[ Tim is anything but disinterested, a layer of defense obliterated now that they’re on their own, away from all the eyes and ears at the club. Indeed, the temptation to slide into his lap is there, but he tucks into his side instead, gladly taking his body heat into himself. There’s a small twinge of disappointment when Corry says he doesn’t live here, coming from his own internal urge to look towards the future – but isn’t Frankie always telling him to spend more time living in the moment?
The goosebumps fade as nervousness gives way to warmth, to the comfortable state of wanting that keeps him pressed against Corry, neck bent to absorb his breath, his attention. ]
I’m local. [ Washington, DC. ] And it was a birthday. But we work together, I’ll see him Monday. Um, we work for a nonprofit. A resource center for queer youth. It barely pays the bills, but I love it. It’s the kind of thing I wish I had when I was a teenager, you know?
[ Does he? Maybe Corry’s family was more progressive than Tim’s. He doesn’t know the first thing about him. There’s a thrill and a worry in that, both. ]
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Date: 2026-01-06 04:41 pm (UTC)The goosebumps fade as nervousness gives way to warmth, to the comfortable state of wanting that keeps him pressed against Corry, neck bent to absorb his breath, his attention. ]
I’m local. [ Washington, DC. ] And it was a birthday. But we work together, I’ll see him Monday. Um, we work for a nonprofit. A resource center for queer youth. It barely pays the bills, but I love it. It’s the kind of thing I wish I had when I was a teenager, you know?
[ Does he? Maybe Corry’s family was more progressive than Tim’s. He doesn’t know the first thing about him. There’s a thrill and a worry in that, both. ]