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[April 13th] [The Three Musketeers] Everything But Self-Esteem
Title: Everything But Self-Esteem (Anchors part 2)
Day/Theme: When are you going to love you as much as I do?
Series: The Three Musketeers
Characters/Pairing: Athos/d'Artagnan
Rating: G
For the first several hours after Athos leaves his apartment, d'Artagnan is amused, if ruefully so. Seeing Athos let go of his dignity in the slightest is a most unusual thing - at least outside of the bedchamber - and seeing him march off in a huff, like a jealous mistress, is simply hilarious.
Of course, the jealousy will have to be dealt with... however that may be done, because if d'Artagnan simply put an end to his casual liaisons with women, people would notice and wonder.
Still, he is in good spirits the morning after, confident that this disagreement will be sorted out somehow. Until he reaches the hotel de Tréville, and is informed of the day's postings, which do not include Athos' name. "Courier mission," the captain informs him succinctly when he asks, his tone making it clear that this is all d'Artagnan needs to know. D'Artagnan, needless to say, does not agree, but one does not protest a commanding officer's decisions in front of half the corps.
Fortunately, he is at liberty to be angry with Athos, and indulges himself savagely if silently. Arguments are one thing - but going away, for God alone knows how long, just for the dubious pleasure of sulking every mile of the way to wherever de Tréville has sent him... When he leaves the hotel, d'Artagnan is muttering quiet imprecations against his friend for not even sending him a note before this idiotic jaunt; by the time he reaches the inn, and Madeleine hands over said message, apparently left there by Grimaud the previous night, his mood has further deteriorated to the point where he is hard put not to tear it up before he even reads it.
By the third day, anger is becoming hard to keep hold of. Against his own will, d'Artagnan has calmed and matured in the last few years, enough that he can see things from another's point of view sometimes, and when viewed through Athos' eyes recent events do not seem amusing at all. Ridiculous, yes, still, because there is no way Athos could have cause to be jealous when he is everything d'Artagnan wants, everything he aspires to be. But then, Athos has never looked at himself with the eyes of love.
Day/Theme: When are you going to love you as much as I do?
Series: The Three Musketeers
Characters/Pairing: Athos/d'Artagnan
Rating: G
For the first several hours after Athos leaves his apartment, d'Artagnan is amused, if ruefully so. Seeing Athos let go of his dignity in the slightest is a most unusual thing - at least outside of the bedchamber - and seeing him march off in a huff, like a jealous mistress, is simply hilarious.
Of course, the jealousy will have to be dealt with... however that may be done, because if d'Artagnan simply put an end to his casual liaisons with women, people would notice and wonder.
Still, he is in good spirits the morning after, confident that this disagreement will be sorted out somehow. Until he reaches the hotel de Tréville, and is informed of the day's postings, which do not include Athos' name. "Courier mission," the captain informs him succinctly when he asks, his tone making it clear that this is all d'Artagnan needs to know. D'Artagnan, needless to say, does not agree, but one does not protest a commanding officer's decisions in front of half the corps.
Fortunately, he is at liberty to be angry with Athos, and indulges himself savagely if silently. Arguments are one thing - but going away, for God alone knows how long, just for the dubious pleasure of sulking every mile of the way to wherever de Tréville has sent him... When he leaves the hotel, d'Artagnan is muttering quiet imprecations against his friend for not even sending him a note before this idiotic jaunt; by the time he reaches the inn, and Madeleine hands over said message, apparently left there by Grimaud the previous night, his mood has further deteriorated to the point where he is hard put not to tear it up before he even reads it.
By the third day, anger is becoming hard to keep hold of. Against his own will, d'Artagnan has calmed and matured in the last few years, enough that he can see things from another's point of view sometimes, and when viewed through Athos' eyes recent events do not seem amusing at all. Ridiculous, yes, still, because there is no way Athos could have cause to be jealous when he is everything d'Artagnan wants, everything he aspires to be. But then, Athos has never looked at himself with the eyes of love.