[and those feelings of happy-shocked surprise u-turn in his stomach again; he's not gonna make it through this weekend without thinking about it, it's fucking impossible. these assholes keep finding out and dragging it back to the front of his mind; how weird it is, without him to celebrate with (he's only ever had one person to celebrate with -- was it even a birthday without that person? did it matter, turning older, if no one you cared about was around to see it?)]
[the pause is long, way too long, and eventually all that gets out is a rather strangled grunt, followed by]
L-like you're normal? Gimme a break.
[but it doesn't have half the bite it should; it's almost shaky (pleasepleasedon't)]
Re: [voice]
[the pause is long, way too long, and eventually all that gets out is a rather strangled grunt, followed by]
L-like you're normal? Gimme a break.
[but it doesn't have half the bite it should; it's almost shaky (pleasepleasedon't)]