[And were he more -- well, whatever it is that makes people good and helpful and emotionally available, maybe he'd know what to say to brighten her up, make the hurt a little less.
Except he knows the hurt doesn't lessen instantly. It won't ever fully go away, either.
So what do you do? You bury that motherfucker.
His hands clench around the phone -- no longer having to hold it up with his just his face now that all his would-be kidnappers are, uh, "sleeping," at the sound of her crying. Fuck. Is there any guy who's strong against that sound? Karen's his best friend he's made here. It feels like a knife's twisting in his chest.
Thank you. Wade rubs his face.] You don't gotta thank me for anything. [Seriously.] You gonna be good while I go pick everything up? I don't mind staying on with you. Gotta make movie night plans, right? Look, I got some stuff that'll feel crazy on enough glaze. You ever been on Space Mountain with mushrooms? It's like that, but way worse.
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Except he knows the hurt doesn't lessen instantly. It won't ever fully go away, either.
So what do you do? You bury that motherfucker.
His hands clench around the phone -- no longer having to hold it up with his just his face now that all his would-be kidnappers are, uh, "sleeping," at the sound of her crying. Fuck. Is there any guy who's strong against that sound? Karen's his best friend he's made here. It feels like a knife's twisting in his chest.
Thank you. Wade rubs his face.] You don't gotta thank me for anything. [Seriously.] You gonna be good while I go pick everything up? I don't mind staying on with you. Gotta make movie night plans, right? Look, I got some stuff that'll feel crazy on enough glaze. You ever been on Space Mountain with mushrooms? It's like that, but way worse.