Julian peered into the darkness, trying not to think about the last time he'd been on the trampoline. "...Hullo?" he called softly, standing at the edge. "Er--Michael?" He wasn't positive, but he thought that was who it was. If so he should likely talk to him.
"Careful," Julian cautioned with a wry look. "I find I do stupid things when I'm feeling nothing..." Like sleeping with Guy. Like letting Alex kiss him. God, he really needed to stop drinking. It was dangerous.
That just sent Micheal into a full burst of laughter. "Nothing can get any worse then I feel right now." He said despite his laughing so hard, making no sense.
Julian watched him almost warily, brow furrowing in concern. "What's wrong?" he asked softly, forgetting the reason he'd wanted to speak to Michael in the face of his obvious upset--drug-induced laughter notwithstanding.
He shrugged. "What else is new? Someone loves me, they disappear." Again totally matter a fact, he just running his mouth. He didn't mean to tell Julian that much , but it just came out.
Julian frowned, reaching out a hand to squeeze Michael's shoulder gently. "I don't think it's that," he argued gently, though he could certainly understand the sentiment of late.
"I'm sorry." Micheal returned Julian's gesture, except his hand squeezed his thigh. "It's not fair. We get to love someone and then they're just...gone."
"Life is like that, too," Julian mused, frowning slightly. "But you can't stop loving. You can't be afraid. Love is...it's worth the risk." It felt good to talk like that again, to think like that again. A few months ago Julian hadn't thought it possible he would believe in love ever again. And yet, here he was.
Micheal looks up at Julian with an almost pitiful look, all lost and plantive. "This would be time number five. Given, the first wasn't so sudden." He sighed and looked away. "Sometimes I wish it was. And well...Guy. But then I think I was just blind. I wanted him to love me...so badly. I guess wanting isn't enough."
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