In the wake of this offering, Louis reaches over to catch Daniel's hand. Lace their fingers together.
"I ain't asking you to lay off. I don't think you're capable of it."
Louis had given Daniel a kind of gift, hadn't he? But the need to know is intrinsic. It had been there from the start. Daniel and his tape recorder, curious enough to accept Louis' invitation home.
Daniel will ask his questions. Louis has no desire to stop him.
"Just promise me you aren't going to try to placate him on your own. Please."
It's cute when his accent comes out. Even if makes Daniel thinks he is still very much spoiling for a fight. Nevertheless, what Louis says makes him laugh, because no. He probably isn't capable of laying off.
He squeezes Louis' hand, and then reaches out with his other to touch the side of his face. Holding there for a moment, looking at him.
"No placating. No fighting. Deal?"
is this bow territory or is there a little more gas in the tank?
Is this a habit forming? It's a welcome little touch, Daniel's fingers at his face. Prompts a slight smile, a loosening of tension in his body. Satisfied with the holding pattern they've established, that it will see them to the next stop on Daniel's tour at the very least.
"Yes," Louis acquiesces, the slight tip of his head into Daniel's fingers as he confirms, "Deal."
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"I ain't asking you to lay off. I don't think you're capable of it."
Louis had given Daniel a kind of gift, hadn't he? But the need to know is intrinsic. It had been there from the start. Daniel and his tape recorder, curious enough to accept Louis' invitation home.
Daniel will ask his questions. Louis has no desire to stop him.
"Just promise me you aren't going to try to placate him on your own. Please."
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He squeezes Louis' hand, and then reaches out with his other to touch the side of his face. Holding there for a moment, looking at him.
"No placating. No fighting. Deal?"
is this bow territory or is there a little more gas in the tank?
"Yes," Louis acquiesces, the slight tip of his head into Daniel's fingers as he confirms, "Deal."
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