A poor thing it is, but a clever way of rushing angst-ridden souls into making equally poor choices.
[ Hence, why he sits in a bath full of bruises, saucing himself wildly on tea and increments of booze; he's such a terribly messy person, with his posture open and unabashed in his nudity below the water's surface. Pouring drink down his throat and asking bold queries of perfect strangers.
By the arched look that creeps over his face, he doesn't believe for one moment that this man across the waters from him has not considered his desires. Not even for a fraction of a second? Not even in passing, a fleeting curiosity? Hah, fat chance. For all that Set has divorced himself from the lives of others ( and they, in kind, have divorced themselves from him -- ), he is no fool who cannot read into a heart. Most people can be broken down into increments. Their dreams, their desires, their needs and all the rest... ]
Have you never received guidance on what the 'right thing' is?
[ Every question he asks is genuinely curious, but has that Edge that makes it seem like he's preparing to fight. They're combative, forceful, presumptive. ]
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[ Hence, why he sits in a bath full of bruises, saucing himself wildly on tea and increments of booze; he's such a terribly messy person, with his posture open and unabashed in his nudity below the water's surface. Pouring drink down his throat and asking bold queries of perfect strangers.
By the arched look that creeps over his face, he doesn't believe for one moment that this man across the waters from him has not considered his desires. Not even for a fraction of a second? Not even in passing, a fleeting curiosity? Hah, fat chance. For all that Set has divorced himself from the lives of others ( and they, in kind, have divorced themselves from him -- ), he is no fool who cannot read into a heart. Most people can be broken down into increments. Their dreams, their desires, their needs and all the rest... ]
Have you never received guidance on what the 'right thing' is?
[ Every question he asks is genuinely curious, but has that Edge that makes it seem like he's preparing to fight. They're combative, forceful, presumptive. ]