[it's a deceptively mild and ordinary-sounding 'oh'--before it catches in his throat, anyway. Tavi sits on the other end of the connection in complete silence while this realization upends all the stupid, naive little hopes and dreams he'd nurtured in his stupid, naive little heart over the last forty-eight hours. no point in playing games of 'what if?' and 'maybe this time' anymore, is there?
he clears his throat, pushes his hand across his face. tries to get his shit together, he's not a child--]
...Okay. Okay, has anyone--do you know if anyone is looking for a body?
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Date: 2024-03-20 09:12 pm (UTC)[it's a deceptively mild and ordinary-sounding 'oh'--before it catches in his throat, anyway. Tavi sits on the other end of the connection in complete silence while this realization upends all the stupid, naive little hopes and dreams he'd nurtured in his stupid, naive little heart over the last forty-eight hours. no point in playing games of 'what if?' and 'maybe this time' anymore, is there?
he clears his throat, pushes his hand across his face. tries to get his shit together, he's not a child--]
...Okay. Okay, has anyone--do you know if anyone is looking for a body?
[not his body. keep it impersonal. it helps.]