[ The headache will pass, true. And then there’ll be another. And another. Which isn’t anything he’s eager for. Which is only life, isn’t it? (Maybe; maybe it doesn’t have to be. Hey, the whiskey’s right there and he hasn’t had a drink yet. That’s something. Maybe not a big something, but more than he usually manages. With Katrina, even these minor victories feel worthwhile, feel like they count toward something greater.) It’s nothing he can’t survive. Especially not if he’s got Katrina and Wallace.
Especially not if Katrina’s going to gather him so close to herself, grace him with kisses and leave him feeling almost okay, like yes there’s still something he wants yes it’s a drink and yes he’s still aching, yes he could always extricate himself and then return (or could he? or would he feel too low for that, more inclined to sequester himself to the other side of the bed? he shouldn’t leave her for a drink, doesn’t and does want to and that—)
Wait. Wait, what was that she said?
Hey.
For that one, he’s willing to risk the pain of looking backward, nose scrunched and face creased with an exaggerated frown (and, yes, that’s a wince at his own sudden movement, but whatever, maybe it adds to the performance of oh no that hurt oh wow got me right in the soul). He’s not going to think about how nice it is to crane his neck and find her so close. Isn’t going to think about how much he appreciates, enjoys, flat-out adores the sight of her, those lively blue eyes. No, he’s going to focus on how outraged, yes, how offended and outraged he is, hmpH. ]
Rude, kid. Rude and uncalled for.
If you’ve got the right mindset, you can be a deviant at any age.
[ He's pretty sure that's true. Or it's a nice idea. And if there is an age limit, a time where deviant behaviors translate to something else, what would that be, and what would that make Treavor? If the edge of deviance wears away and becomes, what, something pitiable? Something only sad and easily dismissed. That’s not a great thought. That’s potentially a very bad thought, and he’s going to shove it aside, thank you very much. ]
Just ask Wallace.
[ Yes, ask Wallace Higgins, known deviant expert. He’s got a degree and everything, and if he were here right now, Treavor would call for him, shout if he has to, just to prove how deviant he is. ]
no subject
Especially not if Katrina’s going to gather him so close to herself, grace him with kisses and leave him feeling almost okay, like yes there’s still something he wants yes it’s a drink and yes he’s still aching, yes he could always extricate himself and then return (or could he? or would he feel too low for that, more inclined to sequester himself to the other side of the bed? he shouldn’t leave her for a drink, doesn’t and does want to and that—)
Wait. Wait, what was that she said?
Hey.
For that one, he’s willing to risk the pain of looking backward, nose scrunched and face creased with an exaggerated frown (and, yes, that’s a wince at his own sudden movement, but whatever, maybe it adds to the performance of oh no that hurt oh wow got me right in the soul). He’s not going to think about how nice it is to crane his neck and find her so close. Isn’t going to think about how much he appreciates, enjoys, flat-out adores the sight of her, those lively blue eyes. No, he’s going to focus on how outraged, yes, how offended and outraged he is, hmpH. ]
Rude, kid. Rude and uncalled for.
If you’ve got the right mindset, you can be a deviant at any age.
[ He's pretty sure that's true. Or it's a nice idea. And if there is an age limit, a time where deviant behaviors translate to something else, what would that be, and what would that make Treavor? If the edge of deviance wears away and becomes, what, something pitiable? Something only sad and easily dismissed. That’s not a great thought. That’s potentially a very bad thought, and he’s going to shove it aside, thank you very much. ]
Just ask Wallace.
[ Yes, ask Wallace Higgins, known deviant expert. He’s got a degree and everything, and if he were here right now, Treavor would call for him, shout if he has to, just to prove how deviant he is. ]