@AVERAGESTUNT ㅤ
( 𝑐asey is surprisingly comfortable .ㅤit's 𝑠oothing somehow ,ㅤlike a 𝑤eighted blanket . .
he doesn't want this feeling to go away ,ㅤnor the 𝑠cent of him he's being covered in . )
ㅤ" . . .ㅤ 𝑖'd like that ,ㅤif i can . "
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@N0TinASTR0NAUT ㅤ
" okay . "ㅤㅤ𝑖t wouldn't hurt once ,ㅤbut he realizes he needs to add on more .
" . . .ㅤthat's fine .ㅤyou can come with ——— if you still want . "
𝑛ot a great save ,ㅤbut maybe it gets the point across .
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@N0TinASTR0NAUT ㅤ
𝑎 𝑏link betrays some little emotion ,ㅤsubtle as it is .
𝑠urprise ,ㅤmaybe ———— he hadn't expected forwardness ;ㅤaccidental as it had been .
quiet follows in an awkward beat ,ㅤhis stare filled with thought .ㅤa nod breaks tension .
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@N0TinASTR0NAUT ㅤ
𝑖f only he knew how much that were true .
a smaller ,ㅤmeasured smile is exchanged ;ㅤreserved in comparison ,ㅤbefore he offers a shake of his head and a short hum ' 𝑛𝘰 ' .
" 𝑖 passed by it earlier .ㅤit just came to mind . "
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𝘩e'd been walking out of his complex when he sees the sight ,ㅤfingers working up the zipper of his jacket .
. . .ㅤ𝑠lowing * immediately ,ㅤeyes are quite wide ,ㅤraking upㅤ( &.͟ )ㅤdown his lover before then the shine of his bike .
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@nightcaIIer
he waits; outside casey’s place. back; leans against his bike. new. 𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑘𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 in the sunset light. he wears a black t, miami vice jacket, and a pair of ripped black jeans. cheesy grin, date idea to take the other for a ride.
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(...)ㅤbe a long minute in stranger company .ㅤstill rather perplexed over his earlier observation ,ㅤif not 𝑏othered without an answer .
ㅤ" ——— 𝑖've never seen you before , "ㅤhe states ,ㅤsoon enough .ㅤ" 𝑦ou have a name .ᐣ "
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𝘩is relationship with sleep had always been skewed ——— long before he even became involved with the project that landed him * 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 .
he'd grown quiet about his routines now that he had permanent company .ㅤ(...)
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⌞ Lack of sleep ... the idea rattled
about in her carapace . She never
suspected she would have anything
in common with the humans this
dome was built to support. ⌝
⌞Yet here they were ... and over
something as simple as restlessness. ⌝
[ &&. ]
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a habitual hum leaves him ,ㅤa * 𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 ,ㅤfrequency quiet and weighed down only by underlying exhaustion ,ㅤtacking on ;
ㅤ" . . .ㅤ 𝘯𝘰 . "
he doesn't elaborate .ㅤhis eyes remain on them ,ㅤquiet for what felt to him toㅤ(...)
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