20 Works in Martin & Luke
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Finnegan looked at the sheaf of letters in his hands and winced. “Ah. I’m sorry, Nicholls.” He shoved two envelopes, one smudged and crumbly, the other slightly cleaner, in Martin’s direction.
Sammy is dead.
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- Part 7 of The Calm; Then, The Storm
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A series of brief vignettes from Martin and Luke’s daily life.
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Because Sammy had not wanted to stay in halls all by himself, he had — somehow both shyly and boldly at the same time — asked if he could come along with Martin. Martin had more or less immediately sat down to write the letter informing his parents he’d bring a friend.
Realistically, Martin had no reason to be nervous.
Sammy and Martin spend the summer holidays together.
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- Part 2 of The Calm; Then, The Storm
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“I really don’t mean to intrude,” Martin said.
“Not at all,” Andy said. He was smiling widely. “We always enjoy your company. Don’t we, dear?”
“We do,” Viola said, beaming first at her husband, then at Martin.Martin pays Andy and Viola a visit.
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- Part 3 of A Village in Cambridgeshire
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“This man appears to be intoxicated or drugged,” said the airport security guard.
“Ah, I see,” said Luke. “No, he’s just really, really jet-lagged.”What it's like to travel as a vampire.
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Martin took out the Bible he’d brought. It was the largest book he could find; perfect for a makeshift desk.
Martin smoothed out a thin sheet of paper on the Bible’s cover and began to write.Martin writes a letter to Sammy.
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- Part 6 of The Calm; Then, The Storm
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The whole thing right now had been set up through someone Martin knew who knew someone who knew Martin’s new employer. It had taken a lengthy correspondence, but here Martin was: a vampire from Somerset poised to become the assistant to a vicar in a village somewhere in Cambridgeshire.
Martin arrives in Cambridgeshire.
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- Part 1 of A Village in Cambridgeshire
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Martin turned. Sammy flinched. Martin had gone so very pale already. He’d always had a light complexion, but now, his skin seemed transparent.
Sammy and Martin are on home leave.
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- Part 5 of The Calm; Then, The Storm
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Carefully, Martin ran his fingers over his mouth; his lips were bloody, and there was something about his teeth that was unfamiliar. They felt too large and the shape was all wrong.
Martin wakes up in hospital.
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- Part 4 of The Calm; Then, The Storm
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“Private Nicholls,” said the Lieutenant. His voice was soft but urgent. “You’re dying. Even if I carried you back, it would be too late for you.”
Martin is shot.
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- Part 3 of The Calm; Then, The Storm
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Luke’s mother looked at him. “Luke, couldn’t you and Martin babysit Emma every now and then?”
"She's allergic," Jackie cut in. "To cats."Martin and Luke visit Luke's family.
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Martin's eyes fell on a couple on the other side of the church aisle. The man was tall and lanky, with dark hair that flopped into his forehead no matter how many times he pushed it away. The woman next to him was short and curvy, and had her long black hair in a very neat up-do.
Martin makes new friends.
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- Part 2 of A Village in Cambridgeshire
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“Honey. Darling. Sweetums.” Luke pointed at the mass of fluffy white fur on his lap. “This one. This is not negotiable.”
Martin and Luke get a cat.
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Constantine's face immediately softened when he saw Martin’s expression. “He’s not picked up?” he asked.
Martin shook his head.
Constantine capped his lipstick and got up. “Go,” he said. “I’ll take the rest of the night and the locking up.”
A normal work night for Martin with a not-so-normal end.Series
- Part 1 of Soho, or: The Barkeep's Tale
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Martin rubbed the towel over his hair so it stuck up in all directions and eyed the pastries and red wine. “When you said picnic, I was picturing Tesco sandwiches and maybe a beer or two.”
Martin and Luke on a literal date night.
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“Yes?” Martin said, feeling uncharacteristically shy.
“You appear to have a book that I need,” the stranger said, motioning to one of the half dozen poetry anthologies on Martin’s desk. His mouth quirked in a half-smile. “That book there is the only one in this blasted library that has anything by Abraham Cowley in it.”An encounter at the university library.
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- Part 1 of The Calm; Then, The Storm
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Martin was sitting cross-legged on the dusty boards, surrounded by open boxes and holding a crinkled, yellowed piece of paper.
“You’ve been sitting here reading old letters, haven’t you?” asked Luke.
Martin and Luke go through old stuff. -
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“It’s just — I never met another gay vampire before.”
Martin has a chat with someone.
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“Honey, I’m home!” Luke called, stepping out of his shoes.
“You’re such a cliché!” Martin called back from the living room.Luke at Work versus Luke at Home.
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"This time, it was the rush of feelings that prevented Martin from replying at once. Surprise and gratitude and worry and love, so much love for Luke"
Martin is in trouble. Luke can help.