[ Not everyone wants it or needs it but- there'd been a hole in Asher Hardie. Something no amount of fucking and fighting and drinking could fill. Something only family and understanding could manage- only friends and affection could begin to top off. He don't rightly know why he felt so bereft-
But Mal was pleased as anything to offer his share. ]
He needs- needed. It. [ Past tense and that'll always feel like swallowing glass, won't it? Mal distracts himself by turning his face enough, pressing lips that aren't as cut as they feel they ought to be against her palm. Murmurs like it's a secret she oughta hold fast to. ] We'd joke about gett'n married. You ever hear that? 'Bout mak'n an honest man outta him.
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Date: 2016-08-16 03:06 am (UTC)[ Not everyone wants it or needs it but- there'd been a hole in Asher Hardie. Something no amount of fucking and fighting and drinking could fill. Something only family and understanding could manage- only friends and affection could begin to top off. He don't rightly know why he felt so bereft-
But Mal was pleased as anything to offer his share. ]
He needs- needed. It. [ Past tense and that'll always feel like swallowing glass, won't it? Mal distracts himself by turning his face enough, pressing lips that aren't as cut as they feel they ought to be against her palm. Murmurs like it's a secret she oughta hold fast to. ] We'd joke about gett'n married. You ever hear that? 'Bout mak'n an honest man outta him.