Tommy's been out of the army for years, but he still observes, still registers and doesn't forget a face. Kingsman has been Shelby Brother's Ltd.'s top client since the company first started up, and they're a group of highly trained, highly dangerous individuals. Tommy knows how they're trained, how they work, who they are, as much as they let him. Merlin feeds him enough information to be useful, but keeps the rest out- the rest, Tommy has to do himself.
He visits London every few months for test drives, to instruct the members and the technical staff, and so he has seen Eggsy Unwin, and he liked him from the moment he saw him. The compound is populated with well-bred people with posh accents who sometimes hear his own rough voice and think of him as a grunt because of it. They pay him too well for him to do anything about it, but when he hears Eggsy talk to Merlin that first time he's already smiling when they enter the room-- it's such a nice change that he already feels a little fond of him before they've even properly met.
And then they talk, with Merlin the middle, and he's even more charmed. Eggsy's smart, and brash, and he gets on Merlin's nerves in just the right way to make Tommy grin behind his hands. He picks up the prototype Tommy'd brought, and he not only knows how to use it with the bare minimum of instructions- he's excited, loves it, asks Tommy questions about it with a slight flush on his cheeks.
He makes a point of seeing Eggsy again the next time; misses him the time after that; is delighted to see him again after. He muses, on his way home, why, exactly, he'd felt quite so happy to see Eggsy when all they did was exchange details on how a weapon had held up in the field, and comes to the conclusion that he's harboring a very solid crush. On a man who's probably ten years his junior, who has a wildly dangerous job, who has a jaw Tommy wants to cup and eyes he wants to see light up--
He tries to keep from thinking about it, but the next time he comes over he surprises even himself with his disappointment at Eggsy's absence. Can't always plan these visits, he tells himself, as he stands on the lawn smoking one more cigarette before he heads back to Birmingham. Next time he'll ask Merlin, he'll figure out a way to be subtle about it- and then the front door opens and Eggsy steps out, looking flushed and a little harried.
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Tommy's been out of the army for years, but he still observes, still registers and doesn't forget a face. Kingsman has been Shelby Brother's Ltd.'s top client since the company first started up, and they're a group of highly trained, highly dangerous individuals. Tommy knows how they're trained, how they work, who they are, as much as they let him. Merlin feeds him enough information to be useful, but keeps the rest out- the rest, Tommy has to do himself.
He visits London every few months for test drives, to instruct the members and the technical staff, and so he has seen Eggsy Unwin, and he liked him from the moment he saw him. The compound is populated with well-bred people with posh accents who sometimes hear his own rough voice and think of him as a grunt because of it. They pay him too well for him to do anything about it, but when he hears Eggsy talk to Merlin that first time he's already smiling when they enter the room-- it's such a nice change that he already feels a little fond of him before they've even properly met.
And then they talk, with Merlin the middle, and he's even more charmed. Eggsy's smart, and brash, and he gets on Merlin's nerves in just the right way to make Tommy grin behind his hands. He picks up the prototype Tommy'd brought, and he not only knows how to use it with the bare minimum of instructions- he's excited, loves it, asks Tommy questions about it with a slight flush on his cheeks.
He makes a point of seeing Eggsy again the next time; misses him the time after that; is delighted to see him again after. He muses, on his way home, why, exactly, he'd felt quite so happy to see Eggsy when all they did was exchange details on how a weapon had held up in the field, and comes to the conclusion that he's harboring a very solid crush. On a man who's probably ten years his junior, who has a wildly dangerous job, who has a jaw Tommy wants to cup and eyes he wants to see light up--
He tries to keep from thinking about it, but the next time he comes over he surprises even himself with his disappointment at Eggsy's absence. Can't always plan these visits, he tells himself, as he stands on the lawn smoking one more cigarette before he heads back to Birmingham. Next time he'll ask Merlin, he'll figure out a way to be subtle about it- and then the front door opens and Eggsy steps out, looking flushed and a little harried.