You're right, of course. I've an early morning ahead of me as well. I'll see you soon, at any rate. For this or any other reason.
[ He doesn't quite throw the phone so much as plunk it face down on the bed and roll over in a staunch attempt to ignore it.
He's lucky. He should count himself such, anyway. This sort of aching hardship is a welcome one over anything else he could be dealing with. This he has experience with, at least. Three years of pining and wanting and nights like these only the phone makes it worse because instead of wondering if he's up or what he's thinking Hawke can just ask. He could just tell him everything, instantly.
It would be so terrifyingly easy.
He shoves his face hard into his pillow and resolves not to move until morning. For about ten minutes. Then takes it up, rereads the conversation, and at least takes action on the one problem this has caused that he can solve, however temporary. ]
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You're right, of course. I've an early morning ahead of me as well.
I'll see you soon, at any rate. For this or any other reason.
[ He doesn't quite throw the phone so much as plunk it face down on the bed and roll over in a staunch attempt to ignore it.
He's lucky. He should count himself such, anyway. This sort of aching hardship is a welcome one over anything else he could be dealing with. This he has experience with, at least. Three years of pining and wanting and nights like these only the phone makes it worse because instead of wondering if he's up or what he's thinking Hawke can just ask. He could just tell him everything, instantly.
It would be so terrifyingly easy.
He shoves his face hard into his pillow and resolves not to move until morning. For about ten minutes. Then takes it up, rereads the conversation, and at least takes action on the one problem this has caused that he can solve, however temporary. ]