because the answer to "do you need a hug" is ALWAYS yes

[angelgazing]

There should be a snazzy intro here, but let's face it guys, the point would be this: CUDDLING. Every one needs cuddling. People love cuddling. I love cuddling. I think Arthur probably secretly loves cuddling. And you know Eames is a clingy bastard. Because cuddling is awesome! And everyone should get some cuddles. So, allow me to present:

The

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[persephone_il]

Arthur wants to hate Eames; wants to very, very badly.

There's something about the man which, to Arthur's sensibilities, should be inherently offensive. How he dresses, how he talks, every single thing about his body language. All of it should set Arthur's teeth on edge.

None of it does.

~~

"So, the mark's illegitimate daughter," Chen says.

"No, that's not it." Eames leans back in his chair. "You're barking up the wrong tree. What you need is something he genuinely want to hide"As opposed to a daughter from his mistress of twenty years," Arthur says, dryly

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[persephone_il]

The communication bit is hard - how to write the, ahem, "coming out" speech without it sounding like it came from a pamphlet. Getting them to talk when they're both terribly embarrassed by the idea of discussing emotion.

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[doitninetimes]

oh! this is delicious and I love it!

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[persephone_il]

thank you!

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[burntcopper]

OMG flail. no, seriously. (not asexual, but have a fairly low sex drive and most of the time it's more about touch than anything - i'm *very* huggy)

This was gorgeous. and made so much... i dunno, sense? You did it brilliantly, and loved arthur getting freaked out and desperately trying to figure it out.

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[persephone_il]

Huggy-person high five!

Poor Arthur. He had no idea what was going on. Poor Eames, too - having to put up with it all.

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[allothi]

I really liked this! I love how complicated and imperfect things are between Arthur and Eames, and I love the way you wrote them navigating the relationship.

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[persephone_il]

Thank you! Glad you liked.

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[penguin_ford]

Oh, this is gorgeous.

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[persephone_il]

Thank you!

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[anotherslashfan]

Oh my, this is incredible! I love all the rough edges you put into what is essentially still a very romantic tale. Aw, Arthur is so volatile and insensitive at times, and Eames so confrontational, yet generally calmer than Arthur... Great, so fabulously great!!!

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[persephone_il]

I really enjoyed writing their fight dynamics - Arthur keeps getting annoyed, yelling and regretting it a minute later, and Eames is all patience until he just runs out and refuses to back off until they solve this damnit.

Thank you!

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[persephone_il]

Thank you!

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[wanderlight]

Oh my god, this is just lovely. It's tender and cerebral and makes me want to just cling to it. ♥

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[persephone_il]

*fic clings back*