All right fair enough, game's given away. He stands, straightening his coat and brushing some invisible dust from his trousers as he straightens and turns with a smile.
Harry doesn't know if he can trust this smile, so the smile on his own face is a little stiff and suspicious.
"Well enough," he says with a shrug. It's not intended to dislodge Vane's hand, but he won't apologize if it does so. "Yourself?" Vane's the one keeping himself from the Snuffbox, after all.
Vane lets the hand fall, but he doesn't say anything about it or about how he notices that stiff smile. "Not bad. I got a bottle of wine I got from Beau that I am planning on opening, you want some?"
"Suppose I've got some free time." The smile gets slightly less stiff. "And you can open your presents in front of me and tell me how good I am at giving presents." Give him compliments, it's how he lives.
Vane smiles and nods and pushes the door open. And right on the other side of the door is a very happy young puppy. "Easy Jack, easy." Vane laughs and bends to pick up the young puppy. "Jack, meet Harry, Harry meet Jack."
Harry forces a look of carelessness on his face, though if Vane was watching he'd see a look of surprised glee and wonder just before he's wiped it off.
"How long'v you had a dog?" he asks, offering a hand for Jack to smell like he doesn't care if he likes how he smells.
Jack sniffs like his life depends on it and then paws at Harry to get to climb into his arms. "Not long, I think he was a Yule gift from the fae. His name is Jack."
"Jack? Clever as fuck, a good first mate. Scrawny. A lot of people underestimated him because of that." He walks over to where he keeps the bottles of wine and pours two glasses.
Whaat no Harry isn't calling Vane not-clever he's....calling him....difficult to underestimate? No, he also knows how easy it is for people to underestimate you when all they think you are is a thug.
He makes himself at home in a seat, one leg hooked over an arm rest.
Vane just raises an eyebrow. But he doesn't say anything. He has been called worse by people he liked less. Instead, he just settles into the chair as he sips the wine.
"Do you want to stop hooking up?" Better get straight to the point and sine Havert's reaction he las learned not to take things for granted.
Harry pauses with his glass partway to his lips. “Why, do you?”
His voice is casual. Oh super casual. Of course Vane’s probably gotten bored with him and is making Harry be the one to end things, that’s what’s happening.
A slight tenseness in Harry's shoulders relaxes slightly when he hears Vane's answer, and he takes a generous drink of the wine.
"Oh, that?" He shrugs. "Nah. Ava said it wasn't going to stop her or you from sleeping around, so I figure it's one of those things. Isn't it?" If he'd only heard from the person he was fucking that their engagement was open then he'd be suspicious, but this seemed all right.
Vane nods. He is glad to hear that. He had been a little worried with how Javert had reacted. He grins wide and reaches down to pet Harry. "Good because I don't want to give up something good."
Harry hesitates before glancing up and grinning crookedly. "Yeah," he says. "What's not to like?"
He takes a drink of wine, raising his eyebrow right back at Vane. Nothing needs to change, it's fine. What they've got is good. Harry doesn't have to want more.
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Date: 2020-01-28 03:55 pm (UTC)All right fair enough, game's given away. He stands, straightening his coat and brushing some invisible dust from his trousers as he straightens and turns with a smile.
"Chaz."
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Date: 2020-01-30 08:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-01-31 12:02 am (UTC)"Well enough," he says with a shrug. It's not intended to dislodge Vane's hand, but he won't apologize if it does so. "Yourself?" Vane's the one keeping himself from the Snuffbox, after all.
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Date: 2020-01-31 07:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-01-31 03:24 pm (UTC)"Suppose I've got some free time." The smile gets slightly less stiff. "And you can open your presents in front of me and tell me how good I am at giving presents." Give him compliments, it's how he lives.
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Date: 2020-02-04 11:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-04 03:34 pm (UTC)Harry forces a look of carelessness on his face, though if Vane was watching he'd see a look of surprised glee and wonder just before he's wiped it off.
"How long'v you had a dog?" he asks, offering a hand for Jack to smell like he doesn't care if he likes how he smells.
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Date: 2020-02-11 09:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-11 06:05 pm (UTC)He cups Jack's face in his hands and looks at it very seriously. "Jack, huh? You look like a Jack." What a sweet face yes it is.
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Date: 2020-02-13 11:18 am (UTC)"Jack..." Vane says, a tired tone in his voice and the puppy bounds over to him.
"Yeah, named him after my first mate."
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Date: 2020-02-13 03:19 pm (UTC)He composes himself when Vane calls the puppy back, straightening and sticking his hands in his pockets. "What was he like?"
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Date: 2020-02-14 07:56 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-14 06:04 pm (UTC)Whaat no Harry isn't calling Vane not-clever he's....calling him....difficult to underestimate?
No, he also knows how easy it is for people to underestimate you when all they think you are is a thug.
He makes himself at home in a seat, one leg hooked over an arm rest.
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Date: 2020-02-18 08:42 am (UTC)"Do you want to stop hooking up?" Better get straight to the point and sine Havert's reaction he las learned not to take things for granted.
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Date: 2020-02-18 01:44 pm (UTC)His voice is casual. Oh super casual. Of course Vane’s probably gotten bored with him and is making Harry be the one to end things, that’s what’s happening.
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Date: 2020-02-18 02:03 pm (UTC)"I don't want to stop. But if you are uncomfortable with the whole engaged thing, I understand."
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Date: 2020-02-18 02:48 pm (UTC)"Oh, that?" He shrugs. "Nah. Ava said it wasn't going to stop her or you from sleeping around, so I figure it's one of those things. Isn't it?" If he'd only heard from the person he was fucking that their engagement was open then he'd be suspicious, but this seemed all right.
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Date: 2020-02-27 06:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-27 07:34 pm (UTC)He covers a pleased smile with a smirk and leans into Vane's touch. "I'm something good, am I?" he teases, batting his eyelashes.
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Date: 2020-02-27 07:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-02-27 07:58 pm (UTC)"Mmm." Harry brushes his hair out of his face and takes another drink. "It's true, gold star." He's terrific.
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Date: 2020-03-03 07:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-04 01:15 am (UTC)"Dunno. Is there something more you want?"
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Date: 2020-03-09 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-03-10 04:29 am (UTC)He takes a drink of wine, raising his eyebrow right back at Vane. Nothing needs to change, it's fine. What they've got is good. Harry doesn't have to want more.
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