These mortal concerns feel extremely distant, right now - though he's still
grappling with the fact that The Other Credence and The Other Shiro were
still close.
"I would've told you- except it didn't work out. It turned out he was already seeing someone else, which is really embarrassing."
He says- and sure enough, he finds himself flushing.
"Sometimes dating works out shitty, even though both of you want it to be okay. You have a good mope, then you pick yourself up and carry on. That's life. You just keep trying until it goes right."
Credence nods, and sips his cocoa, and twitches an almost-smile. The
effort of just not frowning makes it feel like a smile in his head, but
it looks very neutral on the outside.
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Date: 2018-02-05 01:37 pm (UTC)"I..."
Still feel a bit post-traumatic and delicate, but really, when does he not? Anyway, he's not busy by any definition.
"Yes, of course."
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Date: 2018-02-05 01:39 pm (UTC)He says, and then makes a face;
"I had someone who I was picking just the right Christmas present for, too."
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Date: 2018-02-05 01:41 pm (UTC)"Oh."
These mortal concerns feel extremely distant, right now - though he's still grappling with the fact that The Other Credence and The Other Shiro were still close.
"Um. Who - sorry. I shouldn't ask."
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Date: 2018-02-05 01:44 pm (UTC)He says- and sure enough, he finds himself flushing.
"Sometimes dating works out shitty, even though both of you want it to be okay. You have a good mope, then you pick yourself up and carry on. That's life. You just keep trying until it goes right."
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Date: 2018-02-05 01:49 pm (UTC)Credence's mind snags on the pronoun for a moment, but he recovers quickly.
"...I'm sorry it didn't go like you wanted it to."
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Date: 2018-02-05 01:53 pm (UTC)He says, gamely.
"That's life, I guess. On an incredibly small prison ship."
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Date: 2018-02-05 01:55 pm (UTC)"...I made candy, for Shiro," he volunteers eventually. "And I bought her some gloves at port. I think she liked them."
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Date: 2018-02-05 01:57 pm (UTC)He says, perking up when he hears who it is.
"Or- she was when we knew each other, a couple of breaches ago. That's great, Credence. I hope you have a really nice time with this, and her."
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Date: 2018-02-05 02:00 pm (UTC)He nods.
"We have...a lot in common. Some of it's - bad things. But it means we understand each other."
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Date: 2018-02-05 02:37 pm (UTC)He says, firmly, and goes to pour him a little more cocoa.
"This is a shitty place. We all deserve someone to talk to."
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Date: 2018-02-05 02:39 pm (UTC)Credence nods, and doesn't attempt to refuse another half-mugful.
"...I think your friend is...I think you would be a good, um. I don't know what you call it," he admits, awkwardly. Do they use different words?
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Date: 2018-02-05 02:42 pm (UTC)He says, very able to deal with semantics, less so with the way that makes his heart constrict.
"Thanks. It's- going to be fine, really. It is. You also get better at picking your heart back up, as time goes on."
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Date: 2018-02-05 02:49 pm (UTC)He just nods, taking that as gospel; it's not like he'd know otherwise, not in this arena.
"...I wish it wasn't something you had to get good at." Quentin, personally, not you generally.
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Date: 2018-02-05 02:59 pm (UTC)He says, taking that with a smile.
"I'm trying this experiment where I'm more honest about the times I get knocked down. Rather than bottling them up and stewing on them."
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Date: 2018-02-05 03:12 pm (UTC)"Is it working?"
Credence is a dedicated bottler-and-stewer, of course, and couldn't guess how to be any other way.
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Date: 2018-02-05 03:21 pm (UTC)And having found something that does helps too.
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Date: 2018-02-05 03:26 pm (UTC)Credence nods, and sips his cocoa, and twitches an almost-smile. The effort of just not frowning makes it feel like a smile in his head, but it looks very neutral on the outside.