[ Something to be said of both of them in different ways: layers are a type of armor. Clothing makes Gold feel less small. He can hide something he thinks less of with something shaped well and by his own hand, that carries the veneer that he wants.
It is clear that Carver came away from wherever he was before, having his own troubles to wear on his skin, of the more obvious kind, perhaps.
But it's still hard for him to see it immediately that way. If anything, he is surprised that he revealed as much as he did.
All the more clear by the fact that what started as a simple bloom of crimson on his face has never really gone away and he is suddenly coughing back a little shiver in his voice when he remembers he has to say and do something. ]
You don't.
[ That was...not an answer to what Carver actually just said. God shuts his eyes and takes a breath. ]
no subject
It is clear that Carver came away from wherever he was before, having his own troubles to wear on his skin, of the more obvious kind, perhaps.
But it's still hard for him to see it immediately that way. If anything, he is surprised that he revealed as much as he did.
All the more clear by the fact that what started as a simple bloom of crimson on his face has never really gone away and he is suddenly coughing back a little shiver in his voice when he remembers he has to say and do something. ]
You don't.
[ That was...not an answer to what Carver actually just said. God shuts his eyes and takes a breath. ]
Please ignore that I just said that.