wild blue yonder (1704 words) by deadarchivalassistantnumber27
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Malevolent (Podcast)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Dennis "The Butcher" Collins/Noel | Charlie Dowd
Characters: Noel | Charlie Dowd, Dennis "The Butcher" Collins
Additional Tags: Mentioned Arthur Lester - Freeform, Mentioned Wallace Larson, hitman Noel au, PTSD, Title from a The Amazing Devil Song, Hurt/Comfort, in the form of sweet flirting to balance out Noel's trauma and dissociating, Alternate Universe
Series: Part 2 of The Fox and the Butcher
Summary:
“How ‘bout you tell me about Arthur Lester. Who hired you to kill him?” Noel shifts towards the door, and speaks even louder. “Tell ya what. Give us that name - who ever hired you to kill Arthur Lester - and we’ll see about a plea deal. You're going to be locked away a long time otherwise.”
Dennis raises an eyebrow but stops himself from talking when Noel raises a hand.
“Some bigwig hired you, right,” he says quieter, “let him sweat and spend money worrying you might talk.” At Dennis's frown he adds, “sure, you wouldn't, but he doesn't know that.” That brings back his smile, the one that reminds Noel of a beast surveying its next meal.
“Seriously though. Arthur Lester? He looks like a strong gust of wind could snap him in half. And he outsmarted you?”
After the events of part 35, Noel heads back to the station to talk to Dennis Collins. His conversation with Arthur, years with the King, and what this might mean - is this who he's been waiting for? - weight heavy on his mind as he and Dennis exchange information about Larson's hit on Arthur Lester
Part of an au in which Noel is a hitman working with Collins.
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