That's impossible. He knows it's impossible, but he feels pulled towards Dane--tugged towards him, not even nudged, just drawn. Maybe Lucian's going crazy. Maybe he's had too much wine.
Or not enough.
"I'm twenty-three," He says quietly. He's trying to figure out what the hell is going on--what the hell is happening. He's normal. He's always been normal, always lived a normal life. Is God testing him? Is it something else?
Is it far too much opium, or had someone slipped something in his drink?
..Why would anyone want to slip anything into his drink? Lucian was Lucian. And this man... This man looking at him, looking not a day over 25. He doesn't understand. But they were together, he had insisted.
Together.
He licks his lips, face reddening from the crisp, cold air and his lack of coat. He can ignore the cold, though. The other's tears, they'd been genuine. Sorrowful. Lucian only wishes he could feel that much emotion. He takes a step again, cautious. Unsure.
"...I'm at your mercy, not knowing your name. I don't remember you, but... I'd very much like for you to come back inside, where it's warm." Away from the bridge. "Perhaps to have a drink."
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Or not enough.
"I'm twenty-three," He says quietly. He's trying to figure out what the hell is going on--what the hell is happening. He's normal. He's always been normal, always lived a normal life. Is God testing him? Is it something else?
Is it far too much opium, or had someone slipped something in his drink?
..Why would anyone want to slip anything into his drink? Lucian was Lucian. And this man... This man looking at him, looking not a day over 25. He doesn't understand. But they were together, he had insisted.
Together.
He licks his lips, face reddening from the crisp, cold air and his lack of coat. He can ignore the cold, though. The other's tears, they'd been genuine. Sorrowful. Lucian only wishes he could feel that much emotion. He takes a step again, cautious. Unsure.
"...I'm at your mercy, not knowing your name. I don't remember you, but... I'd very much like for you to come back inside, where it's warm." Away from the bridge. "Perhaps to have a drink."