[ there wasn’t much choice out in the middle of nowhere. the mini-van he got was the only thing they had available, but when bruce continues, his eyebrows raise and he lifts his gaze to look at him. he thinks about it for a moment.
and then thinks about whether there’s a possibility he might be able to have the car again. just like the first time? but it’s too early to ask. he’s not gonna ask for something within the first ten minutes of seeing bruce again.
instead, he lets bruce redirect the conversation. he just nods. ]
Okay, well. You’re invited. You know that, right? [ he trails a few steps behind bruce as they make their way further into the house. the bags get left at the door for now. ] You busy tonight? [ it takes him right back to those nights when he was younger and asking for bruce’s time, like the way bruce tries to lighten up the mood with a bit of his particular brand of humour. ]
soRRY BRUCE
and then thinks about whether there’s a possibility he might be able to have the car again. just like the first time? but it’s too early to ask. he’s not gonna ask for something within the first ten minutes of seeing bruce again.
instead, he lets bruce redirect the conversation. he just nods. ]
Okay, well. You’re invited. You know that, right? [ he trails a few steps behind bruce as they make their way further into the house. the bags get left at the door for now. ] You busy tonight? [ it takes him right back to those nights when he was younger and asking for bruce’s time, like the way bruce tries to lighten up the mood with a bit of his particular brand of humour. ]