[ if it's possible to be both completely numbed and yet also enraged, that's where david is at. typically he doesn't mind being spoken to like he's stupid, acts the way he does to encourage it in fact, because it only works in his favour if people don't expect anything from him. but spending an evening entertaining posh fucks who smugly nitpick the way he talks when fucking frankly? he's smarter than them. ]
[ they should be peers, really. like them, he was born to money, and it's not like everyone else's income is totally above board either. thank fucking god he was never really part of this world except when he had to be. ]
[ but david weathers it well. laughs when somebody makes a joke at his expense and politely pulls his punches when throwing one back, more and more often some guy trying to prove something because he's mad david's managed to charm a couple of women for ten minutes here and there like it means anything. he feels like he's handling himself well, so it surprises him when his mother suggests maybe he needs to get some air, which is her way of saying he needs to cool off. ]
[ but hell, he'll take it. doesn't quite storm out, but there's definitely an air of thunder to the way he takes a glass of champagne and exits to the balcony. not even noticing evan out there this time as he walks straight to the edge and takes a breath. ]
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[ they should be peers, really. like them, he was born to money, and it's not like everyone else's income is totally above board either. thank fucking god he was never really part of this world except when he had to be. ]
[ but david weathers it well. laughs when somebody makes a joke at his expense and politely pulls his punches when throwing one back, more and more often some guy trying to prove something because he's mad david's managed to charm a couple of women for ten minutes here and there like it means anything. he feels like he's handling himself well, so it surprises him when his mother suggests maybe he needs to get some air, which is her way of saying he needs to cool off. ]
[ but hell, he'll take it. doesn't quite storm out, but there's definitely an air of thunder to the way he takes a glass of champagne and exits to the balcony. not even noticing evan out there this time as he walks straight to the edge and takes a breath. ]