Aug 15
Captain is that you?
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Captain is that you?
Idk if anyone else has ever mentioned it (probably, I’ve just not seen it), but Cap’s whole ‘But he left me, I mean he left for the front’ slip in Redding Weddy wasn’t just a slip up hinting that he was in love with Havers and accidentally phrasing it like it’s a breakup.
He’s saying it exactly how Havers says it to him. Havers doesn’t say ‘I’m afraid I’m leaving Button House/leaving for North Africa, sir.’ He doesn’t say ‘I’m leaving you all.’
He says ‘I’m afraid I’m leaving you, sir.” Which could just be coincidence, but could equally be a parallel
In the fic I've been working on, Havers illudes to his 'illness', and literally everyone with a drop of insight is like "oh, he's talking about his homosexuality, ok. We can work through that." Until one day he mentions that he was bedridden for weeks with his illness and that he couldn't keep food down or muster up the energy to move, and then they're all "ok pretty sure you can't be bed ridden with Gay" and they pry a liiiiitle bit more and realise "oh, no, he's just EXTREMELY depressed."
Just read a note I left at 3:42am in my plan for part 2 of my fic, and I genuinely don't know what to do with "kitty obsessed with Havers brain matter, captain pale" like ok??????
I should just give up on writing Capvers because I’ll never be able to write it better than cap already does
I MEAN COME ON! ITS ALMOST SMUTTY IN THE WAY HE DESCRIBES HIM. LIKE OILED OAKS CAP YOU AREN’T FOOLING ANYONE
I love the idea of Havers, Cap and Pat all communicating using Morse code in either a ghost!Havers au or a modern au
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During Julian trying to leave the house:
Havers, tapping on his side: •••• • ••• / -••• • • -• / •- - / - •••• •• ••• / ••-• --- •-• / --•- ••- •• - • / •- / •-- •••• •• •-•• •
Cap: •-- • •••- • / •- •-•• •-•• / -•• --- -• • / •• -
Pat: -•-- • •- •••• / •-- • / •••• •- •••- • / •••• •- •••- • -• - / •-- • / *pause* -•• •• -•• / •• / •-•• --- --- -•- / - •••• •• ••• / ••• •• •-•• •-•• -•-- ?
Cap and Havers together, with slight side-eye: *long pause* -• ---
Modern AU (teacher au?):
Havers, tapping to cap and Pat as they pass his classroom on their way to DofE prep whilst he is stuck watching over detention: - •••• • ••• • / -•-- • •- •-• / -• •• -• • ••• / •- •-• • / --• --- •• -• --• / - --- / -•-- •• •-•• •-•• / -- • // "•-- •••• •- - •-• • / -•-- --- ••- / --• --- -• -• •- / -••? / -•-- --- ••- •-• • / •--- ••- ••• - / •- -• / •- •-• - / - • •- -•-• •••• • •-•" // •--- ••- ••• - / •- -• / •- •-• - / - • •- -•-• •••• • •-•! // •• / •••• •- •••- • / •- / -- •• •-•• •• - •- •-• -•-- / -•-• •-• --- •••!
Cap and Pat: *awkward smiles as they give him his space*
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Did you ever read never love an anchor? Capverse by the way
No, I don't believe I have, however I will add it to my list and let you know how much I either smiled or cried
Since you asked for questions... do you have any headcanons on havers and cap? How do you think their domestic life would be if it was legal and they got married and lived together?
Love love LOVE THIS!
I think their domestic life would be quite quiet, but in a peaceful sort of way. They'd have a house by the coast, not too far away from any civilization, but tucked away amongst the banks near the sea enough that no one could see them or what they were doing
The Captain would have his routine, and Havers would honour that, and over time they would both create a routine together that they stuck to. The captain would spend time reading the paper in the morning, whereas Havers would prefer the radio, so they'd do that separately, but then eat breakfast together, maybe in the garden if it was warm enough
Their wedding would be very small and tight-knit. Only the family and friends that truly mattered would be attending, and Cap wouldn't want to make too much of a fuss about it all, so it would never be anything flashy but a bit more minimalist
Their house would be cosy, Havers would smile affectionately every time the Captain brought home ANOTHER replica of a tank or plane or ship, whilst also glad that aside from the exception of replicas, he will never have to set eyes on a war machine again
Cap would help Havers through the rough days, the days where he would lurch from sleep and stress vomit, and the days where he struggled to see from his right eye or when his face seemed to hurt worse than others, and both would be patient with each other. Havers wouldn't talk much about his time fighting, and the Captain wouldn't pry, they take care of eachother
They wouldn't really go to church, I don't see them as being particularly religious, Havers especially given what he'd been through, so instead they would go for walks on the beach or around the town whilst it's quiet and bask in the peace of it all
The captain's snoring would help Havers sleep, acting as a sort of anchor to remind him of where he is and of his own safety. James was beside him, he was safe
Havers is the handyman of the household. The over broke once and he was torso-deep in there fixing it, emerging an hour later covered in oven grime in his undershirt, which made the captain realise somethings. Havers also fixed dodgy door hinges, windows, the garden bench, and once built a shelf to go in the study they both used
I don't know what jobs they would both do after leaving the Army. I hc Havers as an artist, so I can see him selling paintings by the coast for a living and offering art lessons, and I can also maybe see the Captain working as an archivist or as a history teacher
Ty for the ask!!