PSL: For Charles

[fucking_gentleman]

It took two days for things to be sorted enough for Harry Devere to ping on the Kingsman's systems.

Everyone had been handling somewhat more important things for those two days. A lot of people were dead. A lot more were injured. Even more than that were deeply traumatised by the maiming, murdering and mayhem which had ensued while the signal was broadcast.

And even when they weren't, no one had been expecting the ping. Harry's final footage had been graphic, staring at the barrel of the gun, the sound of firing and then the cut transmission. There were plans, of course, to eventually recover his body for burial but they were far from a priority.

Until Harry Devere pinged the system.

Harry Devere, admitted to the ICU of the Livingston Hospital in Kentucky seven hours before V-Day went live. He survived that by the luck of being in a sealed ward, away from people who viewed him as an actual person worth attacking.

Merlin was busy holding down the fort and being Merlin. Therefore, he told Charles to take whatever damn plane he wanted and get to Kentucky and get Harry into the safety of the Kingsman medical facility as fast as he could. He was given a passport which said he was Charles Devere, Harry's younger brother and paperwork which claimed the legal right to make decisions for his unmarried brother in the absence of parents.

All of these things were delivered with the instruction that no one was to know Harry Hart was alive. Not until they knew he would stay that way and not until he was back with them, awake and some reasonable semblance of the man they knew.

Comments

[fucking_gentleman]

Harry's hum was agreeable. They've been very good with him and he does appreciate it when he's not being annoyed at his infirmity.

He made another vague gesture, trying to catch Charles' hand in a proper grip.

[grailknight]

Charles took Harry's hand properly. "May I be candid with you, Harry?"

[fucking_gentleman]

Harry relaxed a bit with the contact. He could hear Charles, but it was a much more secure way of knowing he wasn't alone in this place. "Mm-hm." A hum of agreement.

[grailknight]

"I am quite sure that Merlin sent me to fetch you to help with my own recovery as much as yours."

[fucking_gentleman]

That finally drags Harry's gaze up to Charles, eye heavy, but full of understanding.

Yes. He rather thought that as well. "'nd t' save the staff fr'm me."

[grailknight]

"Yes, of course. You would have hurt more nurses if I was not here. You're a beast."

[fucking_gentleman]

Harry gave a bark of laughter. "Rowr."

[grailknight]

He laughed as well, but he remembered the video feed. Unrestrained Harry Hart was someone he never wished to experience first hand. Harry could play just as dirty as he did.

"I will be here as long as you are."

[fucking_gentleman]

Harry murdered sixty people in a matter of two minutes and barely broke a sweat doing it. Luckily, he had no memory of it still.

"Thank you." He squeezed Charles' hand, hugging it to his chest loosely.

[grailknight]

"You're welcome." He wished he could bring Harry home now but he just wasn't well enough.