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The Captain and CO of Button House was not a romantic. He did not have a wife or a sweetheart and was definitely not looking for one. The Captain was married to his work, thank you very much, and was not in the mood for distractions, especially those of a romantic nature.
So, why, on God’s green earth, was there a second rose in his office?
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Flowers are mysteriously appearing in the Captain's office. Surely, he's not got a secret admirer. Pfft, that'll be ridiculous. Also, why is Lieutenant Havers acting odd?What the bally hell is going on?
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16 Dec 2024
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There he is. Anthony Havers, frozen in time. He's handsome, more handsome than he's ever been if that's even possible. The Captain's stomach does a flip. His sandy-brown hair is slicked neatly to the side, unveiling that glorious scar that darts through his eyebrow and down his cheek. His deep brown eyes are pooled with an array of emotions, just like they were in 1945. He's a remarkable image of that very day, across the grounds with that same quiet look of surprise, like he can't give too much away. He stares at the Captain like a deer in headlights.
"Anthony..." James whispers on approach. His heart hurts again.
"James..." Anthony responds, his parted lips forming into the most tender smile he's ever seen.
(As the Captain grapples with his pain, Havers returns to Button House a decade later to confess his sins.
Or,
Havers has become a ghost and we get the angsty reunion we've all been waiting for.)
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16 Dec 2024
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Since he was a child, no matter what happened to him or his family, The Captain kept meeting William Havers. But that meant he kept losing him too. From children coping with the Great War, young men navigating the intoxicating world of the Roaring Twenties, and adults seeing the impending threat of another war, The Captain hopes he can find a way to keep Havers by his side this time.
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- Part 1 of We'll Meet Again
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16 Dec 2024
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There’s another film crew at Button House, and this time they’re filming a 1930s/40s piece about the English war effort. And they’ve brought period vehicles— one of which, it just so happens, contains the ghost of a very important Lieutenant.
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He had spent lifetimes trying to forget what this felt like, this particular brand of hope. It was blinding, all-consuming, exciting, dangerous. It made him confront things he wished would stay buried, made him latch onto foolish ideas— scenarios where Havers returned to Button House through some contrived means. They all began something like this, and then, and then, and then.
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16 Dec 2024
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The same info had been asked from them all: name, date of birth, date of death, cause of death, and then-
“Do you have any questions?”
The Captain watched from behind as Thomas' stance straightened in eagerness. “Do you know where I could find Isabelle?”
He kicked himself. It was obvious now. Of course, everyone he'd ever known in life was going to be here. Everyone, including Major Anthony Havers.
Set following the show's finale: the ghosts are sucked off, the Captain and Havers reunite in the afterlife. They address everything - including what happened on VE Day - and how they feel about each other. Can they overcome their baggage and get their happy ending?
Canon-compliant BBC Ghosts epilogue.
[PLAYLIST]What readers said about the original:
"This story is so comforting"
"This deserves a place as a fandom classic it's so good."
Series
- Part 1 of The Afterlife Series
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16 Dec 2024