Eliot

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He'd laid out 10k without blinking and the rush was amazing. He'd always enjoyed flashing his money, but this was different. He'd claimed the lad, stolen him from his father, and had set him up in a new life.

And now that he'd had a taste, he wanted more.

"Eliot," Bond said, walking up on him while he was clearly busy. "Do you have a moment?"

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[eliot_thespectacular]

"Oh, she seems nice," said Eliot. And then joked, "I don't have any dependents. Not so much as a fish. I even managed to kill a succulent."

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"No one at all?" Bond asked. "I thought you might at least have someone special."

[eliot_thespectacular]

Eliot couldn't help it; he snorted.

"No."

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Bond looked at him for a long moment, his gaze unwavering.

"And yet...I doubt very much you're lonely."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Only emotionally," Eliot said lightly, just as the waitress returned with the wine.

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"You certainly have the time and desire to excel in medicine. Why did you choose medicine?" he asked, sipping the lovely, cold white.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Because I like being the smartest person in the room and also making people's lives suck less," Eliot said honestly, and took a drink. Oh, right, good wine actually tasted better.

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"And are you? The smartest in the room?" he asked before sipping his wine.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Not always," Eliot chuckled. "Not now, I suppose."

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"It's good you're a little bit humble," Bond smiled. "What rotation have you enjoyed the most so far?"

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Honestly? Probably pediatrics. But I have absolutely no desire to do that. It was fun for a short time. I just can't handle dealing with kids' trauma on a regular basis."

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"By the time you begin your rotation, construction will be underway for a specialized paediatrics department in A&E," he said. "A much more acute trauma experience."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Yeah?" said Eliot, looking conflicted. "I... might be good at that." Though he still honestly wasn't sure he could.

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"I do hope you don't have a tender heart," he said as their lunch arrived.

"A&E is usually the rotation that lets us all know what you're made of. Try it. The chef is a genius."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"I don't have a tender heart," Eliot said, looking right at him for a moment. "I have the kind of heart that compels me to punch an abusive father in the face a few times."

Then he took a bite of the fish. "Oh, it's very good."

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"I don't need another Kovac in my department. Keep that under control," he cautioned.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"I am not like him," Eliot said sharply. Then - "Sorry. I mean. Of course. You're right."

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"So you've met Luka," Bond said. A look of distaste flashed across his face, but then he took a bite and smiled.

[eliot_thespectacular]

Eliot didn't want to be stupid here. For his own sake, and for Leo's. Also, he supposed... to be fair to Luka, he hadn't done anything to him.

"Of course I have," he said mildly. "I've been in A&E."

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"Avoid him," he replied. "I'd hoped to be rid of him, but somehow he's been hired on full time."

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Done," said Eliot simply.

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Maybe he could get deported. But it would take drug trafficking or murder to make that happen. Luka wasn't evil, just deplorable.

"It's delicious, isn't it?" Bond shifted abruptly.

[eliot_thespectacular]

"It is," said Eliot, smiling at him. "I can't remember the last time I had a meal like this."

He'd already blown his cover with Bond, after all. "I ah, I know that a lot of people think I come from money. I let them think that. But..." He shrugged, and took a drink of wine.

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"Making people believe you came from money is mostly attitude, Eliot. These sorts of things- food, wine, clothes, they are definite perks," he grinned. "If you had the money, what would you do?"

[eliot_thespectacular]

"Well first, I would just buy amazing clothes instead of spending hours and hours of my life at thrift shops and vintage stores trying to spot fucking diamonds in the rough," Eliot said. "Think how much more time I could spend studying."