"Only if you think it's a good idea," Credence says, with a fresh surge of
insecurity. What if Quentin talks to him and that only makes it worse? He
doesn't want to be responsible for that.
"He's okay," Credence says quickly - he's been casting looks back every so
often. He reaches out with both hands, gently lifting the little creature
into midair, bringing him across to land neatly into his cupped palms.
"The port seemed...pretty dangerous," Credence points out, rather
understatedly. "Especially for something small like him. I think he's
better off here with you."
"It's more like- consciously putting your hand on a hot stove element. When shit hurts, and you know there's a way out, every minute where you don't is like holding your hand there by force of will."
"I'm so sorry," Credence says, with the deep empathy of someone who quite
possibly had no choice but to make prolonged contact with a hot stove of
some point in his life. "Isn't there anything that would make it better?"
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Date: 2018-09-30 01:12 pm (UTC)As usual, he struggles with the praise.
"...I just want you to be happy. I hope you can fix things."
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Date: 2018-09-30 02:26 pm (UTC)He says, gamely.
"I will."
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Date: 2018-09-30 02:39 pm (UTC)"I don't know that you did anything wrong. But if you did - they should forgive you. That's why we're here, isn't it?"
To let bygones be bygones, even when it's hard.
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Date: 2018-09-30 03:01 pm (UTC)He doesn't sound sure of this at all.
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Date: 2018-09-30 06:49 pm (UTC)"Yes."
To Credence's mind, that shouldn't matter.
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Date: 2018-10-01 02:26 am (UTC)He agrees, letting out a frustrated breath.
"Okay, okay, I'll talk to him."
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Date: 2018-10-01 07:31 am (UTC)"Only if you think it's a good idea," Credence says, with a fresh surge of insecurity. What if Quentin talks to him and that only makes it worse? He doesn't want to be responsible for that.
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Date: 2018-10-01 08:26 am (UTC)He says, and hitches his legs up, crossing them.
"So how do you feel about a home reno project?"
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Date: 2018-10-01 08:58 am (UTC)"In here, you mean?"
His attempts in his own room have been semi-stalled for months now. Occasionally he'll paint something.
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Date: 2018-10-01 10:12 am (UTC)HE could get back into it with him.
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Date: 2018-10-01 11:30 am (UTC)"Okay. And - do you have somewhere for Pope to live?"
He's not sure about the finer points of hedgehog husbandry.
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Date: 2018-10-01 12:14 pm (UTC)Leaping up- he set him down somewhere, doesn't know where or when.
"Pope?"
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Date: 2018-10-01 03:10 pm (UTC)"He's okay," Credence says quickly - he's been casting looks back every so often. He reaches out with both hands, gently lifting the little creature into midair, bringing him across to land neatly into his cupped palms.
"See, he's fine."
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Date: 2018-10-01 03:14 pm (UTC)He says, and pinches the bridge of his nose.
"Okay, he needs a bell or something."
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Date: 2018-10-01 04:01 pm (UTC)"You're a new hedgehog dad," Credence says, more generously. "Why is he called Pope?"
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Date: 2018-10-02 12:17 am (UTC)He says, looking down at that serious little face, the upturned little nose.
"I need to get a book about this."
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Date: 2018-10-02 07:39 am (UTC)"I'm sure the library has something."
He has yet to encounter a subject so obscure that the library didn't have at least one volume relevant to his needs.
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Date: 2018-10-02 07:45 am (UTC)He says, because that's a good point.
"Poor little thing."
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Date: 2018-10-02 08:02 am (UTC)"The port seemed...pretty dangerous," Credence points out, rather understatedly. "Especially for something small like him. I think he's better off here with you."
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Date: 2018-10-02 01:47 pm (UTC)He admits, and draws in a shuddery breath.
"I am not drinking, and it is fucking bleak."
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Date: 2018-10-02 03:27 pm (UTC)"Is it really that bad? I - only in breaches. A couple times."
He has no idea what it's like to be drunk, hungover, in withdrawal. That all belongs to a world he's never set foot in.
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Date: 2018-10-02 03:55 pm (UTC)He tries to explain, and flusters a little.
"It's more like- consciously putting your hand on a hot stove element. When shit hurts, and you know there's a way out, every minute where you don't is like holding your hand there by force of will."
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Date: 2018-10-02 04:55 pm (UTC)"I'm so sorry," Credence says, with the deep empathy of someone who quite possibly had no choice but to make prolonged contact with a hot stove of some point in his life. "Isn't there anything that would make it better?"
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Date: 2018-10-02 05:42 pm (UTC)He says, and smiles, quick and earnest.
"And yeah- let's do something busy."
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Date: 2018-10-02 05:49 pm (UTC)"Okay. So - what do you want to change in here?"
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