[Though all the crack really allows one to see of L is one wide, red-rimmed eye, when he opens it further, just enough to reach out and pull the bag in with an unsteady hand, it's possible to notice the dry, cracked lips, too-pale skin, and maybe, over his shoulder, some of the state of the wholly trashed room.
That hand is also in really good working order, by the way, but there are probably other things that draw Richard's attention more at the moment.]
I...
[His voice breaks off. What he feels the most like he needs is the last thing he's allowed to ask for. The desire is painful and it causes him to grind his aching teeth.]
I'll definitely let you know if I do, Richard, but...
[Just ask. Just ask. YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST ASK. It can all stop if you ask.
He shuffles away from the door in a flurry of uncoordinated movement, and when he returns, he's tossing an already-cracked iPhone 5s into the hotel hallway.]
Maybe hold onto that, for me?
[He still keeps the door open only as much as is absolutely necessary; whatever's going on in the room seems to be something he's ashamed of, that he doesn't want Richard to see.]
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That hand is also in really good working order, by the way, but there are probably other things that draw Richard's attention more at the moment.]
I...
[His voice breaks off. What he feels the most like he needs is the last thing he's allowed to ask for. The desire is painful and it causes him to grind his aching teeth.]
I'll definitely let you know if I do, Richard, but...
[Just ask. Just ask. YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST ASK. It can all stop if you ask.
He shuffles away from the door in a flurry of uncoordinated movement, and when he returns, he's tossing an already-cracked iPhone 5s into the hotel hallway.]
Maybe hold onto that, for me?
[He still keeps the door open only as much as is absolutely necessary; whatever's going on in the room seems to be something he's ashamed of, that he doesn't want Richard to see.]