PHOEBE
Let you go and the lonely in
To take my heart again
To take my heart again
She blinked at him slowly. "A...friend thing." she repeated, not really sure what he meant. Last time she checked it wasn't exactly a usual thing to follow up an ask for sex with 'I meant that as a friendly thing'. But maybe it was a man thing she just didn't understand.
"As am I." she said softly, staring at her flask. Everyday it still hurt. Briefly she glanced at the burns on her knees, pressing against them with her fingers. They stung and pulled, but for the moment it helped her keep her composure.
Why? The question of the season, wasn't it? Phoebe looked back up at him, tired and sad honeyed gaze surprisingly open given how the conversation had started. "Because beneath the snark and self-loathing, you're a dedicated family man. You care deeply. You love hard. It's why it hurts so much when you lose people, even those you don't like terribly much. You're intelligent. Dutiful. Loyal." she said, pausing for a moment. She looked away, off into space. "You just...need someone with the patience to help you heal all that's been done to you. And...I wanted to do that."
"As am I." she said softly, staring at her flask. Everyday it still hurt. Briefly she glanced at the burns on her knees, pressing against them with her fingers. They stung and pulled, but for the moment it helped her keep her composure.
Why? The question of the season, wasn't it? Phoebe looked back up at him, tired and sad honeyed gaze surprisingly open given how the conversation had started. "Because beneath the snark and self-loathing, you're a dedicated family man. You care deeply. You love hard. It's why it hurts so much when you lose people, even those you don't like terribly much. You're intelligent. Dutiful. Loyal." she said, pausing for a moment. She looked away, off into space. "You just...need someone with the patience to help you heal all that's been done to you. And...I wanted to do that."
