[Fumbling aside, that part's surrendered (relatively) easily, at least. And he rides his initial spark-quick response like a segue, letting it carry him from one beat to the next without rising up for air:]
But my kadan. When it comes to you?
I've learned everything comes out in the wash eventually, no matter how I fight to keep it tucked well away in hand. [So deflective, his candor in that moment. Playfully deflective, that is, in a way that smacks of habit— the sort old enough to have lost nearly all relevance one year after having fallen recklessly in love.]
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[Fumbling aside, that part's surrendered (relatively) easily, at least. And he rides his initial spark-quick response like a segue, letting it carry him from one beat to the next without rising up for air:]
But my kadan. When it comes to you?
I've learned everything comes out in the wash eventually, no matter how I fight to keep it tucked well away in hand. [So deflective, his candor in that moment. Playfully deflective, that is, in a way that smacks of habit— the sort old enough to have lost nearly all relevance one year after having fallen recklessly in love.]