Mac was surprisingly invested in the success of Declan’s potential love life, Desire mused, picking out some more of the remaining sushi to enjoy for himself. Sure, he tasted everything Reason did, but there was still a particular pleasure in doing ordinary things again after so long without. He listened to what Mac was saying still, but at this point the major arguments had already been driven home. Everything else was details upon details.
The only bit that particularly got a reaction was at the end, where Desire did indeed give Mac something of a dry look. He couldn’t call him smart and perceptive and then just turn right back around and call him dumb again.
“He’s a lot of things, but he isn’t dumb,” Desire side-spoke around a mouthful, wiping spicy mayo off his lip with his thumb and sucking it clean. “And trust me, I’m plenty aware that he likes me. Speaking as this side of things, I’m not used to being liked, but I’m also not used to waiting for what I want. I hate waiting.”
Half hunched over his plate, Desire looked off to the side, idly thoughtful. “Either Reason’s bleeding into me a lot more than I’m bleeding into him, or Declan’s the first thing I’ve met worth waiting for.”
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The only bit that particularly got a reaction was at the end, where Desire did indeed give Mac something of a dry look. He couldn’t call him smart and perceptive and then just turn right back around and call him dumb again.
“He’s a lot of things, but he isn’t dumb,” Desire side-spoke around a mouthful, wiping spicy mayo off his lip with his thumb and sucking it clean. “And trust me, I’m plenty aware that he likes me. Speaking as this side of things, I’m not used to being liked, but I’m also not used to waiting for what I want. I hate waiting.”
Half hunched over his plate, Desire looked off to the side, idly thoughtful. “Either Reason’s bleeding into me a lot more than I’m bleeding into him, or Declan’s the first thing I’ve met worth waiting for.”