several sentence sunday <3
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here's a bit of a scene from my moonstruck au. it's all getting very dramatic and angsty so have something from one of their first interactions :)
[for context aaron should up at robert's farm with disgestive biscuits and a dream that robert will say more than two words to him]
Robert walks out and waves the bloke down. Robert shakes his head, smiles, makes small talk. Aaron realises she is capable and it stings.
“I’m sorry I can’t help out today.” The bloke says. “I’ve got so many deliveries.”
Aaron takes a small step forward. Robert says something to the boke and then they’re both taking the wood from the back of the van and leaving it on the ground. Aaron waits until the van driver is gone before he walks over tentatively.
“I own a scrapyard.” Aaron blurts out.
Robert looks up at him, the sun is shining right on his face and making him squint. “I don’t like parsley.”
“What?”
Robert shrugs. “I thought we were just saying random stuff that means nothing.”
Aaron tenses and then realises he’s crumbling the biscuits as he balls his hand up into a fist. Aaron lets go slowly.
“I mean I’m used to carrying heavy things.” Aaron says.
Robert pulls a face. “John always was a deadweight.”
Aaron takes a second to scowl. “That’s not funny.” He says. Then he has a hand on his hip. “What are you doing with it all anyway?”
“Chicken coop.” Robert says. Aaron pulls a face. “What?”
“Nothing.” Aaron says. His thought is that it’s quite sweet. He doesn’t say that. “So. Where are we shifting this?”
Robert doesn’t smile but he doesn’t scowl either. He does a secret third thing and allows Aaron to walk alongside him as the sun tries to peak through the clouds again.
“Here.” Aaron passes Robert over the squashed packet of digestives half an hour later. They’ve been in his pocket getting warm and weird.
Robert stares down at them. “I’m good, thanks.” He says.
Aaron nods and feels like an idiot.
“Is this your way of bribing me then?” Robert’s out of breath and sweating and Aaron looks at the way his hair sticks to his forehead.
Aaron realises he needs to speak. “It’s the Dingle way.” He shrugs it out and then sees Robert’s eyes flicker a little.
“You’re a Dingle?” Robert says.
Aaron nods and tries to look as confident as he can. Aaron imagines Robert in the village when he was still around. He imagines them like ships in the night, no chance of overlapping.
“Is that a problem?”
Robert shakes his head. “No.” He says. “Not unless you plan to steal my sheep.”
“Nah. Your tractor looks cool though.”
Robert rolls his eyes.
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