[ He resists the temptation to say anything else. (You think I don't know that already? Or a pretty name for a pretty girl. Fucking smooth, that one.) The smile on his features wavers, like he's not sure he ought to be pleased that she's introduced herself or that she's interested in the prospect of some other work (of spending time with him — I knew it, you do want this, don't you).
God-knows-what is a sickness. An obsession, prompted by nothing in particular, really, that has hooked upon her as a subject and sees everything in nothing, sees forbidden love in the way she laughs but still shies away. Love where it has no right to be, destructive instead of good, and ultimately a curse upon the both of them. A single maddening, blossoming sickness in a man otherwise in his right mind. ]
Good. I mean— great. I was hoping—
[ He ducks his head again, this time searching for a spare piece of paper. In the end, he fishes up a torn receipt (another one kept from her), jotting a set of digits down before offering it to her. ]
no subject
[ He resists the temptation to say anything else. (You think I don't know that already? Or a pretty name for a pretty girl. Fucking smooth, that one.) The smile on his features wavers, like he's not sure he ought to be pleased that she's introduced herself or that she's interested in the prospect of some other work (of spending time with him — I knew it, you do want this, don't you).
God-knows-what is a sickness. An obsession, prompted by nothing in particular, really, that has hooked upon her as a subject and sees everything in nothing, sees forbidden love in the way she laughs but still shies away. Love where it has no right to be, destructive instead of good, and ultimately a curse upon the both of them. A single maddening, blossoming sickness in a man otherwise in his right mind. ]
Good. I mean— great. I was hoping—
[ He ducks his head again, this time searching for a spare piece of paper. In the end, he fishes up a torn receipt (another one kept from her), jotting a set of digits down before offering it to her. ]
We can set up a meet, yeah?