There's a beat before Colin looks back at him. Is Bene saying he wants to spend more time together? ...At night?
There are two things he does not want to do: get false hope, and end up locking himself in a closet again. Not that living in Lexie's flat has cured his numerous issues, but at least when he freaks out, he has an entire apartment and not just a closet.
"Well. I don't have to spend every night in the flat. Or go home as soon as I finish work."
Even if he hadn't meant it that way before, it's possible Bene does now. He smiles sheepishly, a bit of additional color rising in his cheeks.
"I mean, my arrangement is hardly conducive to..." He waves his hand, "visiting, unless you want Marcoulf listening to everything we say. But there's, there's places around the Gallows."
"Lots of empty rooms." Now Colin is starting to blush as well. Is this a terrible idea? Yes. Is it going to get him hurt? Almost definitely. Will he do it anyway? Probably.
It has been a long time, and that might be part of why Colin is nodding his head with a smile.
"I get off at six," he says. As soon as the words are out of his mouth, he's blushing harder. "Um. So, um. Meet you at your place, and we can...go somewhere."
Nodding and stupid-smiling in return, Bene gets to his feet. "Six," he agrees, and turns to go back toward the stairs, with one little glance behind him at Colin as if to make sure he's still there.
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Date: 2020-08-29 12:01 am (UTC)"Lots of Circle mages manage to live here."
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Date: 2020-08-29 12:16 am (UTC)"Then I mean," he says conversationally, "you could always come back."
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Date: 2020-08-29 12:38 am (UTC)There are two things he does not want to do: get false hope, and end up locking himself in a closet again. Not that living in Lexie's flat has cured his numerous issues, but at least when he freaks out, he has an entire apartment and not just a closet.
"Well. I don't have to spend every night in the flat. Or go home as soon as I finish work."
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Date: 2020-08-29 01:49 am (UTC)"I mean, my arrangement is hardly conducive to..." He waves his hand, "visiting, unless you want Marcoulf listening to everything we say. But there's, there's places around the Gallows."
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Date: 2020-08-29 02:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-08-29 02:07 am (UTC)Maker, how'd they get here? ...how long has it been?
"I mean, I-- have to go back to work, but." He glances furtively at Colin. Meet later?
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Date: 2020-08-29 02:15 am (UTC)"I get off at six," he says. As soon as the words are out of his mouth, he's blushing harder. "Um. So, um. Meet you at your place, and we can...go somewhere."
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Date: 2020-08-29 02:25 am (UTC)HEHEHEHEH