You all seem close. Is it hard? Not always going back for the holidays?
Looks like it, yeah.
As long as you havenโt got a better offer I donโt know about. Sure, you can stay.
[hawk just about winces, realizing that looks pretty callous in black and white. without the teasing note in his tone. so quick he tacks on:]
I mean - yeah. Iโd like that. Iโd like that a lot, Skippy. Donโt usually do more than hunker down, drink, and try to call my mother in between family dinners I donโt attend.
I miss them of course. But going home is difficult. My family doesnโt always agree on politics and social values.
I try to stay on campus for the winter break if I can make the money for it, thatโs all. Itโs easier.
[ and a little lonely, but he wonโt say that out loud. it sounds pathetic. especially considering a year ago the way he had found out hawkins fuller was his contact.
hawks right the first message stings and tim begins to wonder if he should be making plans to get out of his plush bed until the next messages come through. ]
Eggnog is good. Especially after being out in the cold.
Iโm making cocoa for you - or starting it up. Itโs so cold outside.
Yeah? Is that the first battleground for your impeccable debate skills? I'll bet you could hold your own. Except against your sister - she sounds... a little scary.
[hawk hates the idea of money being a factor in any of it. he hates the idea that tim is entertaining equally lonely strangers in the solitude of his room during the holidays just to get by when he should be with his family, or in the arms of someone who really appreciates what he's offering. it twists uncomfortably in his chest, almost like the heat of jealousy. a very bad, very dangerous thing.]
Add some peppermint for me, would you? I've got a few squares - middle shelf in the pantry.
You know...it's a nice change to have someone waiting for me. Could get used to it.
My sister isn't scary but she knows what she wants. She doesn't shy away from what she feels. I really respect her for it.
[ and he's been grateful for it when it's protected him from the harsher views his family might have. ]
Peppermint, of course. It'll be ready for you when you get in. It's the least I can do, but I like taking care of people. You cook for the people you care about. To me there's no better way to show that.
How far out are you? The roads aren't too dangerous, are they?
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Looks like it, yeah.
As long as you havenโt got a better offer I donโt know about. Sure, you can stay.
[hawk just about winces, realizing that looks pretty callous in black and white. without the teasing note in his tone. so quick he tacks on:]
I mean - yeah. Iโd like that. Iโd like that a lot, Skippy. Donโt usually do more than hunker down, drink, and try to call my mother in between family dinners I donโt attend.
You like eggnog?
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I try to stay on campus for the winter break if I can make the money for it, thatโs all. Itโs easier.
[ and a little lonely, but he wonโt say that out loud. it sounds pathetic. especially considering a year ago the way he had found out hawkins fuller was his contact.
hawks right the first message stings and tim begins to wonder if he should be making plans to get out of his plush bed until the next messages come through. ]
Eggnog is good. Especially after being out in the cold.
Iโm making cocoa for you - or starting it up. Itโs so cold outside.
[ he has to earn his keep, after all. ]
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[hawk hates the idea of money being a factor in any of it. he hates the idea that tim is entertaining equally lonely strangers in the solitude of his room during the holidays just to get by when he should be with his family, or in the arms of someone who really appreciates what he's offering. it twists uncomfortably in his chest, almost like the heat of jealousy. a very bad, very dangerous thing.]
Add some peppermint for me, would you? I've got a few squares - middle shelf in the pantry.
You know...it's a nice change to have someone waiting for me. Could get used to it.
[hawk's lonely too.]
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[ and he's been grateful for it when it's protected him from the harsher views his family might have. ]
Peppermint, of course. It'll be ready for you when you get in. It's the least I can do, but I like taking care of people. You cook for the people you care about. To me there's no better way to show that.
How far out are you? The roads aren't too dangerous, are they?