Proteus by Lauren (PG-13)

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Fandom: THE HISTORY BOYS
Pairing: Dakin/Irwin
Author on LJ: lo0o0ony_lauren
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:

Another fairly short fic, this one takes a good look at Dakin, at three different moments of his life. Dakin's such a brash, outgoing, outwardly uncomplicated boy, and here Lauren shows us a few rare glimpses of the thoughts and uncertainties that must always be simmering under the surface.


When they were seventeen, midway through the summer between Lower Sixth and Upper Sixth, Dakin – having at some point crossed the line between being a boy who wanted to find out the world and an almost-man who was convinced he already knew it – had chosen instead to ask Scripps why he believed in God.

"Do you want a logical argument," Scripps had asked, "Or two sides of A4, or... or a stack of quotations, or what?"

Dakin blinked. "Just an answer."

Proteus