[ Kim has never liked anyone well enough to live with them. Not officially. Not formally. He always had his excuses: he kept odd hours, he had nightmares, his space was too small, he lived close to the Precinct and didn't want to sacrifice his short commute. He's fairly certain every partner he's ever had saw through it in the end, which is that he was a very private man and that he was unable to make that commitment, to truly join his life with another.
If Andromache is normal in that meaning she likes someone a little, maybe all those men who called him frigid were right. ]
I suppose you're right. [ It's the sort of intimacy that, Kim thinks, should be kept far, far away from anyone who holds any love for that person. He's glad he bore the brunt of it, not her partner. ] But that is not something you begin to discuss in the first month of a relationship. That was just a... serendipitous coincidence.
[ One that he's deeply grateful for. If he hadn't been there, would anyone else have stepped in? He deliberates on his next words carefully. He could let it go. He would prefer not to talk to her about her mental health, and he thinks she would prefer not to hear it. ]
I never did thank you for the cigarette, did I? So: thank you for that. It was nice not having to waste my money on a whole pack just to get a stick of tar. [ He keeps his gaze straight ahead of them, casually regarding a family of ayakishi blustering their way through the neighbourhood across the street. ] You smoke much more than I do. It would be a shame if I were no longer able benefit from your expertise.
[ Keep coming in during his shifts, Andy. He likes knowing you're still around. ]
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[ Kim has never liked anyone well enough to live with them. Not officially. Not formally. He always had his excuses: he kept odd hours, he had nightmares, his space was too small, he lived close to the Precinct and didn't want to sacrifice his short commute. He's fairly certain every partner he's ever had saw through it in the end, which is that he was a very private man and that he was unable to make that commitment, to truly join his life with another.
If Andromache is normal in that meaning she likes someone a little, maybe all those men who called him frigid were right. ]
I suppose you're right. [ It's the sort of intimacy that, Kim thinks, should be kept far, far away from anyone who holds any love for that person. He's glad he bore the brunt of it, not her partner. ] But that is not something you begin to discuss in the first month of a relationship. That was just a... serendipitous coincidence.
[ One that he's deeply grateful for. If he hadn't been there, would anyone else have stepped in? He deliberates on his next words carefully. He could let it go. He would prefer not to talk to her about her mental health, and he thinks she would prefer not to hear it. ]
I never did thank you for the cigarette, did I? So: thank you for that. It was nice not having to waste my money on a whole pack just to get a stick of tar. [ He keeps his gaze straight ahead of them, casually regarding a family of ayakishi blustering their way through the neighbourhood across the street. ] You smoke much more than I do. It would be a shame if I were no longer able benefit from your expertise.
[ Keep coming in during his shifts, Andy. He likes knowing you're still around. ]