Anti-OTP: Richard/Edgar

[jarndyceheir]

Richard's in the library, looking for something to read next, though he doesn't have anything particular in mind. But the other thing he might be looking for is a bit of convesation. He's been a bit lonely, of late. Of course, there's Ada, and Arabella, and now Sugar... but even if he loves them all in their own ways, he never really talks with

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[edgar_huntly]

Edgar will very nearly run into him, then, turning too quickly around the corner of a bookshelf--he only barely keeps his grip on his books, taking a sharp step back. "Mr. Carstone! I apologize--"

[jarndyceheir]

"No, no - not at all! I should not linger in such an inconvenient place." He moves a few steps to the side, if Edgar is in a hurry to get somewhere else.

[edgar_huntly]

He isn't in a hurry, though, and he smiles almost sheepishly. "You haven't inconvenienced me; it is only my way, to be perfectly oblivious to my surroundings. It has been some time since we have spoken, has it not?"

[jarndyceheir]

"Yes, that it has. Have you been well, Mr Huntly?"