( not in so many words, anyway. how many years has he spent alone, even after being in esi’s company? enough that it’s hard to envision anything else, no matter how much he’d want it, to be in his care— the earnest kind, without knives or twisted words. an impossible dream, to be sure. too many thoughts in rapid succession has the fingers in esi’s pocket curling, digging in at his hip. a sign of things to come… maybe. )
The point of this place is to enjoy ourselves, right? So—
( a small interruption, at being served, again. a new drink means a new round of sniffs, as if to try and piece together what’s in the glass with his meager knowledge of foreign spirits. hmm… )
— That’s all I’m doing.
( and maybe, being bossy is part of that, a little. surely esi can understand the appeal of acting in such a manner, given that it’s practically his default state of being. )
no subject
( not in so many words, anyway. how many years has he spent alone, even after being in esi’s company? enough that it’s hard to envision anything else, no matter how much he’d want it, to be in his care— the earnest kind, without knives or twisted words. an impossible dream, to be sure. too many thoughts in rapid succession has the fingers in esi’s pocket curling, digging in at his hip. a sign of things to come… maybe. )
The point of this place is to enjoy ourselves, right? So—
( a small interruption, at being served, again. a new drink means a new round of sniffs, as if to try and piece together what’s in the glass with his meager knowledge of foreign spirits. hmm… )
— That’s all I’m doing.
( and maybe, being bossy is part of that, a little. surely esi can understand the appeal of acting in such a manner, given that it’s practically his default state of being. )