Will you stand in the rain forever? Don't be stupid.
[ a part of him wants to listen, to simply go inside and leave D stranded outside. but a larger part of him can't allow this curse — if that's indeed what it is — to simply sit. to fester. to spring up again with another inopportune truth that he keeps hidden for his own protection. the quiet intimacy of close bonds is not a luxury he's ever experienced, and so his honesty has always been withheld, locked away beneath his layers of impenetrable ice.
he turns back toward the tavern, clearly expecting D to follow, and when he reaches the door he pushes it open, crossing the threshold. the room is noisy, warm, and smells of cheap swill. laurent ignores the several eyes that sweep over the two of them, turning around with one hand holding the door open, looking at D standing mere steps away. ]
no subject
[ a part of him wants to listen, to simply go inside and leave D stranded outside. but a larger part of him can't allow this curse — if that's indeed what it is — to simply sit. to fester. to spring up again with another inopportune truth that he keeps hidden for his own protection. the quiet intimacy of close bonds is not a luxury he's ever experienced, and so his honesty has always been withheld, locked away beneath his layers of impenetrable ice.
he turns back toward the tavern, clearly expecting D to follow, and when he reaches the door he pushes it open, crossing the threshold. the room is noisy, warm, and smells of cheap swill. laurent ignores the several eyes that sweep over the two of them, turning around with one hand holding the door open, looking at D standing mere steps away. ]
Well? Come inside.