9 Works by howtheyfly
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As the ghosts gathered in the Higham Suite, ready to welcome Alison for her visit, there was one notable absence. Kitty had just repositioned the feathers in her hair when she noticed. “Hold on, where’s the Captain?”
“Where do you think?” said Julian. “Bloke spends more time down in the spa now than the plaguers, and they live there!”
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The Captain has taken an interest in Button House Resort’s sports physiotherapist Christopher – only because he’s looking for advice on his aching knees, of course; nothing to do with the physio’s strong arms and chiselled looks. Then, a freak accident changes everything and leads to an awakening for them both. -
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Recently retired from the army, James is lonely and in need of occupation, so he takes up baking as a means of filling the time. Before he knows it, he’s signed up to be a contestant on his favourite TV baking show and, once inside the tent, he finds himself unexpectedly distracted by a fellow contestant, one Anthony Havers — for all the wrong reasons.
TL;DR: It's a Ghosts x Great British Bake Off crossover with a tasty Capvers-flavoured centre
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In 1912, Lady Button is living an unfulfilled life with her husband when a chance encounter with an eccentric but kind-hearted falconer, known locally as The Captain, brings her a glimpse of something new. But within weeks, the limits of their burgeoning friendship are tried as secrets begin to surface from all sides.
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After the grenade blast that almost killed him, Havers developed the ability to see ghosts. Several months after the disastrous VE Day celebrations, he returns to Button House for one more conversation with his Captain.
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The Captain doesn’t believe in ghosts, certainly not helpful ones that are curiously well-versed in weaponry technology. But when he finds himself haunted by the very thing, it might be just what he needs to impress his superiors. Yet, as this connection develops into something more intimate, he and the ghost of Major Anthony Havers will come to see just how much trouble this could get them into.
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Button House’s first wedding brings to light how much progress has been made since the Captain and Havers were alive, and gives Havers an idea.
(An imagining of how ‘Perfect Day’ might have gone if Havers had also been a ghost at Button House)
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Modern AU. Ex-army captain James has been given a diagnosis he doesn’t know how to make sense of, so in search of answers he joins a neurodiversity support group.
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March 1941. For the first time in months, the Captain wakes to the sound of birdsong outside instead of pattering rain.
The swallows have returned from Africa.
Maybe next spring, they’ll bring Havers back with them.
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Pat and Robin decide to take their dating ideas to the Captain. Cap is happy to play along, until a misunderstanding causes embarrassment and Pat has to find a way to fix things (Set during s5-ep6, “Last Resort”)