As far as Hickey's concerned, he could spend eternity in Francis Crozier's arms. It's easy enough for him to fall asleep as he starts to dream of happy times.
...yeah, he's not getting an eternity. Within about ten minutes, there's going to be a knock on his door. Specifically, a good meaty fist making sure it's heard.
Hickey lets out a very annoyed groan. Pushing himself up out of his bed, he gives Crozier a look over.
"I'll tell them to fuck off," he grins, making himself presentable enough for whoever's out there. After all, it's his room, he's the one who should get out of bed and deal with this nonsense. Hickey walks over, opens up the door...and that 'please fuck off' plan instantly vanishes because it's Kiryu.
"Can this wait for later?" he asks. "I'm a bit busy at the moment."
The door's unintentionally open wide enough that Crozier can see who the visitor is and Kiryu can get a glimpse of someone else in bed. Yeah, it's pretty obvious what Hickey's busy with.
Crozier lets out a tired, quiet laugh, but sits up anyway when Hickey slips away to answer the door. And yes, Kiryu can absolutely see Crozier as he gets up from the bed, but thankfully the sailor's kept most of his clothes on.
Kiryu is no stranger to people in the middle of their business, and the last year made him even less worried about it. But his expression has nothing to do with any of that.
It's soft and warm and... happy. Kiryu's eyes might actually be a little wet as he swallows and pulls out his warden item, his cellphone, to the map app on it which currently reflects the barge...
And there's no dot on it. Anywhere.
"I...
"I'm glad you're all right."
He dips his head further before meeting Hickey's eye.
There's a moment where Kiryu looks at the warden item. Then looks at Kiryu. Then looks back at the warden item. And all the dots start to connect in his head.
"What the fuck," he calmly says. It's obvious this whole thing has taken him by surprise. If he's not on Kiryu's item then...what, he's graduated? What the fuck.
"Just...come inside," he says, still a little in shock. Hickey goes to sit down on a chair, just kind of staring off into nothing as he takes a moment to process everything.
It was going to be soon, but not that soon. How has it come this soon?
Crozier stares between the two of them, shocked and feeling as though he's interrupted something far, far more intimate than what he and Hickey'd just done.
"I'll...come see me later," he says, backing towards the door.
Kiryu will do just that, stepping in and to the side so the door can be closed. When he realizes Hickey's a little out of it, he'll close it himself and let the man wander. That done, he'll follow him to the chair.
"Rags was just as surprised when it happened."
He'll watch Crozier make his exit, but he won't say anything. He didn't mean to intrude. He just...
Hickey gets jolted out of his haze for a moment when he puts together that wait. Crozier's leaving.
"Oi, wait, Francis—" Hickey calls out, finally coming to. Dealing with the thought of graduation can wait for a moment. "Kiryu, can we talk about this later?" he asks, as he stands up, to make his way over towards Crozier.
"Not your fault," Hickey quickly says to Kiryu, giving him a little nod. After all, he only knew where Hickey was, not what he was doing.
He turns his attention back to Francis, walking over to try and take him by the hand. "And yeah, it's important, but it can also wait. Admiral's not kicking me off the ship right this instant. You're coming back here with me and you're staying with me tonight."
He's still a little shaken by all this, but he knows that right now, he wants Crozier at his side.
Hickey pauses, takes a breath, then looks over at Crozier. Instinctively, he knows he's gonna be the one who's making decisions in the next few minutes.
Hickey's just on cloud nine right now. He matches Crozier's smile with a wide one of his own.
"You're gonna be next," he says, with absolute conviction in his voice. "You're gonna be next, and when you leave this place I'm gonna find you. Dunno what we'll do after that, but the whole bloody world's open to us!"
"I'm going back up to the Arctic," Hickey says, without hesitation. "I know where we are—don't think any of those bloody Admiralty ships do. Things got...bad before I died. There were some accidents and more men died. But if there's any way I can find anybody who's still kicking around, I'm going to find them and I'll take them wherever the hell they want."
He'll find Crozier and take him wherever the hell he wants. But Hickey's keeping that specific detail to himself for the moment.
He doesn’t doubt that Hickey will try to do just that. “And Kiryu will help make that possible for you, mn?”
He caresses along his face affectionately, slowly coming to realize he won’t have long with him.
“Christ. I can’t believe it’s come so soon. I see the change in you though. I see the sincerity. I don’t know why I didn’t see it to begin with, but that’s more on me than anything else.”
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Date: 2022-03-19 02:32 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2022-03-20 02:42 am (UTC)"I'll tell them to fuck off," he grins, making himself presentable enough for whoever's out there. After all, it's his room, he's the one who should get out of bed and deal with this nonsense. Hickey walks over, opens up the door...and that 'please fuck off' plan instantly vanishes because it's Kiryu.
"Can this wait for later?" he asks. "I'm a bit busy at the moment."
The door's unintentionally open wide enough that Crozier can see who the visitor is and Kiryu can get a glimpse of someone else in bed. Yeah, it's pretty obvious what Hickey's busy with.
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Date: 2022-03-20 02:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-03-20 03:03 am (UTC)It's soft and warm and... happy. Kiryu's eyes might actually be a little wet as he swallows and pulls out his warden item, his cellphone, to the map app on it which currently reflects the barge...
And there's no dot on it. Anywhere.
"I...
"I'm glad you're all right."
He dips his head further before meeting Hickey's eye.
"You're free."
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Date: 2022-03-20 03:07 am (UTC)"What the fuck," he calmly says. It's obvious this whole thing has taken him by surprise. If he's not on Kiryu's item then...what, he's graduated? What the fuck.
"Just...come inside," he says, still a little in shock. Hickey goes to sit down on a chair, just kind of staring off into nothing as he takes a moment to process everything.
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Date: 2022-03-20 03:33 am (UTC)It was going to be soon, but not that soon. How has it come this soon?
Crozier stares between the two of them, shocked and feeling as though he's interrupted something far, far more intimate than what he and Hickey'd just done.
"I'll...come see me later," he says, backing towards the door.
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Date: 2022-03-20 03:42 am (UTC)"Rags was just as surprised when it happened."
He'll watch Crozier make his exit, but he won't say anything. He didn't mean to intrude. He just...
He was worried.
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Date: 2022-03-20 03:49 am (UTC)"Oi, wait, Francis—" Hickey calls out, finally coming to. Dealing with the thought of graduation can wait for a moment. "Kiryu, can we talk about this later?" he asks, as he stands up, to make his way over towards Crozier.
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Date: 2022-03-20 03:58 am (UTC)“No, I should go. This is important. This — this is the most important. We’ll see each other soon enough. There’s…there’s time.”
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Date: 2022-03-20 04:02 am (UTC)"It can also wait. I... didn't realize I was interrupting."
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Date: 2022-03-20 04:13 am (UTC)He turns his attention back to Francis, walking over to try and take him by the hand. "And yeah, it's important, but it can also wait. Admiral's not kicking me off the ship right this instant. You're coming back here with me and you're staying with me tonight."
He's still a little shaken by all this, but he knows that right now, he wants Crozier at his side.
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Date: 2022-03-20 04:37 am (UTC)“I’ll stay,” he says quietly. “I’ll stay, but don’t let me be an imposition.”
He also gives Kiryu a soft nod and steps back towards the kitchenette.
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Date: 2022-03-20 05:18 am (UTC)"You should celebrate with someone you love. We can talk later.
"I'll be in my cabin."
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Date: 2022-03-20 12:37 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2022-03-20 02:25 pm (UTC)Crozier remains quiet, just an observer here. Just watching the proceedings, still thoroughly stunned by the news Kiryu had just shared.
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Date: 2022-03-20 04:43 pm (UTC)"Right. Get over here and let me kiss you again."
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Date: 2022-03-20 05:54 pm (UTC)He can't say it yet, but he's proud of him too. So very, very proud.
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Date: 2022-03-20 06:16 pm (UTC)"Look at me," he sighs. "I graduated. Bugger the Admiral and bugger all those who doubted me."
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Date: 2022-03-20 06:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-03-20 06:37 pm (UTC)"You're gonna be next," he says, with absolute conviction in his voice. "You're gonna be next, and when you leave this place I'm gonna find you. Dunno what we'll do after that, but the whole bloody world's open to us!"
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Date: 2022-03-20 06:45 pm (UTC)"What will you do?"
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Date: 2022-03-20 06:58 pm (UTC)He'll find Crozier and take him wherever the hell he wants. But Hickey's keeping that specific detail to himself for the moment.
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Date: 2022-03-20 07:09 pm (UTC)He caresses along his face affectionately, slowly coming to realize he won’t have long with him.
“Christ. I can’t believe it’s come so soon. I see the change in you though. I see the sincerity. I don’t know why I didn’t see it to begin with, but that’s more on me than anything else.”
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