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.
but, that didn't seem right to him. ] No, I think you're right. [ while he doesn't downplay it, he does continue. ] You're pretty good at this. I was going to guess yours back, but it looks like we might be on the same page.
[ ... as he does say this, he does reach over with one hand and just lightly squeezes one of the octopus' tentacles. ]
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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.
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but, that didn't seem right to him. ] No, I think you're right. [ while he doesn't downplay it, he does continue. ] You're pretty good at this. I was going to guess yours back, but it looks like we might be on the same page.
[ ... as he does say this, he does reach over with one hand and just lightly squeezes one of the octopus' tentacles. ]