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Prefectorial
by Beth
PERFECTORIAL
The unspoken arrangement starts when Susan corrects Lobsang's tie the way she would Jason's, and Lobsang only smiles (Time, he is Time). She pretends not to notice when he steals the coachman's watch, sets it correctly and returns it (old habits die hard). He doesn't blink when she steps out of time (away from Time) because she forgot her hat.
By the time they're sitting on the grass, they've got the hang of it. Susan sneaks an extra chocolate from the heart-shaped Wienrich&Boetcher box while Lobsang ages the wine a little.
It's not a perfect moment, but it's close enough. They're only human (in part).