You never asked. You just figured you knew that’s how it was, just like you always do.
[That’s no fucking excuse. He knows that. It’s just that by the time he realized that was the conclusion Jay had drawn, it was too late to correct him. Too late to mention it without losing what little progress they made. Too late to avoid questions like this, that have Tim doing what he’s best at, and the only thing he can think of to do.]
[He bolts.]
[Don’t stop him now, because he’s tearing the door open and getting the hell out while he still can.]
no subject
[That’s no fucking excuse. He knows that. It’s just that by the time he realized that was the conclusion Jay had drawn, it was too late to correct him. Too late to mention it without losing what little progress they made. Too late to avoid questions like this, that have Tim doing what he’s best at, and the only thing he can think of to do.]
[He bolts.]
[Don’t stop him now, because he’s tearing the door open and getting the hell out while he still can.]