He sat on the sofa staring blankly at the bottle because he’d put it down in front of him and his mind had wandered elsewhere. A weaker man would have reached inevitably for one more and one more and one more drink but they were going through a bad time and his people needed him sober. So he stared and added up tallys in his head.
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Also, love this so much: "He sighed with relief and tried awkwardly to pretend he hadn’t been about to blow a hole in his best friend." There is a certain type of awkward that only vigilantes ever get to experience, isn't there? BRILLIANT.
And the last two lines? EVEN MORE BRILLIANT. Oh, Jokester! I love how he's THERE for everyone - and I don't even really know Lex as a character, but I love the idea of your Alex and Jackie being buddies so much anyway. LOVE IT ALL!!!!!
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