Don Scripps never forgets how to play 'Bye Bye Blackbird'. Three vignettes across forty years, with a healthy dose of Posner/Scripps on the side.

It's almost like the run-in with Dakin made him regress to the man he used to be when he was teaching at Cutler's, opening up old insecurities and half-forgotten longing like wounds that have never quite healed.

"When you love someone…" he began carefully. "Their…their flaws only highlight their perfections…make them seem even more perfect than they already were." Based on Alan Bennett's play "The History Boys". I have tried to stay true to the characters, but I utilise much artistic license. Rated T for strong language and sex references from the beginning. Hope you enjoy xxx

A meeting in prison AU for Posner and Scripps. Originally written for myskittlesexploded over on tumblr. Warnings for mentions of drugs, child abuse, blood, violence. The story begins in late January.

Irwin receives an invitation, and recalls that history is about making moves . . . or not making them. Irwin/Dakin past implied. Cross-posted from AO3.

Posner writes a ltter to Dakin while at Uni

Dakin accidentally locks himself in the cupboard with Irwin and is thus confronted with his own feelings. Rating for Dakin being bold enough to act on some of them, and for language.

Irwin leads some of the History Boys in a study session before they start at university.

Scripps is in Oxford trying to work out some things about the future. In particular... her. And he's finding it hard to separate the future from the past. That's cause and effect for you. (Rating is for reference - no description.)

Scripps is starting to come to terms with his feelings for a fellow classmate, takes place around the Holocaust discussion in class.

This method of arguing, they don't teach you in school. Dakin/Irwin, drabble

Dakin is home for the holidays from Oxford and gets back in touch with the people in his life...summary inside is better.

Six ficlets based on the compound adjectives Hector mentions in the play - Posner/Scripps.

Genderswap fic. All girls grow up someday. Posner, Scripps and company, from Sheffield to Oxford and beyond. Posner/Scripps

In which there is a vacancy in history, but the future looks all right. 50 sentences; 2,345 words; Dakin/Irwin

Posner has never learned how to pray.

The History Boys: The changing nature of Posner and Scripps’ relationship during their first year at university, in ten drabbles.

History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days..." Dakin/Irwin

A lifetime later, Scripps comes to interview Irwin.

Irwin suggests to Dakin that they take a break... together.

Dakin has fallen asleep in Irwin's flat.

Hindsight is always clearer vision, as Scripps finds.

Some things Posner knows. Some he doesn't.

This is it, then, time to carry through with the terms of surrender.

Is a drink together only a drink?