It's three months after Harry brings Bob home when Roger "drops by for a visit". Chicago is a bit too far from England for Harry to buy the "just in the neighbourhood" vibe of Roger's visits, but he always stays in a hotel and he routinely brings Harry awesome take-out, so Harry's willing to let it stand.
It's a little harder to overlook the way Mister brings Roger dead things and melts into a puddle of bliss when Roger pets him, or the way Roger blithely lends Harry a silver knife when he can't find the one he intended to use, or (after the third or fourth visit, and he's embarrassed it took him so long to notice) the way vampire activity drops whenever Roger's in town. (Apparently his reputation precedes him.)
But the big thing is Bob, and it's a bit of a revelation to watch Bob in storyteller mode when he's not necessarily trying to teach, to hear Bob chuckle at something Roger said -- to see Bob interact with someone who he doesn't see as a threat, like he does most wizards and supernatural threats.
Harry would be lying if he said he weren't jealous. (He is absolutely saying he's not jealous, if anyone should ask.)
So he's a little surprised when Roger pats him on the shoulder and tells him he's a good man, with a significant look back towards Bob. Like he means Harry's been good to Bob. It's... an embarrassingly warm feeling, and thank god for the English stiff upper lip or whatever, because Roger never gets more emotional around him than that.
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Date: 2013-01-14 05:14 pm (UTC)It's a little harder to overlook the way Mister brings Roger dead things and melts into a puddle of bliss when Roger pets him, or the way Roger blithely lends Harry a silver knife when he can't find the one he intended to use, or (after the third or fourth visit, and he's embarrassed it took him so long to notice) the way vampire activity drops whenever Roger's in town. (Apparently his reputation precedes him.)
But the big thing is Bob, and it's a bit of a revelation to watch Bob in storyteller mode when he's not necessarily trying to teach, to hear Bob chuckle at something Roger said -- to see Bob interact with someone who he doesn't see as a threat, like he does most wizards and supernatural threats.
Harry would be lying if he said he weren't jealous. (He is absolutely saying he's not jealous, if anyone should ask.)
So he's a little surprised when Roger pats him on the shoulder and tells him he's a good man, with a significant look back towards Bob. Like he means Harry's been good to Bob. It's... an embarrassingly warm feeling, and thank god for the English stiff upper lip or whatever, because Roger never gets more emotional around him than that.