[ It might have made him smile, even though he shouldn't, even though he's doing his damnedest not to think about Hawk at all, much less dream about him. But he's too exhausted, too rattled right now. ]
I didn't fight anything, it was her. I was gonna break the glass and stab you with it if she'd been just a little less careful. I could feel the blood in my hands.
[ He could see Hawk, gasping for air. And for that brief second, with his mind on a string like a puppet, he'd wanted that. It terrified him so much the first time that Tim sat there, clinging to Hawk's leg like a child for minutes after Alia left, until Hawk helped him up and put him into bed. Now he's got nothing to cling to but the sound of his voice. ]
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Date: 2024-08-29 04:41 am (UTC)I didn't fight anything, it was her. I was gonna break the glass and stab you with it if she'd been just a little less careful. I could feel the blood in my hands.
[ He could see Hawk, gasping for air. And for that brief second, with his mind on a string like a puppet, he'd wanted that. It terrified him so much the first time that Tim sat there, clinging to Hawk's leg like a child for minutes after Alia left, until Hawk helped him up and put him into bed. Now he's got nothing to cling to but the sound of his voice. ]
No. Nothing you can give me.