Heartstrings
“He could feel it in his bones, like an old sailor could predict a storm. He knew Blake would have to have the last word, would have to show off his newfound status and wealth and success. Blake couldn’t just let things lie. Not then, not now, not ever.
So when Blake swaggered up to the bar after last call, Cal braced himself for a fight. He shifted his boots on the sticky bar floor, eyeballed the shorter man with a bouncer’s stare. He tried to think of some clever insult, something he could... lob Blake’s way to defuse the bomb before it even blew.
But when Blake reached the bar, he didn’t immediately speak. He hovered there, awkward, and that caught Cal off guard.
Their eyes met. Cal wet his lips, suddenly self-conscious. He imagined he looked greasy and worn out, after such a busy night. Why would that even matter?
Blake’s eyes, that peculiar shifting shade of blue-green-yellow, slanted away from Cal after just a moment, as though he couldn’t bear the eye contact.MoreLess
So when Blake swaggered up to the bar after last call, Cal braced himself for a fight. He shifted his boots on the sticky bar floor, eyeballed the shorter man with a bouncer’s stare. He tried to think of some clever insult, something he could... lob Blake’s way to defuse the bomb before it even blew.
But when Blake reached the bar, he didn’t immediately speak. He hovered there, awkward, and that caught Cal off guard.
Their eyes met. Cal wet his lips, suddenly self-conscious. He imagined he looked greasy and worn out, after such a busy night. Why would that even matter?
Blake’s eyes, that peculiar shifting shade of blue-green-yellow, slanted away from Cal after just a moment, as though he couldn’t bear the eye contact.MoreLess
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