[ the stillness is what gets him. the fighting was better. the violence. the idea that it might give way. but nothing at all?
he pauses. he wasn't planning on stopping, because he knows he can get david going easy. he's turned the anger into better things before. and yet here he is, reconsidering and not quite grasping why.
after a few seconds he shifts, gets david by the upper arm and shoves him over so he's on his back and he can see david's fury more clearly. david'll be able to see part of his face in the half-light, too, more edges than clarity. there's irritation there, but not just that. ]
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he pauses. he wasn't planning on stopping, because he knows he can get david going easy. he's turned the anger into better things before. and yet here he is, reconsidering and not quite grasping why.
after a few seconds he shifts, gets david by the upper arm and shoves him over so he's on his back and he can see david's fury more clearly. david'll be able to see part of his face in the half-light, too, more edges than clarity. there's irritation there, but not just that. ]
You're really gonna do this, huh.