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Aug. 11th, 2009 06:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Glitch slept in late, not remembering Wyatt waking him before he left and instead retiring out to the rotunda with some books for the day. He sat on the swing, luckily having found the one where they had found DG swinging, not having to race back through the maze.
He read quietly through old books, books he had penned during his academic years. It was familiar, but he couldn't remember writing them.
He read quietly through old books, books he had penned during his academic years. It was familiar, but he couldn't remember writing them.
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Date: 2009-08-12 09:06 am (UTC)His son, screaming and crying and so very angry; his lover, confused and protective; and Cain, unable to get so much as Jeb's name out, he's too scared, too horrified to be in the middle of this to get one, precious little word out.
The next blow slams into his ear, and somehow Jeb wrenches his pinned down arm out of his grip; but he knows it's a losing battle for his son. It's a losing battle for both of them, because blow after blow and word after word, and for every garbled outcry Jeb is crumbling into his arms.
And finally, "Jeb, no, shh. I'm here. I'm here."
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Date: 2009-08-12 09:12 am (UTC)Then the glitch breaks and he snaps around to see the young man collapsing in Cain's arms, Cain holding him and murmuring to him as he cries it all out.
He has no idea at all what's going on... but he thinks maybe everyone should go away for it.
Ambrose takes over, striding towards the staff, ushering them back in with a wide sweep of his arms, flutters of his fingers and briskly murmured, "In, in, give them some privacy, in."
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Date: 2009-08-12 09:39 am (UTC)Not only were they sold out by one of their own; not one of them had the decency to repay the risks they took, their hard work, by setting Wyatt free. Not one of them, for over ten annuals.
He squeezes his eyes shut, rocking his son to and fro - his only son, his boy, Adora's beautiful baby boy - and begging forgiveness every way he knows how.
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Date: 2009-08-12 09:44 am (UTC)He doesn't go back out for a long time. He lets the two of them have peace and quiet and makes sure no one else is silly or insensitive enough to go and disturb them.
Eventually, eventually, he moves his chair from in front of the door, drops what he's been working on in his pocket and peeks out. Deciding it's all right, he walks over, footsteps soft enough not to intrude, clear enough to be heard. "Are you both all right," he asked quietly.
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Date: 2009-08-12 09:55 am (UTC)Wyatt sighs, turning his head to look up - and everything about the other man tells him it's Ambrose looking out from the depths of those dark eyes. "But we will be. Thank you."
Jeb's hands are still curled like claws in his shirt, one at his chest, one around his back, but Wyatt doesn't mind. He knows the feeling, knows exactly how bad you feel when you want to help someone so much, and you can't. He knows what it feels like to have control ripped out of your hands.
"Just...reliving the worst day of our lives." He'll take Jeb to his room the moment he can breathe all right again.
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Date: 2009-08-12 10:00 am (UTC)Ambrose is practical. Hopefully he'll remember long enough to actually deliver his instructions to the staff. "I'll be in my room if you require anything, Mister Cain."
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Date: 2009-08-12 10:15 am (UTC)"Thank you, Advisor." He pauses, hesitates, wondering how to say that he won't require anything, and that he'll stay with Jeb tonight, without sounding like an ass.
"If... If you want to have dinner with us, feel free."
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Date: 2009-08-12 10:19 am (UTC)Glitching like that was exhausting.
"Thank you, but no thank you. I think I will retire for the night."
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Date: 2009-08-12 10:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-08-12 10:27 am (UTC)He takes a step back. "Good night, Wyatt."
He turns on his heel, almost trips over his own foot and walks off with as much dignity as he can muster.