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 burly one.
613
Hard
Timur looked shocked. And ready to argue.
Jacques wasn’t finished. “Sacrifices are personal things, and you’ve made several. Twenty-four, if I recall correctly. It must be hitting you hard about now, knowing how many little ones you gave up.”
His face crumpled, tears spilled, and with a strangled sob, Timur hauled Jacques into his arms. Bodily.
Wingtips dangling above the floor, Jacques folded his arms around Timur’s shoulders and spoke soothingly, murmuring encouragements in all the languages they had in common.
“You’ll not have my hate, only my expertise.” Jacques tugged a curl and promised, “I’m treating your hair later.”
Posted: June 2, 2023
Prompt: “vous n’aurez pas ma haine” (you will not have my hate), suggested by Florence
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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I feel bad for Timur. He comes from loving stable parents and he wants the same. He must be feeling very used when all he wants is love and a family.
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Ooooh Timur😞 So young, and basically guilted into siring a sizeable portion of the next generation. A remarkable world he is part of, but the duty placed upon reavers is a very heavy one, and his more than usual.
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