A Diamond in the Dust // Alecto & Aberforth
Date: 10 January, 1979 Location: The Hogs Head Tagged: @redcarrow
Aberforth wasn’t sure what compelled him to reach out to her this evening, yet alone extend an invitation to his own personal quarters. Night’s were already lonesome enough, then combine the unexpected downpour of rain with his racing thoughts of not belonging—surely it was no wonder he succumbed to the willing desire to see her that night. She certainly made for interesting companionship; mysterious and elegant, it was as if sheer divinity had been wrapped up in a bow and gifted directly to him.
Alecto was nothing like him yet she reminded Abe so vividly of himself--it was as if she had been sent from a different dimension to fuck with his head. She was sophisticated and well-educated, while the barman was notorious for always being tattered and grumpy. Aberforth was a scruffy old man with cracked hands and dirty nail beds. He didn’t care about mundane materialism like so many others did, otherwise maybe he would have bothered with a manicure every now and then. Instead he was a simple man who managed to survive off of a dangerous amount of liquor and a good punch to the face every now and then. While oftentimes he was the one delivering the punches there have been a few occasions where Aberforth has gotten his ass handed back to him. Lessons learned the hard way are lessons learned right—unless you’re Aberforth, of course.
He never had a plan—he could hardly even think ten minutes into the future, but it certainly felt like he had spent a great deal of time thinking this through. By the time Alecto arrived, Aberforth had already seen the last customers out of the Hogs Head for the evening. A small fire still roared in the fireplace, but the bar top had since been cleared of all glassware—with an unopened bottle of whiskey waiting for him upstairs there was no time to waste and no reason to hang out downstairs any longer than necessary.
“ Miss Carrow, ” Aberforth feigned surprise as she sauntered through the inn’s double doors. “ I wasn’t expecting you so early. ” Of course he was, but he didn’t want her to know that. “ You left your ring when you were here last.... I saved it for you upstairs. ”
