“That was amazing,” he says sincerely, the moment that they’ve exited the house and started striding down the cold street (back to the ship that awaits them), “you are amazing.”
“Thank you,” Nelson purrs, looking ever so modest.
“Truly amazing.”
“Thank you.”
“I mean it.”
“I know you do, Hardy,” Nelson finally smiles, turning and halting him with the touch of a hand and the fond flash of an eye “…And I appreciate it. I couldn’t do anything without the amount of faith you put in me and you deserve all the thanks in the world for it.”
…And his heart may melt at that, just a little bit, “I love you, you know that?”
Nelson’s smile broadens, his hands tighten ever so sweetly upon his wrists, “just as I adore you, Hardy.”
“And I can’t wait to tell the rest of the crew about this,” he continues, heart melting all the more as Nelson gently strokes his wrist, “Beatty and everybody else, I’m sure they’ll be just as proud of you as I am and-!”
Nelson’s face has dropped a little at the mention of the rest of the crew, his mouth slightly downturned and his eyes serious in the extremely dim light.
“…What?”
“Let’s not talk about Beatty now,” Nelson covers quietly, and stills his mouth with an incredibly daring kiss the moment that he tries to protest “…We don’t have to be back on the ship until morning, after all, and I quite fancy finding a hotel where we can spend the night and be as loud as we like.”
And he would protest more… “I’m alright with that.”
But Nelson’s smile is so bright, and Nelson is so brilliant, that he decides to leave it just for tonight – and instead dares to snuggle warmly into his commander’s side and keep walking. Off to appreciate the man properly, just as he has always and will always deserve.
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FILL: The Most Brilliant, Nelson/Hardy (With implied and unrequited Beatty/Hardy), PG-13 [2/2]
Date: 2011-11-30 11:46 pm (UTC)“Thank you,” Nelson purrs, looking ever so modest.
“Truly amazing.”
“Thank you.”
“I mean it.”
“I know you do, Hardy,” Nelson finally smiles, turning and halting him with the touch of a hand and the fond flash of an eye “…And I appreciate it. I couldn’t do anything without the amount of faith you put in me and you deserve all the thanks in the world for it.”
…And his heart may melt at that, just a little bit, “I love you, you know that?”
Nelson’s smile broadens, his hands tighten ever so sweetly upon his wrists, “just as I adore you, Hardy.”
“And I can’t wait to tell the rest of the crew about this,” he continues, heart melting all the more as Nelson gently strokes his wrist, “Beatty and everybody else, I’m sure they’ll be just as proud of you as I am and-!”
Nelson’s face has dropped a little at the mention of the rest of the crew, his mouth slightly downturned and his eyes serious in the extremely dim light.
“…What?”
“Let’s not talk about Beatty now,” Nelson covers quietly, and stills his mouth with an incredibly daring kiss the moment that he tries to protest “…We don’t have to be back on the ship until morning, after all, and I quite fancy finding a hotel where we can spend the night and be as loud as we like.”
And he would protest more… “I’m alright with that.”
But Nelson’s smile is so bright, and Nelson is so brilliant, that he decides to leave it just for tonight – and instead dares to snuggle warmly into his commander’s side and keep walking. Off to appreciate the man properly, just as he has always and will always deserve.