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Alfriston Gardens by marauderthesn (PG)
Fandom: Maurice
Pairing: Maurice/Alec
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marauderthesn
Author Website: Her fics are here.
Why this must be read: Maurice's relationship with his family is an aspect which is (IMO) sadly unexplored in fanfic. Taking place some hours after the final meeting in the boathouse, Alfriston Gardens offers not only some lovely Maurice/Alec interactions, but also a poignant glimpse of Maurice's feelings as he is about to leave his home, never to see his family again.
Alec had climbed onto the bed and now lay on his back, with his arms crossed behind his head. "No flannel trousers?"
"No. No dinner jackets either, or books by Greek philosophers. I shan’t need them." He looked up suddenly and caught a glimpse of his own shadowy reflection in the mirror. His hair, as a result of the meeting in the boathouse, was tousled and looked as though it had never felt the civilized touch of a comb. He had buttoned his shirt incorrectly.
Alec smiled in a very self-satisfied way. "Not fit to be receiving company, are you."
"Not fit in the slightest." Nor would he be ever again. In the morning his mother and Kitty would wake, and finding him gone would assume he was still at Penge with Clive. They would never know that he had forsaken all company save for one man, a man who was a waking dream. They could not know that he had abandoned their world and left for another. When he did not return they would perhaps investigate, but would find nothing. In time he would become only a memory to them, the son and brother who after years of disdainful treatment had vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
Alfriston Gardens
Pairing: Maurice/Alec
Author on LJ:
marauderthesn Author Website: Her fics are here.
Why this must be read: Maurice's relationship with his family is an aspect which is (IMO) sadly unexplored in fanfic. Taking place some hours after the final meeting in the boathouse, Alfriston Gardens offers not only some lovely Maurice/Alec interactions, but also a poignant glimpse of Maurice's feelings as he is about to leave his home, never to see his family again.
Alec had climbed onto the bed and now lay on his back, with his arms crossed behind his head. "No flannel trousers?"
"No. No dinner jackets either, or books by Greek philosophers. I shan’t need them." He looked up suddenly and caught a glimpse of his own shadowy reflection in the mirror. His hair, as a result of the meeting in the boathouse, was tousled and looked as though it had never felt the civilized touch of a comb. He had buttoned his shirt incorrectly.
Alec smiled in a very self-satisfied way. "Not fit to be receiving company, are you."
"Not fit in the slightest." Nor would he be ever again. In the morning his mother and Kitty would wake, and finding him gone would assume he was still at Penge with Clive. They would never know that he had forsaken all company save for one man, a man who was a waking dream. They could not know that he had abandoned their world and left for another. When he did not return they would perhaps investigate, but would find nothing. In time he would become only a memory to them, the son and brother who after years of disdainful treatment had vanished as though the earth had swallowed him up.
Alfriston Gardens
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