nonscriptum: it's not very becoming (don't be a sassafras)
𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚔𝚎 ([personal profile] nonscriptum) wrote 2021-01-22 01:41 pm (UTC)

[ They all have a lot to deal with, but it doesn't mean he can't carry a little bit of Lance's not-insubstantial weight. They've always been a little too similar in that regard, bouncing around subjects with ease, ignoring the ones that feel difficult in favor of concentrating on somebody else's problems. There's a satisfaction in helping another person, even when you can't help yourself.

Nate has his suspicions. They've known each other for over two years, he's extremely aware of the way Lance makes diversions look effortless, and he sure as Hell isn't alone in the bone-deep exhaustion that can't entirely be attributed to that other world.

I'm king of having a hard time dealing with everything, but it's not about the Aerie.

The confirmation is nice, even if the implications aren't. Nate looks at him for a long moment, trying to parse out an emotion that he's reading as doubt even if he isn't sure that's accurate.

Swing and a-
]

It's all the network shit, right? The...repeated attempts at doing something only to get slapped in the face? Or told you're wrong? Or told you should do something differently? That you're overreacting?

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