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Harry Fisher ([info]social_climber) wrote in [info]toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-06-21 20:16:00

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Entry tags:character development, harry_fisher, nell_abbot

Harry and Nell; At the End of the Day
Subject: At the End of the Day
Where: Harry's Town House
Who: Nell Abbot
Warnings: TBA
Open to: Nell Abbot


He was tired, tired down to his bones. It was probably clear from the way he sat on the edge of the bed, head tilted upwards to examine the plaster moulding on the ceiling as he unfastened the Cravat. He folded the length of material once it had been freed, and lay it down on the back of the chair, where a few minutes ago he has carefully arranged his discarded jacket.

He stood, removing his shirt and letting that drop into the chair too, before stretching his shoulders. He'd not been at the Theatre as much as he normally would have been. He'd been escorting the boys, or arranging an escort of others in his employ to make sure the boys got around safely. He was worried, very worried, and he was letting it wear him out. Perhaps that was what Slater wanted; for Harry to worry himself ragged, and then, once he was useless, Slater would just walk in and take over. But Harry wasn't about to let that happen...

"Tired, Nell?" He asked the boy, glancing over his shoulder and smiling slightly, "Been rehearsing hard again, have you?" Harry added, knowing from Will that the majority of the boys, those who hadn't skived off, had spent the day going over lines again and again. He would watch, tomorrow. They were doing very well, even without him breathing down their necks. Harry was, honest to god, surprised and delighted about how well the boys had taken to Shakespeare. It was good to know that the boys talent wasn't limited to their usual shows. Nell had proved himself to be quite the Classical performer.

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-21 08:06 pm UTC (link)
"No trouble," Nell agreed. "Although that play you picked for us is becoming dreary and I don't like Robin so it will be the most unlikely Romeo and Juliet ever."

He looked around for a nightshirt or something Harry meant for him to wear, unable to see anything laid out. "My bed clothes? Are they in the other room?" He asked, referring to the room Harry had set up for him when he was playing ward for the women Harry brought home.

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-21 08:13 pm UTC (link)
Harry lifted his head slightly from the cushion of his arms, "Why would they be in there? Are you cold?" He asked, slightly surprised. "Get in, Nell. Come on." He said, nodding his head towards the covers, unfolding one of his arms and pulling the quilts back to allow the boy into the bed. "Sometimes I don't know what you're thinking."

"You and Robin still scrapping then?" He asked, waiting to see if Nell would join him. "I though working together might do you some good, make you get on a bit better. I'd rather you both not fight, you know." He said, leaning his head back, eyes studying the canopy above.

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-21 08:17 pm UTC (link)
Nell looked at him with a confused expression on his face.
"I'm not going to the room you had set up for me?" He asked, stepping a little closer to the bed. Harry wanted them to sleep in the same bed, naked, together. As much as that excited him it also worried him, and made his heart ache a little for Viv.

"Well you could have solved it better than by trying to make us kiss."

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-21 08:27 pm UTC (link)
"You can, if you want. I'd rather you stay with me, to be honest." Harry replied, looking back to Nell again, shifting onto his side. "You should know that you're welcome here, Nell. You don't have to sleep in another room, Nell. You know that." He said, "I'd like to talk to you."

He smiled then slightly, "Oh? I suppose it hasn't worked then?" He asked, gesturing again for Nell to join him. "Don't you want to do the play?"

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-21 09:10 pm UTC (link)
Nell crawled into bed next to Harry, pulling the covers over him and settling against the pillows. "What did you want to talk to me about?"

"No it hadn't." He agreed, drawing his knees up to his chest and the blankets with them. "I do, I just...find it hard at some scenes."

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-21 09:22 pm UTC (link)
"The theatre. Things." Harry said, sitting up a little so as to better speak to the boy, leaning against the cushions and the carefully carved headboard. He was proud of this bed; it had been a bloody good find, and worth a lot more than he'd paid for it. But then again, a lot of things in the Town House had been acquired through less than legal means. "I've been very worried about you. You and the others. With Slater poking his nose in, and this list..." He was still waiting for something, anything to happen regarding the list on names Viv had given him. Something was bound to happen, something big, any time soon. He hadn't been sleeping well, sleeping at all some nights, waiting for that something to happen. "I want you to stay here over night till it's all blown over."

"Do you want them cut? I mean, it'll hardly been as crowd-pulling as your little Ganymede, but we can do, if you want. Just go for the classic retelling. Although the balcony scene has to stay."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-21 09:27 pm UTC (link)
Nell nodded, wrapping his arms around Harry and letting him rest against him.
"I can stay, but what about everyone else? Won't they be in danger too?" He asked, not liking the idea of leaving anyone, not even Robin, to Slater's hands.

"What? And lose all our old clients? They don't come to see Shakespeare, Harry, you know that."

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-22 08:06 am UTC (link)
"I'm hardly going to let Slater walk in and kidnap them Nell, am I? Course they'll be alright. But Slater came to see you, didn't he? Came and wanted to take you away, you out of all of the other. So I'd like you to sleep here, where I know you'll be extra safe." He explains, smiling as Nell moves up against him, wrapping his arm around the boy.

"You're right. But if you and Robin don't want to do the scenes..." He shrugs, "You'll both be doing your best, won't you? Otherwise, if you do the scenes or not, the old clients won't be happy."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-22 09:51 am UTC (link)
Nell nodded, felling still unsure about the whole thing. He didn't think if it had been one of the other boy's that Slater had asked for Harry would have them sleep here with him, but he dismissed that thought, pressing closer to Harry, enjoying the warmth of his body.

"I am trying my best, and I suppose Robin isn't so bad when he stops treating me like I'm lower than him." He said, sniffing.

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-22 09:54 am UTC (link)
"Is that what he's been doing?" Harry said, unimpressed. "I've told him to stop lording it over everyone. What did he do, Nell?" He asks, hand reaching to stroke through the boy's hair. "And you always do your best."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-22 09:59 am UTC (link)
Nell made a non-committal noise, not wanting to get Robin into trouble over it, after all he had apologised and then it had been strange, as if he had been trying to compliment Nell but didn't have the courage to go through with the words.
"Oh, he called my customers perverts but I called him up on it. Said were they only perverts when they saw me or what did he call his own? and then he did say sorry."

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-22 02:46 pm UTC (link)
"Smart boy Nell." Harry replied, smiling slightly, finger-tips still stroking through Nell's hair. "But I think Robin's getting too big for his boots. I may have to talk to him again." He murmured, turning his head slightly and kissing the boy's hair. "I want you two to stop all these fights you keep having. It doesn't do anyone any good and I've got enough to think about. I'll speak to him as well as you."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-22 02:50 pm UTC (link)
Nell nodded, raising his hand to touch his lips - remembering just what the attempts to end their fight had caused. "I'll try to stop them, Harry." He said.

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-22 07:16 pm UTC (link)
"I know you will, Nell, I know. You're a good boy." Harry says, smiling at the young man, stroking over Nell's cheek with his chuckles. "You're my little star."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-22 07:18 pm UTC (link)
Nell wrapped his arms tightly around Harry, clinging to him. Everything at the theatre was becoming some difficult. He wanted to go back to how it had been when it was just him and Harry together, making it work.

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-22 08:32 pm UTC (link)
Harry frowned, glancing down at the boy, worried about his sudden change. "What's wrong, Nell? Aren't you happy?" He asked, fingers paused and moving to rest on Nell's slim shoulders.

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-22 09:10 pm UTC (link)
Nell shook his head quickly. He could hardly tell Harry about evening that was happening at the theatre, what he'd discovered about Viv and Robin. He'd just end up getting everyone into trouble.
"No, nothing. I am happy, I was just wondering..." The worry that had dogged him since his conversation with Viv surfaced again. "What's going to happen to me when you marry?"

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[info]social_climber
2008-06-23 07:16 am UTC (link)
Harry blinked, not having expected such a question, and now wondering what on earth the boy was worried about. "What's going to happen to you? I don't think anything'll happen, Nell. It doesn't change anything, does it? You know that well enough." He says, fingers moving again over Nell's skin, slowly this time. "And who says I'll find a woman silly enough to marry me? Can't know much about anything, a woman who agrees to marry Harry Fisher."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-06-23 10:19 am UTC (link)
Nell sighed softly. He knew Harry was simply being kind over this whole thing, after all he had met Lady Emelie and she was hardly a fool, a might romantically inclined, but not a fool.

He shook his head.
"I mean shouldn't I try to find a patron proper, you know, some one to fix me up in a nice place like this, with a nice little allowance for the rest of my life."

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[info]social_climber
2008-07-11 01:39 pm UTC (link)
Harry didn't reply straight away. Nell was right, of course. Finding himself a patron to keep him safe and happy and to look after him well was the best thing to do. He would be set up right then for the rest of his days; a house, money, companionship, everything. It was certainly the wisest thing to do. But somehow the idea of Nell doing that left him feeling cold, unhappy and undeniably hollow.

"Well... if you wanted to, you could find yourself a patron. Have all that sort of thing... or you could stay with me. Call me silly, Nell, but I wouldn't want to see you go. I'd look after you, get you a place, if you wanted..."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-07-11 01:51 pm UTC (link)
Nell settled his head on one side, looking at Harry for a moment or so.
"Would you?" He asked, not sure how he felt about it, not wanting to get his hopes up over it.

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[info]social_climber
2008-07-11 01:57 pm UTC (link)
"Yeah, why not?" Harry said, shifting in the bed to look at Nell, hand having moved from the boy's flesh to rest unmoving on the sheets. "I mean... get you a nice place not far from here.. somewhere comfortable. That is, if you wanted to move out. Or you could just live here... have your own rooms if you wanted..."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-07-11 02:01 pm UTC (link)
"Oh." Nell said, still not sure quite what Harry was offering. It didn't seem like the romantic living situation he had hoped for, more a suggestion of brotherly companionship. "That sounds...nice."

He didn't want to say no to Harry, but the idea of living some sort of celibate existance while Harry married and ignored him did not seem to Nell to be a happy prospect. He'd much rather find some rich, old man who'd be crazy over him, than love Harry from so close it would hurt.

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[info]social_climber
2008-07-11 02:08 pm UTC (link)
Harry smiled, happy. Nell would stay with him, be his lover, his companion, and save him from madness through a dry, loveless and in escence political marriage. Nell would be his lover, and stay in the town house, and all would be well. It was something he'd thought about, privately, for sometime. Ever since Nell had been coming back to the town house with his pimp, in fact. It was what he'd wanted for a long time, but hadn't allowed himself to voice, or to admit, even to himself on most occassions.

And now he had, and had spoken to Nell, and they were in agreement. Nell would be his, his sweet, beautiful little star.

Although something should have sparked his attention in the little lost way Nell responded. "Good. I mean... I'm glad, Nell. I'd rather you be here than with anyone else. I'd much rather you stay with me."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-07-11 02:12 pm UTC (link)
Nell smiled, he couldn't help it. It was sweet how Harry was so protective over him, he could almost lead himself to believe that Harry felt for him as more than a friend and business interest.
"I'd like that." He said quietly. After all, he could say one thing to Harry and do another. There was probably some man out there just waiting to give Nell a town house of his own.

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[info]social_climber
2008-07-11 02:18 pm UTC (link)
"I'd like it too." Harry said, hand moving up to stroke the boy's jaw, fingers resting on Nell's chin to hold him still as Harry leaned forward, pressing a kiss to the boy's forehead, and then one against Nell's lips. "I don't want to you leave."

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-07-11 02:21 pm UTC (link)
"Don't..." Nell whispered, the last thing he wanted were these fatherly, paternal kisses Harry was always giving him - on the forehead or cheek, ruffling his hair. It simply wasn't fair to touch him and not mean anything by it.

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[info]social_climber
2008-07-11 02:27 pm UTC (link)
Harry pulled back, frowning, head lilted to one side as much as his position on the bed allowed. "Don't?" He repeated, fingers still stroking the boy's jaw, the growing lust in his eyes melting into sadness and confussion. "Nell, I thought..." He began, sitting up slightly in the bed, free hand moving to stroke the boy's other cheek, cupping his face. "What's wrong, Nell? Aren't you happy?" He asked, heart almost breaking. He had thought everything was settled. Nell had agreed to be his lover, so what was wrong? Had it simply said it to appease his employeer? Was that how he saw Harry? As an employeer, not a lover? Did he think Harry was just taking advantage?

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[info]ex_little_st99
2008-07-11 02:43 pm UTC (link)
"I...yes, of course I'm happy. I didn't mean to upset you, I just don't..." Nell paused, not sure what he could say that would keep from upsetting Harry. "Please, don't. It's terribly unkind to kiss me, I think I've just grown so wanten from the work I do that I wouldn't want to lead you to do something you didn't want because I was wicked."

He moved slightly away from Harry, pulling the covers around him. "I should sleep in the other room?" He offered.

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[info]social_climber
2008-07-12 06:37 am UTC (link)
"Wicked, Nell?" Harry replied. "You're hardly wicked. And don't think that I don't know what I want, little star. I'm old enough to know exactly what I want. And wanton you might be, who says I don't want that?" He replied, tip of his nose touching Nell's. "And you most certainly aren't going to the other room, neither."

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