you and me we're a day drink
He waits, waits with bated breath for whatever horrible thing Aurelia had done to come spilling from her mouth. He’s tense with it, taught and wired, wanting nothing more than to fidget or run. But he doesn’t, because regardless he’d promised her he wouldn’t.
So when the ball drops, when she finally tells him, it’s so far off the mark of what he’s anticipating that he snorts at first. The snort turns into a laugh, one that crinkles the edge of his eyes, a bright chime of laughter leaving him despite how much he tries to stifle it down.
When he finally manages it, he’s reaching up to run a hand through his fiery hair, watching her curiously. “That’s… That’s all?” He asks, unable to believe it was just that. “I mean, I didn’ know this was a relationship where we coulda done that. But… ‘m not mad? Why’d ya think I’d be mad?” He asks, unable to stop himself.
So when the ball drops, when she finally tells him, it’s so far off the mark of what he’s anticipating that he snorts at first. The snort turns into a laugh, one that crinkles the edge of his eyes, a bright chime of laughter leaving him despite how much he tries to stifle it down.
When he finally manages it, he’s reaching up to run a hand through his fiery hair, watching her curiously. “That’s… That’s all?” He asks, unable to believe it was just that. “I mean, I didn’ know this was a relationship where we coulda done that. But… ‘m not mad? Why’d ya think I’d be mad?” He asks, unable to stop himself.
so lose your faith in me
MILO
