don’t you smell yourself?

“ that sounds pretty   ---   interesting. “ anton leans in, CURIOSITY on his face. “ for how long have you been doing that? & ... don’t you ever get scared? “  he’d be too much of a coward to ever do such a job. besides, the really terrible cases would probably only remind him of his own mother’s unsolved case. “ thank you. “ again, the male smiles. the truly REFRESHING thing here is her still being around, even after anton’s opened his mouth. 

Cold  OR  Hot Envy  OR  Lust Blunt  OR  Tactful Dreamer  OR  Realist Impulsive  OR  Planner Stubborn  OR  Flexible Sociable  OR  Isolated Lazy  OR  Hard-working Half empty  OR  Half full High energy  OR  Low energy Dependent  OR  Independent Eloquent  OR  Rough around the edges Sees what they want  OR  Sees what is there Dwells on the past  OR  Looks towards the future

a small laugh. he’s not sure   ---   but this could be the first time someone used the word BEAUTIFUL to describe anything about him. eyebrows arch. CASE?  “ what kind of case?   ---   if you don’t mind me asking. “  & again; a question about HIM? this seems to be his lucky day, someone that actually somewhat gave a shit about his being. a rarity. “ i come here every night. “ okay, that sounds PATHETIC. “ um, ‘cause it’s kind of nice, y’know? the feeling that you KNOW everyone here? makes them feel like friends. “ even more PATHETIC.

“ it’s a pleasure, really. “ it worked !! it worked ?? that NEVER works so early on in the night. ‘ kind of him ‘  ----  he tries to be !! the last thing he’d want is for someone to feel as rejected as he had felt ALL HIS LIFE. “ i’m anton. “ don’t be creepy. DON’T BE CREEPY.  “ w-what brings you here? “  is that creepy? kind of feels like everything that comes out of a drunken stranger’s mouth could be considered creepy.

a smile, pearly whites peeking out. ( brushing his teeth was something his mother didn’t have to tell him twice, he loved the feeling of clean teeth. )  “ next one’s on me, yeah? “ he’s not some creep ( PROMISE! )    ----   he’s just really lonely.