( he drags his small plastic spoon along the edge of his ice cream dish to catch anything that's meltin' down. )
Clued in some when he started talkin' about pirates. ( there were too many similarities, an' gene ain't a fool. you look for the leylines between folk, you're sure to find 'em plain. ) But I kept your name outta my mouth.
( it's as gentle a reassurance as he can go on an' offer. he doesn't know the story. doesn't need to, either, but he does want nate to know that he'd played his cards close enough to his chest. he likes rafe, that's a choice he's made on his own. but he's worldly enough to understand that nate an' rafe likely ain't keen on each otehr. )
no subject
( he drags his small plastic spoon along the edge of his ice cream dish to catch anything that's meltin' down. )
Clued in some when he started talkin' about pirates. ( there were too many similarities, an' gene ain't a fool. you look for the leylines between folk, you're sure to find 'em plain. ) But I kept your name outta my mouth.
( it's as gentle a reassurance as he can go on an' offer. he doesn't know the story. doesn't need to, either, but he does want nate to know that he'd played his cards close enough to his chest. he likes rafe, that's a choice he's made on his own. but he's worldly enough to understand that nate an' rafe likely ain't keen on each otehr. )