[Especially in this dream-like state, it made sense to simplify things down to sex. There was no winning with it, really. If he was wrong, then they were trapped. If he was right, then it was just reinforcing the horrible crushing feeling of inevitability. Struggling under the weight of the feeling was too much. It'd be much easier to be under the weight of a partner.]
[So, he lets himself get pushed.]
Wow, you really care about something like that? [as if he wasn't the one who dangled it in front of her]
Okay, [he grins, wide and toothy but empty of actual joy]
Impress me, Ms. Goody-Two-Shoes. [He latches on to the thrill of pleasure he gets from ignoring her name. It's a dull throb of emotion in the sea of nothingness.]
no subject
[So, he lets himself get pushed.]
Wow, you really care about something like that? [as if he wasn't the one who dangled it in front of her]
Okay, [he grins, wide and toothy but empty of actual joy]
Impress me, Ms. Goody-Two-Shoes. [He latches on to the thrill of pleasure he gets from ignoring her name. It's a dull throb of emotion in the sea of nothingness.]