But Daniel isn't asking, so Louis needn't do anything with that truth other than hold it in check. He isn't alright. He can indulge that when Daniel is safe.
I loved Venice, Louis tells him. Loved it the first time we came, been back every couple of years since.
Does Armand love Venice? Louis isn't sure. He is unsure of so much now. Has he known anything of Armand? What parts of their lives together are true and which were only cultivated for Louis' sake?
Louis is in motion. That comes through alongside the words.
I'll show you the best of it tomorrow, Louis promises. Mind wound so close in beside Daniel, anchoring. Tethering. Be here. Don't go away. There's a place I think you'd like.
Louis doesn't say where. Just in case.
Armand could likely guess. The house by the sea is in Louis' name, but they have shared everything. Everything. Armand will guess.
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But Daniel isn't asking, so Louis needn't do anything with that truth other than hold it in check. He isn't alright. He can indulge that when Daniel is safe.
I loved Venice, Louis tells him. Loved it the first time we came, been back every couple of years since.
Does Armand love Venice? Louis isn't sure. He is unsure of so much now. Has he known anything of Armand? What parts of their lives together are true and which were only cultivated for Louis' sake?
Louis is in motion. That comes through alongside the words.
I'll show you the best of it tomorrow, Louis promises. Mind wound so close in beside Daniel, anchoring. Tethering. Be here. Don't go away. There's a place I think you'd like.
Louis doesn't say where. Just in case.
Armand could likely guess. The house by the sea is in Louis' name, but they have shared everything. Everything. Armand will guess.