#darlngs

“you remember when i told you about my time overseas, and how it ended?” he places the stick between his lips and tilts his head. it’s easier to start vague than with names, dates. “i told you about my accident.” he doesn’t need to remind her any further, but part of him -- maybe all of him -- is seeking reassurance from her.

Everything about this gif and this video is beautiful!

“  mhm?  ”  it works for griff; the less is said, the better, as far as he’s concerned. in their line of work, it isn’t smart -- one simple instance of miscommunication and you’re dead -- but griff almost sees that as a challenge, as if he’s daring death to show itself. it has to come one day, anyway, and he’s not too scared. he bites generously at his nail before sucking a breath through his teeth.  “  no questions, concerns, not a one, huh? well, praise be to god,  ”  he crosses himself mockingly for good measure,  “  miracles are real.  ”

HE HAS TO REMIND HIMSELF THAT IT’S OKAY NOW: doc is gone and it’s okay. he doesn’t have to keep her --- or anyone else --- at arm’s length; he can breathe, truly breathe, but sometimes such fresh air is overwhelming to his stinted lungs, like an explosive burst of color after hours, days, weeks of darkness. it’s a learning curve, as if he’s re-familiarizing himself with a once-known language after years of disuse; baby can recognize the inflection and general meaning, but it’s still harsh at times, frustrating. baby rolls his knuckles against his knees before signing, ‘you don’t have to.’ he pulls up his knees flush to his chest. a sharp hum digs into his brain, not content to be quieted by his music tonight. he continues: ‘i didn’t know you knew sign.’

    ❛      y’wanna   go   out   tonight   and   get   our  hands  a  little    dirty  ?      ❜   @darlngs

his   voice   his   almost   a   growl   against   her   skin.    there   was   something   about   her   that   drove   every   inkling   of   inhibition   from  his   mind.     he   had   always   been   a   numbers   man   —-   he   had   always   played   it   safe.     but   not   monica.   no   she   was   an   explosion   perfectly   timed.   ❛      i   would   kill   every   god   damn   man   on   earth   all   you   gotta   do   is   ask.   you   are      everything.     you’re   a   goddamn   angel   walking   among   men,   babe.    you   could   rule   the   fuckin’   world.    i   love   you.    i    love   you.      ❜    each   time   he   says   it   he   becomes   slightly   more   fervent.    lips   against   her   collarbone.    he   would   die   for   her.   @darlngs