if you're dead." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

artisgratia
2011-12-31 05:08 am UTC (link)

Dean reached out and placed a hand over Justin's. "It's also hard to live if you hide from life. You let it not rule you by living your life as you would if nothing different was happening. Drink, eat, spend time with friends, have a good shag or three. Live."

Dean smiled, just a bit. "Easier said than done, but I'm right here living too Justin. We'll get through this, all right?"

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basilisk_srvivr
2011-12-31 05:13 am UTC (link)

Justin nodded reluctantly. Normally he was ever the optimist, thinking the best of everyone, but this had completely bowled over his point of view on everything.

"I'll try." And try he did to put a smile on his face, and managed a small one.

"We've more important things to worry about anyway - such as what to get me for my birthday. I'm still counting on that threesome with you and Seamus." It was a little forced, but he was making the effort - for his friend.

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artisgratia
2011-12-31 05:17 am UTC (link)

Dean snorted. "Right, don't hold your breath on that, right?" Dean teased him in response. "Now, get back to lunch. I've some more beers we can crack open and even some afters to enjoy. so eat up and we'll make plans for you birthday...that probably won't involve threesomes."

He appreciated the effort, and he would do his best to keep Justin in good spirits. In times like these, friends needed each other.

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