[ Oh. That's distance between them now, just a little more. Is she—? No, she isn't disappointed. That's against the rules, and all right, maybe those rules sound silly, sound stupid, but the rules she makes matter and she means them. She can't be disappointed in him. Won't be disappointed. That isn't what this is.
But. But, something. But she'll be something.
She isn't going to help him, certainly; she's turning away. Why doesn't she...? She doesn't want him to have the whiskey. He still can't figure why.
He's left watching after her, mind on the bottle - it's in the bathroom, the bathroom isn't far, and if he can just make it there and back (it wouldn't even take a minute, not even if he has to dig for it) he can be in bed before the world turns intolerable. He should follow her, but what if. But what if, first, he went into the bathroom, got hold of the whiskey?
Yes, that's a fair idea. That's what he'll do. He'll just bring it. Just in case. Maybe he won't even drink any of it, but he's going to bring it, because he can't just leave it behind, leave no whiskey behind ever, shouldn't that also be a rule?
He's shuffling his way into the bathroom when he pauses, hand on the frame, and turns just enough to catch her eyes. Because there's something snagging him. Because there's a reason she didn't come with him or grab the bottle herself. ]
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But. But, something. But she'll be something.
She isn't going to help him, certainly; she's turning away. Why doesn't she...? She doesn't want him to have the whiskey. He still can't figure why.
He's left watching after her, mind on the bottle - it's in the bathroom, the bathroom isn't far, and if he can just make it there and back (it wouldn't even take a minute, not even if he has to dig for it) he can be in bed before the world turns intolerable. He should follow her, but what if. But what if, first, he went into the bathroom, got hold of the whiskey?
Yes, that's a fair idea. That's what he'll do. He'll just bring it. Just in case. Maybe he won't even drink any of it, but he's going to bring it, because he can't just leave it behind, leave no whiskey behind ever, shouldn't that also be a rule?
He's shuffling his way into the bathroom when he pauses, hand on the frame, and turns just enough to catch her eyes. Because there's something snagging him. Because there's a reason she didn't come with him or grab the bottle herself. ]
Why?