for Daniel - Truthplot

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Alcuin had hardly left his home for the past day, having been lost in a very thick fantasy novel he'd found on the bookshelf. It felt very strange to pick up works of fiction these days, for fear there might be some character that seemed eerily familiar

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[theunascended]

Daniel had been spending most of the morning in bed. It was one of the bad days. The days when he remembered waking up in bed with Vala, William in his own bed, and things had been wonderful. He still hadn't added another room to this hut and now it looked like he wouldn't have a reason to.

His head jerked up from his book when he heard the knock and he got up slowly. He wasn't sure he wanted to talk to anyone right now, but he still wanted to see who was talking to him.

He smiled when he saw Alcuin. "What are you doing here?"

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Alcuin intended to say simply that he wanted to say hello, and check how Daniel was doing, but what he heard himself saying instead was, "I couldn't stand the thought any longer of your being alone and sad. I came to offer you a massage because I thought you might like to be touched."

[theunascended]

Daniel's mouth opened. He meant to say that it probably wasn't the best idea, but what came out instead was, "I'd like that very much." He stepped back and opened the door for Alcuin. "Come on in."

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Alcuin was still shaking the surprise out of his thoughts from his own response, but he simply walked through the door, looking over his shoulder at Daniel as he did. "How are you today, Daniel?"