[ temporary. it's temporary. that's what he tells himself over and over, but none of it feels temporary anymore. ]
I know you do - I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up. I know all of this is temporary. It's worth it if you get your tenure, I suppose. If that's what it takes.
But we have the weekend to do all of those things - fuck where we want, hold hands, go to dinner. No one will know the difference there. I'd do whatever you asked me to do if it meant time together, that's all.
That's all I want.
[ but tim sits at his desk with his phone and finds himself crying, strangely. he's thankful for the cubicle walls that hide him from the office. ]
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I know you do - I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought it up. I know all of this is temporary. It's worth it if you get your tenure, I suppose. If that's what it takes.
But we have the weekend to do all of those things - fuck where we want, hold hands, go to dinner. No one will know the difference there. I'd do whatever you asked me to do if it meant time together, that's all.
That's all I want.
[ but tim sits at his desk with his phone and finds himself crying, strangely. he's thankful for the cubicle walls that hide him from the office. ]
Well. Anyway.
It's all temporary. I know that. I promise.