[ At the suggestion of a deal, Amos is fully attentive. If there was any part of him that was still looking for a way to separate himself from this world, it isn't anymore; all of him is here, in this moment, looking right back at Abel.
He likes him, and a deal is actionable. So. His body may be still, but he's listening.
He absorbs the offer. Really absorbs it. There's a shift in his gaze as something like gratitude or even reverence creeps into it, and finally, he nods. ]
Yeah. Yes. [ The second word is firmer, an added degree of certainty to it. He's familiar with a lonely existence, but having an anchor feels so much more important here. So he'll take it, hold onto it, and maybe that'll help.
That much settled, he turns his gaze on the campfire, and bitterness floods his voice. ] I fucking hate this. Would've been better off if they'd left us alone.
[ Feels like he's maybe stating the obvious there, but it's also more than he'd said to most anyone else. At least he feels like expressing something. ]
abel though!!
He likes him, and a deal is actionable. So. His body may be still, but he's listening.
He absorbs the offer. Really absorbs it. There's a shift in his gaze as something like gratitude or even reverence creeps into it, and finally, he nods. ]
Yeah. Yes. [ The second word is firmer, an added degree of certainty to it. He's familiar with a lonely existence, but having an anchor feels so much more important here. So he'll take it, hold onto it, and maybe that'll help.
That much settled, he turns his gaze on the campfire, and bitterness floods his voice. ] I fucking hate this. Would've been better off if they'd left us alone.
[ Feels like he's maybe stating the obvious there, but it's also more than he'd said to most anyone else. At least he feels like expressing something. ]