Act III

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[anonymous]

Apocalypse fic!

How will David Cameron lead the remnant of the country through an economically depressed Britain with a flooded London while he struggles with his newfound affection for his deputy? What will Nick Clegg negotiate for Britain in Europe and will he return to the place where everything suddenly went unimaginably wrong, not least his conflicted feelings over that one minute and thirty-three seconds alone with Cameron? Where is George Osborne, last seen in conversation with a smiling Mandelson?

Treachery, dishevelments, un-used to hardships; it's a reality wrenched from a nightmare. Just how will everyone cope?

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[anonymous]

Guh, this fic just gets better and better.

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[anonymous]

“That’s not a requirement of cooperation or appreciation for all he did,” Not least for his own release from the clutches of his nightmare, George didn’t add, not to mention Cameron’s own ambitions

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[anonymous]

omfg yes, yes, yes. The Clameron angst, oh. ♥

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[anonymous]

Your comments make me so happy that I just keep writing!

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[anonymous]

I NEED THIS FIC LIKE HUMANS NEED OXYGEN, I AM NOT JOKING.

I REALLY WANT TO FRIEND YOU XDDDDDDD

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[anonymous]

"Now I know what brought you back. I had imagined-" David shook his head, "Never mind. I thought it it different. I was wrong, from the beginning to end," And Nick knew David wasn't speaking about the Coalition, "I am unashamed that you've grown to mean more to me than anyone else. I am sorry that you feel differently."

"You know my feelings in matter. Why don't you trust me?" David's face was red, almost florid. Nick attempted to take a step closer, but the other man backed away.

"I'll see you tomorrow morning," David said, "You are, as they've all warned me, very clever."

Nick left.

-=-=

The rain continued, the skies gray and swollen during the day then so black during the nights that the moon and the stars seemed to have disappeared. It was easy to believe they were living in the Cimmerian place, unmoored from the rest of the universe and drifting in dark space. The younger aids stopped watching old Doctor Who episodes

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[anonymous]

I've read everything written for this anonymeme, I can say this is genuinely my favourite. It's intricate and subtle and the pace is keeping us (and I will assume other anons reading this shares my view in this regard) on our toes constantly. And, you write beautifully. It's a joy to read ♥

The rain continued, the skies gray and swollen during the day then so black during the nights that the moon and the stars seemed to have disappeared. It was easy to believe they were living in the Cimmerian place, unmoored from the rest of the universe and drifting in dark space. The younger aids stopped watching old Doctor Who episodes.

*flaps hands excitedly* Beautiful and foreboding.

I thought he was joking, but he meant Britain and Wales. Remove Nick Clegg from the Coalition and this government will fall. He was doing all he could to drive a wedge between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH

*F5 like crazy*

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[anonymous]

Someone else is reading this! I'm finding out what's happening as I go along, too, so I'm very pleased that you thought the plot and the pacing is working! Thank you!

This whole story will be edited/re-posted somewhere once it's done, whenever that will be...

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[anonymous]

ngl I am sad that I am not the first comment to this chapter. But yay more people who are reading this need to speak up!

OMFG THE CLAMERON ANGST OMFG I LOVE HOW DCAM IS ANGSTING OVER THIS SHIT AND HOW HE LOVES NICK AND OMGGGG BE STILL MY FUCKING HEART. Clameron is my OTP still, though I've gotten *so* picky about which fics I will read lately, and you've got them down so well and my heart, oh.

AND I DON'T EVEN LIKE MANDELBORNE ANYMORE BUT I SPY SOME MANDELBORNE HINTS AND OMG SO GOOD I WANT MOAAAAAAAR AND THAT IS DASTARDLY SHIT, OH MANDY, I LOVE YOU

I hope Nick and David will reunite soon ;o;

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[anonymous]

And David was in motion, his mind frantically planning the moves ahead while George explained how Mandelson, gathering all his friends in the media, managed to convince, cajole or coerce enough of the lords that the restoration of Britain would require their presence and leadership. He had used the resentment against the Coalition government to make a case for Labour. With Nick Clegg elevated in importance and international prestige, there would be no need for the Conservatives to remain in government. Labour were the natural allies of the Liberal Democrats and if Nick Clegg still wished to lead his party or remain within it-- as a partner in another Coalition or a member of the government-- he would have to abandon the Conservatives. For all that this Coalition government had accomplished before the flood, it had been Nick Clegg who was the most visibly active most recently and people have very short memories

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[anonymous]

Oooh, manipulative!George! And lovely lovely lovely sad Clameron ♥

*goes to friend you* :D

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[anonymous]

He just didn't expect the barely suppressed sniggers from his policy advisors when he voiced the thought

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[anonymous]

ruthless!Geroge who finally figures out Clameron! OMG. And David defending it. And obviously being massively affected by the fallout.

And VINCE OMG. YESSSSSSSSSSSSS. And Nick and Vince and yessssssssssssssss.

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[anonymous]

Nick didn't know what to think any more. Ending whatever he had with David had left him curiously empty. He had hoped for too much too fast. He spoke every day with Miriam now and it brought back a relative sense of stability though it still seemed unreal at times. When the call ended -- they still weren't allowed videos --- he was left with the sense he had been speaking to himself. A voice, no matter how familiar, still seemed disembodied when unaccompanied with other proof of existence. For the first time, he understood why people were afraid of telephones when they were first invented.

He was going mad. The rain was driving him mad. David's eyes, alternatively guilty and accusatory whenever Nick sensed his stares would be compelling madness even if he had been in the most serene of moods.

Nick had no doubt that David was still interested, to say the least, but the affair was problematical from the beginning. David couldn't accept the thought that Nick would be anything other than his Coalition partner, a member of his

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[anonymous]

ARGH CANNOT READ AT THE MOMENT, NEED TO LEAVE SOON TO CATCH MY TRAIN
BUT I AM SURE THIS IS AMAZING AS USUAL
I WAS SAD THERE WASN'T ANY YESTERDAY :P
SO YAY