@bruisedpenny / varla said, " but youβre blue in the face. "
a practiced smoker, anatoliy behaves as if he intends to finish his newly lit cigarette with one full swell of his chest. it's slow to leave, but the cognitive weight of his evening seems to leave with it. he looks at varla like she is embellishing, waving it away.
" i'm very loyal to all my habits. " no more than the next man, but this does include his bad ones. there is one more cigarette in his pack, and he wordlessly offers it to her.











