if you never apologize to me again for the rest of your life, it'd still be too soon.
[ he shows up empty-handed to the drawing room, though it takes a great effort not to grab a bottle and two glasses when he knows the benefits of a good drink. (maybe alicent has already begun? he can only hope.) ash's voice rattles around in his head after the missing hours of his night: you need to get sober. he should've considered it after what abilene stole from him, but the fact that it's happened again, under stranger circumstances, puts a little more urgency in the matter. still, he wasn't wasted that night he ended up in hawk's bed with no memory of how he got there. he should be wasted now, because the occasion certainly calls for it.
it's quiet when he walks in and approaches her, sequestered away as if there's no one in the world that she can trust or even stomach right now. embry knows that feeling well, shutting himself away in expensive hotel rooms on the campaign trail to order ungodly amounts of room service alone so he could avoid looking at ash and jenny. if he was going to be surly and miserable, he might as well do it with foie gras and perfectly grilled sourdough. ]
Have you ever noticed — [ he leans back against one of the upholstered armchairs. ] That Tim's ears are bigger than an elephant's?
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[ he shows up empty-handed to the drawing room, though it takes a great effort not to grab a bottle and two glasses when he knows the benefits of a good drink. (maybe alicent has already begun? he can only hope.) ash's voice rattles around in his head after the missing hours of his night: you need to get sober. he should've considered it after what abilene stole from him, but the fact that it's happened again, under stranger circumstances, puts a little more urgency in the matter. still, he wasn't wasted that night he ended up in hawk's bed with no memory of how he got there. he should be wasted now, because the occasion certainly calls for it.
it's quiet when he walks in and approaches her, sequestered away as if there's no one in the world that she can trust or even stomach right now. embry knows that feeling well, shutting himself away in expensive hotel rooms on the campaign trail to order ungodly amounts of room service alone so he could avoid looking at ash and jenny. if he was going to be surly and miserable, he might as well do it with foie gras and perfectly grilled sourdough. ]
Have you ever noticed — [ he leans back against one of the upholstered armchairs. ] That Tim's ears are bigger than an elephant's?