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Remus Lupin ([personal profile] mooningremus) wrote2022-04-12 10:30 am

Aaron (hospital AU)

Remus woke up laying in a bed in the emergency room. "Where... am I?" he asked, his voice a croak.

"Ah, welcome back," said a woman standing by his bed. She was wearing a nurse's uniform. "You're in the hospital. A helpful bystander found you passed out on the sidewalk. You don't have any ID on you. What's your name?"

"Remus Lupin." He rubbed his head, and realized he was connected to an IV.

"It's saline," the nurse said. "You're severely dehydrated. Malnourished too from the looks of it though we're waiting for more bloodwork. Any medical conditions we should know about?"

"I'm HIV positive," Remus said with a sigh. "I... I'm so sorry about all this trouble. I'm fine, I probably just... haven't been taking care of myself..." Or more accurately, couldn't afford food.

"Well you should feel better once you're hydrated, and I'll send a doctor in to do a workup," the nurse said. "Rest."

Remus nodded, feeling like a complete idiot. Or maybe burden to society. Or something. And a few hours later he had a diagnosis of nothing worse than what the nurse had said. Though at least confirmation that his HIV status hadn't transformed into something worse. Sometimes he had trouble with food when the shelters were full, but he went to the HIV clinic to get his meds.

The nurse also kindly brought him some fresh clothes. He did feel better as he prepared to leave.
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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)

"Don't abandon the hope you might get back into teaching," Aaron said, gently. "I think you make a great teacher and I'm sure you'll find your way there again."

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 03:18 pm (UTC)(link)

"Why out of reach?" Aaron asked.

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 03:24 pm (UTC)(link)

"If you get that job, it will certainly open doors. And you got fired for very dubious reasons. You may find some leniency."

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)

"Oh... my flat? Is that inappropriate?" Aaron suddenly realized.

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 04:21 pm (UTC)(link)

Aaron's mind was a bit of a jumble, so he couldn't say why he said it or even what he meant by it. Probably because he'd been in the mind-set to have sex and everything during that time seemed inappropriate. "And I like having you around."

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 04:29 pm (UTC)(link)

There was one, in fact, but Aaron found it difficult to talk to Alcuin. He knew the young man didn't want him to feel guilty about anything, but it was hard to overcome the idea that he'd paid him for sex.

"I don't know if there's much more to say..." Aaron deflected. "Or at least... I don't know what to say, or how to say it." That was more truthful.

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)

"I'd like that," Aaron said. He did want to talk, he found, except he truly didn't know what to say.

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)

"Absolutely not," Aaron said. "If we're drinking wine, we're drinking good wine," he said, smiling. "Also, I'm not sure I have that much choice in wines. Bottom left," he pointed. "You pick a bottle, but make it something you like."

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)

"I would have likely made a similar choice," Aaron admitted. "The nicest label is surely the nicest wine."

He grabbed two glasses and a corkscrew and opened the bottle. He looked at it. "It'll breathe in our glasses, yes?" he asked, with a little teasing smile. He felt comfortable around Remus and it showed.

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)

Aaron smiled and passed Remus a glass, then sat down on the couch. "I keep wanting to talk to you about it," he then admitted, quite suddenly. "I just... don't know how. Or why, even."

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)

"Guilt? That you might.... infect someone?" Aaron asked.

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[personal profile] quitollis 2022-04-23 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)

Aaron nodded. "I entered the seminary when I was sixteen. I had... well, there was a girl I tried something with, but it didn't really work. Then I entered the seminary and I dropped the idea entirely."

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