14 - the days I live without you

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I'm so very sorry for the lateness of the new post. But this is the first time LJ is working for me again.  I wrote a sonnet for you but is now forever lost in the glitches :( 
So no funny business here, I know you want to get back to the usual game ASAP.

There is a substitute on dreamwidth in case LJ is having trouble again.

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[anonymous]

Something with homelessness, please.

Power (1a/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

Possible triggers that may be raised as part of this fic: prostitution, disordered eating, murder/suicide, character death.

Pairings include TBGB, implied Blairbell, implied past Clameron (though not of a very nice sort), possibly past Mandelbrown?He wakes up with a crick in his neck and a woman's shoe on his chest

Power (1b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

"John!" David turns to see a man in the doorway, older looking than Gordon and Tony, but younger than Margaret, with silver hair and a sweet face. "We have a new housemate!"

John blinks in confusion. David shares the feeling. "...Oh," is all he says.

David realises he really ought to say something himself. "You know, I haven't actually agreed yet."

"You will," says Tony blithely.

"I don't have any money, I can't pay rent--"

"Oh, neither can we! We're all squatters here."

David sighs and looks around at this strange crowd. Margaret still doesn't look enthused, but seems to have given up on arguing the point. Gordon is skulking in the corner, not looking him in the eye. David could feel more welcomed. Tony is practically glowing with overconfidence.

But John convinces him. John, who looks at him simply and kindly, whose very presence is comforting, and makes David feel staying here is a good idea.

"Alright," he says.

Re: Power (1b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

OMG, Tony is sharing a squat with Margaret Thatcher. Tony would. And of course he has shortened her name to Maggie without her consent.

I love this fic already.

"Well the window doesn't actually have any glass in it, but it's an easy mistake to make"

XD Unlike the others you can easily see how Gordon got in this position.

David's tragic backstory is marvelous and strangely plausible (Nick as a con-man is all too credible, I fear), and then John showing up and reassuring him with his normal, bland presence that it's safe... this whole thing is just perfect.

Never thought I would want to read a homelessness AU but apparently "David Cameron reluctantly shares a squat with Thatcher and NuLab" is a rich vein of comedy and angst just waiting to be mined. I hope there is loads more to come!

Re: Power (1b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

Wow, AA, you created such a fantastic AU right from the beginning, I really hope it's going to be a long one!

Tony and his big grin are truly wonderful, poor, poor David, young and naive being seduced and robbed by evil!Nick and having a horrible family to top it all. I can't wait to see how he's going to fit with every member of the house.

Power (2/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

The tour of the flat doesn't take very long, given there's two rooms and one piece of furniture. Well, one and a half. There's a mattress, wide enough that if they squeeze together they can and have to all share it. It takes David a few days to get used to sleeping there, both because the mattress is half-rotten and not very comfortable and because sleeping next to four people you barely know and don't exactly trust yet is never easy. The sort-of piece of furniture is a fireplace, and thank god it's a one-storey building, because that's what they use to heat food. It's far from state of the art culinary equipment, but as David has been sleeping rough for most of the last three years, it will do

Power (3a/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

David can't sleep one night. The balance of things isn't right. In a second, he realises it's because he has too much space. He has too much space because someone's not in the bed. Gordon's missing. Tony is too, of course, but that doesn't count. Work and all

Power (3b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

"Why did you buy milk?" he asks.

"I didn't, I stole it."

"...Wait, so you're not angry about how your potential employers treated you, but you stole their milk in revenge anyway?"

"I didn't steal it from them. It was just a store on my way back. I was out and thought I might as well."

"You don't have any compulsions against stealing from people who've done nothing to you then?"

"Well if they can't be bothered to protect their property, they deserve what comes to them."

My father would love you, David thinks. So would he, once upon a time. But being part of the struggling underclass makes one much more susceptible to the whole idea society has a responsibility to take care of them

Re: Power (3b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

Obvious comment is obvious, but I love the literal way you incorporated milk snatching with Margaret.

Enjoying this fic a lot. Thank you for sharing it!

Re: Power (3b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

This fic has an interesting premise and you are writing it wonderfully. It is definitely one of the highlights of the meme right now.

All of your characters are great and I love the Clameron in the backstory.

Keep writing AA! :D

Re: Power (3b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

This fic continues to be wonderful! I can't hardly wait for more :)

Power (4/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

ah, sorry for the delay! and thank you all for your kind comments! <3

character limits continue to be awkwardThey have wine. David can't be certain who got it or for whatever reason -- but it's a rare indulgence none of them can bear to turn down, not even Margaret (it's the first time in weeks he's seen her accept anything off any of them). Sure, it's hardly the vintage brews he was raised on, but for now it will do

Power (5a/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

continued adventures of the really irritating character limitsThings between Tony and Gordon go from bad to worse. For the most part, they just avoid each other, which is something of a problem when you live in a two room apartment. Whatever their last argument was about, it's left something in the air, something that can't easily be dealt with. Margaret and John seem to think it's best left alone. David isn't quite so sure, still has the naivety to think that whatever this is, it can be resolved, but Gordon and Tony clearly don't want to talk about it which leaves him without a way in

Power (5b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

He gets up and walks over to join Gordon. "So," he says casually, "that... could have gone better."

Gordon mutters something indecipherable, probably 'fuck off.' David sighs. "Look, I know this isn't very tactful, but -- it's just, you and Tony -- I mean you barely ever get on. It's just odd, how you stay together regardless. Do you still love each other?"

"Sometimes."

"Do you still like each other?"

"Not much."

"So, what does keep you together?"

Gordon sighs. "History, mostly. Memories. Sheer bloody stubbornness."

"Is that it?"

"Well that and, neither of us has anywhere else to go. We have to live together anyways. And we'd only just end up back together, it'd be pointless."

David nods. So that is the mystery of Gordon and Tony's relationship. "Who's Peter?"

From the firey look in Gordon's eye, he expects a strangled: 'Mind your own sodding business.' That's not what he receives. "Ask Tony," says Gordon. "It like to hear how he responds."

Re: Power (5b/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

I'm still reading and loving it and still sorry for Dave, he seems a good person who wants to help.

Power (6a/?) (Cameron, Brown, Blair, Major, Thatcher)

[anonymous]

David considers his next move for awhile, pondering whether or not he'll upset the fragile balance of this household no matter what he does. Not to mention sorting out what to actually do