[ He steals a moment, and another, as long as Mitch will let him stay. It's a pathetic, dry-lipped excuse for a kiss, but he lets the memory of it sear into his brain anyway.
He'll never get another chance
This time, when Mitch pushes, Bradbury lets go, falling back against the door with a crack hard enough to make him see stars, which really isn't helping his present condition, but gives better credence to the fact that he is, in fact, completely out of it. And won't remember any of this, at all. He shuts his eyes and counts to ten before he opens them again, realizing he's half fallen into the stairwell and is gasping for air. ]
--I should go. [ His stammer is an unconscious echo of Mitch's earlier thoughts, and it's his turn to scramble for the door, for a way out. ]
goddamn you are just a tag monster!!
He'll never get another chance
This time, when Mitch pushes, Bradbury lets go, falling back against the door with a crack hard enough to make him see stars, which really isn't helping his present condition, but gives better credence to the fact that he is, in fact, completely out of it. And won't remember any of this, at all. He shuts his eyes and counts to ten before he opens them again, realizing he's half fallen into the stairwell and is gasping for air. ]
--I should go. [ His stammer is an unconscious echo of Mitch's earlier thoughts, and it's his turn to scramble for the door, for a way out. ]