Claimer: I do hereby claim all rights and responsibility for the characters in this series of vignettes because the Amaranthine Saga is mine. (Which means I should probably behave myself since anything I say or do could be taken as canon.) Indulge the lot of us, especially the one who should have seen it coming.
611
Practically Strangers
In a twist Jacques should have seen coming, Argent told him to pack for a long weekend at Glintrubble enclave.
His trepidation was easily matched by the strapping young battler who answered his knock. Dark eyes peered at him from under unruly curls with a wary sort of resignation. “You… needn’t have come. Fend’s here.”
“Argent insisted.”
“Ah. Sorry for the hassle. Come in…?”
Snug knit and a battler’s physique were a devastating combination, but Jacques did his best to face the man head-on. So he noticed Timur’s deepening blush.
Jacques realized something important. “Lord. I’m hardly one to criticize.”
Posted: May 31, 2023
Prompt: Hassle, suggested by Sophie
Words: 100
Summary: Jacques Smythe brazens his way into Stately House and shows no sign of departing. Like it or not, Lord Mettlebright has himself a butler. An Amaranthine Saga Serial. [Humor, Drama, Family] Begins here. You can suggest a prompt here. To scroll through archived chapters, use the Lord Mettlebright’s Man tag.
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