#i never thought i could be comfortable in silence before you. ⟹ revenanthearts; william moriarty.

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i haven't been in a river in years. (also from will but theres a lot to unpack with this one)

"S'just water. Not too much to miss out on."

Twain has no lack of love for almost everything like this in the world, but the subject of rivers has always given him a distinctly unsettled feeling. The water always feels like it's seeping into every inch of his soul even though here and now, it's only lapping at his ankles. Only half of the nightmares he has about the Mississippi have to do with the act of drowning in it. It only needs to be there to scare him.

It's not the same river, but he finds it hard to enjoy rivers in general the same way he used to as a kid, when their currents were the only things that could take him away from home.

He's not really bothering to act quite as cheerful as usual---Will would see right through it anyway, like he always does. It's fitting, for a person the river brought him to. Sometimes he wonders if Will isn't just like the water, spread through every part of him in a way that makes being unknowable a distant dream.

Not that the understanding is special to Will. At least, it probably isn't. He seems to understand everyone that way---Twain used to think loving him was like thinking the sun might need him back. But he isn't that stupid, no matter how dumb he might feel in comparison. He knows a lot better now that Will only wants people to think he's alright just because he says so.

"... I don't hafta tell every story I hear to 44, y'know. And I'm not as bad at keepin' my mouth shut as you probably think." He sits down where he is, on the bank, water still reaching his ankles. Then he pats the spot next to him, an open invitation---Will doesn't even have to touch the water if he doesn't want to. "I'm just sayin'. Nobody out there better to listen to whatever anyone around might hypothetically wanna talk about."

taskmaster. / accepting.

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dynamic tag drop

a story that starts with showtime! ⟹ starwonderz; tenma tsukasa.

guy who wouldn't love me if i were a worm. ⟹ tocliimb; sebastian moran.

i never thought i could be comfortable in silence before you. ⟹ revenanthearts; william moriarty.

to die by your side is such a heavenly way to die! ⟹ longerhuman; dazai osamu.

[antisatiric]

“give it to me straight” //womp womp bet you thought i'd send this from alastor but the jokes on you! for william please. (revenanthearts)

"... Well, you're a total hypocrite. You care more than probably anyone else in the world about how the people you care about are doin' and how you can help them, but you won't even give us a chance to help you, y'know?"

brutal honesty. / accepting ( @revenanthearts )

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i genuinely enjoyed it. (from Will! )

"Really? That's good, I wasn't sure, 'cause you're really ..."

He trails off, realizing too late that there's not a way to say what he's intending to without coming off as just a little mean. Twain's the sort of person who likes to share the things he enjoys with everyone, but he's more than aware enough to know that not everyone is going to have a good time doing the sorts of things he likes to do.

"... Well, y'know, we're pretty different people. To be honest, it surprised me you agreed to come in the first place. But I'm glad you did! Obviously." He pulls himself a little closer to Will, taking the arm he'd already been holding hostage even more hostage than before. Somehow. "I've just spent a lotta time workin' with high-brow people, y'know? A lot of 'em couldn't give enough of a shit to tag along with me to get a drink or somethin' after work, let alone, I dunno, do activities."

There are way worse ways to spend a Wednesday night, he remembers someone saying, then mentally kicks himself for not even being able to remember which of his friends it was.

"I had a couple friends who used to come with me to this kinda stuff, but they're all gone now." He shrugs, still sporting an easygoing smile. "Nobody's really come with me to do Karaoke since, so I haven't gone much. But it's fun."

taskmaster. / accepting.