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Milady deWinter ([personal profile] aspecialkindofwoman) wrote in [community profile] all_inclusive2016-06-05 05:30 pm

Pour another round

There are many descriptors that can be applied to Milady deWinter. Perhaps the most important is the term survivor.

She will always do what she needs to do to survive. She's not surprised that things turned out how they did. Not really. She has learned to expect the worst.

But here she is back in this place. This strange, modern place where she can, if she wants, be anything she wants to be. Milady supposes now is the time to figure that out. Surely, it's only a matter of time before Athos lives through what she has. Will he still want her?

Someone will. Surely.

She sits at the hotel bar, draining one glass of sharp, bitter alcohol and signalling for another, her skirt - the finest Parisian silk - covering the barstool, the curve of her shoulder gleaming in the low light.
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-10 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
He would recognize it anywhere. Even fraught with the war, dirt lining his wrinkles despite his attempt to scrub them out, he would know her anywhere. Cautious, he approaches and settles beside her, raising a brow as he regards what she's wearing. "Is there an occasion I missed?" he wonders, wondering how long it's been since she last saw him, how long it's been since they were last together.

[I'm only on episode 7, so be kind on spoilers!]
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-11 11:08 pm (UTC)(link)
He drifts closer to her to close the gap, reaching out to cup her cheek with steady fingers, the battle having evened out his drinking until he could manage himself without the bottles of wine. "You look lovely," he praises quietly, offering the glimpse of a smile if she knows where to look for it.
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-12 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Spain," is his response, thinking of the last campaign he'd been on. Luckily, there is no blood amidst the dirt and grime, so he is only dirty and not contaminated. "I don't know if you've heard, but there is something of a war on," he dryly remarks.
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-12 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
His shoulders sag somewhat with relief and he gives a nod, both to her question and to her order. "I was here a few weeks ago, with Porthos, but I couldn't stay long. We had an assault to run," he says, thinking of the last two years and how wearying it's been. "Your room or mine?"
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-12 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Not that I've seen, yet," he clarifies. He has not seen Aramis in two years, now. Not since he walked away to Douai, leaving the brotherhood behind. He gives her a curious look. "Why do you care so much? Should I be worried?"
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-13 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
"No, only Porthos has been here and he's from the war as well. Some battles forward, but the same war," he confirms, giving her a curious look as they walk the halls. She is hiding something, but the truth is that he's not sure he wants to know what it is. Not yet.
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-14 01:52 pm (UTC)(link)

"Perhaps we will be able to take advantage of this time, then, here." He offers her a gentle smile, growing eager to touch her as much as he can. There will be time for it, though, if only he is patient. And besides, he is hardly in fit shape to be touching anyone now, as much as a mess as he is.

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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-15 10:59 pm (UTC)(link)
"It will be dirty within moments of returning to the front, but a few moments of feeling clean would be a wonder," he says, nodding in agreement to her suggestion as he begins to strip off the outer pieces of the armour, wincing as old aches begin to present themselves anew.
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-16 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
Once Athos is bare, he follows after her with slow, trudging feet. Unfortunately, he is battle-weary and even less talkative than usual, which is a feat for someone like Athos. "Will you be joining me? Or simply nursing me today?"
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-17 01:51 am (UTC)(link)
Athos allows her to bathe him, watching the dirt come off him in clumps, it seems. He will smell better by the end of her attentions, he knows, but until then he finds himself a disaster. "And what have you been up to in the meantime?" he wonders, half-wondering whether she will even tell him.
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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-17 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)

"I think you will always be able to do that," Athos assures her, for it is one of her greatest skills and one that he admires as much as he despises it. She will always survive, no matter what she must do. "I'm glad to hear that it has allowed you to stay here with me."

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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-17 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)

He wonders what must have happened to cause such a reaction in her, though he does not want to start prodding and causing a row, especially not when he is so comfortable and relaxed. "Of course I am. My feelings have not changed, Anne."

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[personal profile] armedagainstlove 2016-06-19 09:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Athos tips his chin up into the kiss, letting it linger as he cups her cheek in order to keep tight to her, refusing to let her get too far away. The dirt is beginning to flake into the water and he watches it go with a great deal of satisfaction.

Eventually, he eases back from the kiss and gives her a tired look. "No one said being a Captain would be so exhausting."

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