cowboy ro

"Free the People, Free the Land, No Peace on Stolen Land"

randy didn't get complimented much, besides benson's sick way of talking to him (he loves it). one day, someone comes into bbb. they start openly hitting on randy. randy is too awkward to shut it down, instead he just takes the bordering-on-sexual-abuse he's being spatted. to benson, who's been gripping the broomstick for at least 5 minutes now, randy almost looks like he *enjoys* it. like he *wants* to get complimented by others. like he *wants* attention from anyone who walks through the fucking doors. benson could snap the wooden handle in his hands.

many hours later, past the closing of bbb, past the drive to the dive bar around the corner, benson gets randy drunk. he knew the kid didn't drink, didn't care. the sharp look in his eye made randy believe any underlying threat of what would happen if he didn't.

they end up in benson's room. the older man straddles randy as he gives him a stick n poke tattoo.

splatters right below his collarbone

"benson"

the top of the letters poking out where his work uniform would stop covering.

"Eating shouldn't be unaffordable"

From The Lilac Fairy Book by Andrew Lang

"The Bones of Djulung"