[there is a part of him that feels bereft when Rom pulls away. . . and yet another part of him that can hold itself a little lighter, now that those words have been spoken aloud. he has never told anyone how he felt in that moment, has he. . . ? how terrified and furious and hurt and raw it had been. gods]
[a small exhale, and finally he reached for the French press again to push the plunger down, freeing the freshly brewed liquid from the coffee grinds]
I don't know if that's true. But. . . thanks.
[for saying it]
. . . anyway! That incident had been part of the asshole's revenge plan from the very beginning. Giving me an opportunity to. . . [a pause] . . . turn myself into a— monster, in order to gain the trust of the one much bigger than me: the director herself.
[dryly, with a tiny hint of bitterness, though he tries to keep it light]
He sure as shit didn't find the time to tell me beforehand, though. Did you know? Adapting on the fly sucks!
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[there is a part of him that feels bereft when Rom pulls away. . . and yet another part of him that can hold itself a little lighter, now that those words have been spoken aloud. he has never told anyone how he felt in that moment, has he. . . ? how terrified and furious and hurt and raw it had been. gods]
[a small exhale, and finally he reached for the French press again to push the plunger down, freeing the freshly brewed liquid from the coffee grinds]
I don't know if that's true. But. . . thanks.
[for saying it]
. . . anyway! That incident had been part of the asshole's revenge plan from the very beginning. Giving me an opportunity to. . . [a pause] . . . turn myself into a— monster, in order to gain the trust of the one much bigger than me: the director herself.
[dryly, with a tiny hint of bitterness, though he tries to keep it light]
He sure as shit didn't find the time to tell me beforehand, though. Did you know? Adapting on the fly sucks!