elfin
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‘I want to see you.’ James hears the sigh but when he takes the phone away from his ear, Carl’s pale face appears on screen. His left arm is in a makeshift sling and there’s blood on his light blue hoodie. ‘You don’t look okay, mate.’
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This used to be easy. And maybe it will be again, eventually, but James doesn’t want to raise his best friend’s hopes just yet. His own are enough to manage at the moment.
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- Part 27 of a sense of perspective
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"At least we’ve solved the mystery of how he vanished from the crypt, so I might sleep a bit easier.’
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- Part 26 of a sense of perspective
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At lunchtime, a good nine hours before they’re due at the pub, Hardy messages Carl to ask if he wouldn’t mind him coming over earlier.
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- Part 25 of a sense of perspective
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Carl says they’ll take over from here, because it’s their bloody case and has been for the last two years.
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- Part 24 of a sense of perspective
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Following Season 1, Carl and Hardy try to deal with what they've been through, with the bullet that almost killed both of them.
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A dangerously sleep-deprived Carl is no match for James Hardy, Nap Enforcer.
(Qvember Day 13: Sleep Deprived)
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13 Nov 2025
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There is an obvious conclusion to be reached here. Why would two people, one of whom is downright cantankerous at the best of times, both seem more relaxed after spending time in each other’s company? What would make that same cantankerous person flash the other person a look she can only describe as soft as he walks away?
Or five times Rose suspected there was more to Carl and Hardy’s partnership than work, and one time she called them on it.
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12 Nov 2025
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Proven Techniques for Stress Management in Public Speaking by greenapricot
Fandoms: Dept. Q (TV)
01 Nov 2025
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“I miss you,” James says. Just like that, right out loud into his phone in Edinburgh and into Carl’s ear a hundred and twenty miles north.
“I know.” Carl lets the ‘I miss you too’ go unsaid. It’s ridiculous that he does; it’s only been a week, they’ve texted constantly. He’ll be home tomorrow night.
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01 Nov 2025
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Jasper shouldn't be here. He shouldn't know the place, shouldn't navigate the frustrating labyrinth of white hallways better than the ones at school, shouldn't think of wound cleaning and silicone sheets on ugly scars when the nauseating smell of sterile environment hits him.
The hospital called Jasper. Again.
(Qvember Day 1: Hospital Stay)
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- Part 1 of Soldier On
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I’ll do what I can to be a confident wreck by greenapricot for elfin
Fandoms: Dept. Q (TV)
12 Oct 2025
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The door of the Sierra shuts with a tinny clunk as Carl settles into the driver’s seat. He puts the key in the ignition.
“Your place or mine?” Hardy asks, sitting smugly in the passenger’s seat, still with that twinkle in his eye. He’s enjoying this far too much, winding Carl up. And fuck him, but Carl’s enjoying it too. The simmering arousal that’s been plaguing him all day hits different now they’re finally alone.
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- Part 2 of Nothing is Harmless
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12 Oct 2025