Nixie’s Rare Pair AU Challenge, Day Five: FitzMack - Titanic AU.
Leo hadn’t meant to wander down so far, so deep into the bowels of the ship. He’d only attempted to lose that damnable Grant Ward, not wander so far down he wasn't actually sure where he was.
Really. He hadn’t meant to get lost like this.
But yet, here he was still, sneaking his way down even further; his eyes constantly flickering back over his shoulder, ensure that man wasn’t following after him still.
Pausing once again to glance back, Leo felt a rush of relief flood his body, it looked as if for now that he’d lost the man, who’d hounded his every step since his family had boarded the Titanic.
(Leo remembers the way his adopted mother had cursed up a viscous streak when Jemma had mentioned Mister Ward following after Leo before cursing about the family’s tattered reputation making the man so bold, though she had paused to ensure she blamed no one, just the way society deemed it necessary to spread rumors and half truths.
Though no one blames Daisy for the way she’d broken off her engagement, so that she could marry the man she truly loved, Antoine Triplett, for their parents always wanted their children to follow their hearts, not the paths society expected of them.)
Taking a moment to simply sag against the wall, Leo closed his eyes as he taking in a few deep breaths for a long moment. He peeled himself off and started back down the hallway, retracing his steps in the hopes of finding his way back to top deck, but as he went to round the corner, he found himself bouncing off something hard, and very large.
Leo felt himself go tumbling backwards towards the floor, squeezing his eyes shut tightly as he tried to brace for the impact, but was halted quickly when large, warm hands caught him. Slowly, he let his eyes open, blinking once, then twice as he let himself readjust to the light and felt his breath catch as he looked into warm, brown eyes that staring down at him.