iwtv2007:

@flintsredhair so remember when you wanted a dark!Thomas reunion-type fic? Well I did it. 🙂

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“Of course,” said Vincent. “But surely you had to have some sort of distraction, something to focus on so as not to be driven into complete despair?”

Thomas flicked a glance to him. His brother was deeply curious. Their conversations while he was still a prisoner had been limited by time and necessities and left little room for other discussion, save for Thomas’s constant reassurances he was in no immediate danger, which he had lied about because honestly every day he wondered if it would be his last.

“I despaired, Vincent,” said Thomas. “In ways I hope you’ll never know. But I did have things to occupy my mind with. They are dark things, deeds that have yet to be done. Deeds that, with your help, I intend to see done.”

Thomas turned his attention fully to his brother, whose brows came together in confusion, eyes searching all over Thomas.

“We won’t be residing at your country estate for me to recover. I am well enough. Nor will we attempt to wrest back my own estate downtown. We sail for the American colonies, across the vast expanse of the Atlantic, as James and my wife once did. And once we arrive at the colony of Charlestown, I am going to kill Peter Ashe.”

Chapter One of Oh What We See When We Finally Stop Looking is up on AO3