[ Jack looked surprised first and then flushed with guilt second. Oswald was not supposed to be this observant. But then again, he had known -- always -- the things he had meant to keep hidden.
Clear pools of stagnant water indeed. It was only Oswald that stirred him up, that made him hesitate. He disliked it. ]
Ah.... that's... I've been doing enough. [ and he had. Until now. Living required effort. But he deflected and with a gentle hand, took Oswald's in his own, removing it from his face lest temptation strikes. ]
And in this place, I thought perhaps you might wear something other then black.
[ excuses, all of it and the smile he gives Oswald is just as lame. He had never expected to see Oswald at all, never thought of him at all (just in passing, just every now and then and each second he had yearned for those quiet months at the Baskerville mansion). ]
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Clear pools of stagnant water indeed. It was only Oswald that stirred him up, that made him hesitate. He disliked it. ]
Ah.... that's... I've been doing enough. [ and he had. Until now. Living required effort. But he deflected and with a gentle hand, took Oswald's in his own, removing it from his face lest temptation strikes. ]
And in this place, I thought perhaps you might wear something other then black.
[ excuses, all of it and the smile he gives Oswald is just as lame. He had never expected to see Oswald at all, never thought of him at all (just in passing, just every now and then and each second he had yearned for those quiet months at the Baskerville mansion). ]