hasperkynipples: (and the light hits my face)
Dean Winchester ([personal profile] hasperkynipples) wrote2013-08-25 09:09 pm

civil war au } { please leave the light on for me

He doesn't see it coming.

He should have. He's a soldier, he's trained for these things. He should have expected that after so long of being occupied, the citizens of New Orleans would start striking back. There's no reason why they wouldn't pick off Union soldiers seen on their own. Dean had gotten complacent. Gotten sloppy. And now he was probably going to die before he could even make it back to his unit.

His hand stays pressed to his side as he continues to stumble up the street, trying to keep himself mobile as best he can. He hurts, everywhere from the beating he had taken and the blood is still leaking through his fingers. He's not going to make it. His parents, brother, they may be prepared for him to die in the heat of battle. He doesn't think they would appreciate hearing that he was killed by being jumped on the street.

He trips on a crack in the pathway, pitching forward into a nearby fence post with a pained groan. He tries to push himself back to his feet again, but he can't. His body drops to the ground, slumping against the fence as he does, trying to catch his breath. Things are starting to get hazy around the edges, but he still thinks that he can make out the faint sound of footsteps.

"Help me," he manages to whisper, unsure if he's talking to anyone at all. "Please."
hypospraying: (worried ○ take my hand)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-09 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
Christine nods and heads upstairs. She's there for a good ten minutes and at one point her voice and her father's are raised in argument, but finally she returns downstairs with a folded piece of paper in her hand. Her face is a little red, and her eyes are red-rimmed too.

"Still fine, Private?" she asks lightly, moving to fold the paper up in the other with Captain Singer's name on it to serve as an envelope.
hypospraying: (concern ○ will do all she can)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-09 01:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Good, good. Papa's written to your Captain, asking him to allow you to take your rest here. He doesn't want anyone to see soldiers carrying you from the house." She finishes up with the letter and sets it aside.

"We'll hire you a carriage to drop you off a street or two away from your base as soon as you feel better. And we'll put you in civilian clothes so no one suspects anything. It was the only way I could get Papa to agree."
hypospraying: (concern ○ questions never asked)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-09 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
"You didn't create the problem, though." At this point, she's not sure who deserves the blame, whether it be the men who attacked, or whoever was in charge of the decision to invade and hold New Orleans for the North, or maybe the U.S. government itself. She does want to blame someone, but it's certainly not the man lying down in her drawing room with bandages around his waist.

"I hope you'll be comfortable down here. I'll get you a blanket for tonight and if you need more pillows, I'd be happy to fetch more. Or, well, do anything you need me to do, really. If you'd like to send word home, I could write out what you say and mail it for you. Or I'm sure I can find you a set of playing cards around here if you'd like to play. Anything."

Because she's just so desperate to both be a good host and to prove herself capable of handling a very stressful situation.
hypospraying: (proud ○ i did it all)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-10 05:08 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, well maybe I could play with you? I don't know many card games and I certainly don't gamble, but I can follow along easily enough." She moved to search the room, thinking her father probably had a deck or two. After looking through the drawers of a sidebar with a cabinet on top, she pulled out a deck and returned, holding them out to him.

"Here we are. I will just move a chair closer and we can use this end table."
hypospraying: (concern ○ honest conductivity)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-11 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
Moving the furniture takes a minute since she has no wish to ask for help from the staff. It might be selfish, but she likes having him all to herself without supervision. It certainly wouldn't be seen as proper, but allowances have to be made. He hardly seems likely to advance on her when so injured.

"There now, is this close enough?" Her hands rest on the tabletop, willing to move it closer to him before she takes her own seat.
hypospraying: (surprised ○ that's one hell of a rash)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-11 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
"No, never. But I promise you, I'm a good student." She sits on the edge of the armchair, watching him shuffle the cards. Playing cards isn't something young ladies are supposed to do, so she's never shuffled a deck herself. It looks challenging.
hypospraying: (surprised ○ gatekeeper)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-12 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Five cards... wait, what is a straight? Or a full house? And what is a pot and how does it differ from the deck? Oh, dear.

"I'm afraid so. I do not know what the, ah, the winning hands are? I do know a pair or set of three are all the same number, but I do not know any of the rest. Or what a pot is either." She flashes him an embarrassed smile, fiddling with her fingers in her lap.

"Would you explain it? I promise you I can understand quickly."
hypospraying: (busy ○ where's that paperwork)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-12 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
Christine has a look of concentration on her face as he explains and when she takes her cards, she looks them over and nods.

"I've got it now, I'm sure. Thank you."

She begins moving the cards around in her hand, reordering them and staring critically at two of them, knowing she'll have to get rid of them.

"Who goes first?"
hypospraying: (cry ○ falling apart)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-13 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
After considering her cards, she throws one away and chooses another from the deck. If this was poker and she was betting, she would automatically lose due to her terrible poker face. Once she sees her replacement card, she pouts because it's not close to what she wanted. Her eyes lift to watch Dean take his turn, wondering if he'll fare any better.
hypospraying: (busy ○ where's that paperwork)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-13 03:07 am (UTC)(link)
"How many tries do we have to get the cards we need?" Her fingers pinch one card she wants to throw away, but she can make it work if she doesn't have anymore chances left.
hypospraying: (smile ○ get my hair did)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-13 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh, really? Goodness, I am glad to know that." And now she discards one card and picks a new one from the deck. This one pleases her more and she squirms a little in excitement as she puts her cards in order.
hypospraying: (frustrated ○ ugh you don't get it)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-19 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
Of course, the next few cards she receives in exchange for those she's thrown away aren't much better and she's left nibbling on her thumbnail, trying to decide whether she should keep trying for a full house or try to get a set of three.

"My, this can be frustrating, can't it?"
hypospraying: (think ○ words fill my head)

[personal profile] hypospraying 2013-09-20 05:03 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh." Her face flushes ever so slightly and she ducks down her head to look at her hand. It was simple to ask him questions when he was on the sidewalk and she in her room, or earlier while she was trying to distract him from the pain, but it feels even more bold a thing to do now. In fact this whole situation is very much not what a young lady of marriageable age should be doing. Her mother or at least a female chaperone should be in here with her, but she can't ask the servants to hold off on their work to humor her.

She peeks up at him through her lashes, looking a little intrigued.

"Would you like to talk to me, Private Winchester?"

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