griefknot‌.
     ‘ perhaps it was a mistake to — to rope you in, phillip. ’
@hideknot, sc.
   ‘ a mistake --- ’Â
   phillip’s breath cuts in and hitches sharply as he flaps an agitated hand toward brandon. his voice drops into a harsh stage whisper, a performance set against a smug audience of one. ( why is he whispering? he doesn’t know. it feels right. it feels respectful -- and he can argue that for this one! he isn’t the fox in this coop, not this time. ) ‘ why, a mistake is letting you pair paisley with pinstripe. a mistake is -- is -- oh, god damnit, brandon. ’Â
   he stares pointedly at a spot-- a spatter!-- of red on the collar of his beloved.
   ‘ what if you were seen, you dope? ’Â