Everest
"I also don't go rock climbing, but it doesn't mean I can't." Ever replies reasonably. "Did you ask me to dinner tonight because you wanted to, or because you did not want to make pretend conversation with someone else?" He counters, as if one thing has anything to do with the other. "Fine. I will correct anyone who thinks we are dating then." Pushing his rice around the container so that it made a protective wall against his remaining egg, Ever raises his eyebrows as the conversation continues inside his head.
"Mmm, okay." The paramedic agrees with a relieved nod. "So who does that make me, then?" Ever wonders, now unsure if they've ditched the couple's costume idea given that hypothetically Ever hadn't asked Mateo out on enough dates.
"Mmm, okay." The paramedic agrees with a relieved nod. "So who does that make me, then?" Ever wonders, now unsure if they've ditched the couple's costume idea given that hypothetically Ever hadn't asked Mateo out on enough dates.
I was a dead man walking,
with bloodshot eyes—right place, wrong time.
with bloodshot eyes—right place, wrong time.
