[ he can kind of see the reflection of tobari's head turning towards the window, and he can't help but think it was already worth it to drive up here. it makes him think that maybe he could also gradually start keeping his promise to show tobari the world too. ]
No, but I get the feeling you say what you don't mean sometimes.
that makes him laugh. it's short-lived and a little out of disbelief, but it is a laugh. he's amused at the idea. he can't deny it! sometimes he is a little liar but also, ]
I always listen to you. I even listen for the shit that you don't bother to say out loud.
[ said a little too honestly? but also? yeah? tobari tries to navigate the minefield of rafayel's emotions as much as he can, catering to his whims and what might make him happy... even if they do still argue and bicker at the same time ]
[ he doesn't mean it in a punitive, judgmental, or even moody way either. honestly, if tobari had been anyone else, he may have said they don't know him at all. but, between the two of them, that was too big of a lie to even pretend to humor. ]
Then since you know me so well, what am I thinking about now?
[ why does raf play these games knowing he's going to have a heart attack. ]
because tobari is quiet for a second, as if heโs really thinking about this. trying to read the space between them for rafayelโs thoughts. itโs after a short pause where thereโs only them, the night sky, and the open road that tobari answers: ]
I think you donโt want this to be over either.
[ a soft laugh, and then a cushion - ] Or maybe Iโm already dreaming.
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No, but I get the feeling you say what you don't mean sometimes.
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that makes him laugh. it's short-lived and a little out of disbelief, but it is a laugh. he's amused at the idea. he can't deny it! sometimes he is a little liar but also, ]
Big fan of throwing stones from glass houses?
[ HYPOCRITE ]
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Puh-lease? I'm like always honest? You must not listen to me much.
[ he will never acknowledge this is also him. ]
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[ said a little too honestly? but also? yeah? tobari tries to navigate the minefield of rafayel's emotions as much as he can, catering to his whims and what might make him happy... even if they do still argue and bicker at the same time ]
But I can let you keep pretending.
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[ he doesn't mean it in a punitive, judgmental, or even moody way either. honestly, if tobari had been anyone else, he may have said they don't know him at all. but, between the two of them, that was too big of a lie to even pretend to humor. ]
Then since you know me so well, what am I thinking about now?
[ why does raf play these games knowing he's going to have a heart attack. ]
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because tobari is quiet for a second, as if heโs really thinking about this. trying to read the space between them for rafayelโs thoughts. itโs after a short pause where thereโs only them, the night sky, and the open road that tobari answers: ]
I think you donโt want this to be over either.
[ a soft laugh, and then a cushion - ] Or maybe Iโm already dreaming.