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ofcigarettesmoke

caught short— he’s forgotten about his unfamiliar lack of a lighter, lost the night prior in a bet he didn’t have the money to pay for ( that too is unfamiliar, notes burned through from one too many drinks ), but he’s regretting it now, unlit cigarette perched between lips with waning anticipation.

           “you wouldn’t happen to have a light?”

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sangradura​

call him ignorant, but the thought to learn another language is never one that’s crossed his mind; call him prejudiced but he’s going to assume that the foreign words scrawled across the crumpled piece of paper calloused hands are in a tongue she knows ( god forbid his assumptions be wrong ).

           “—do you know what this says?”

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noesotery

there’s something homely about working the cards again, familiarity to be found in the misleading and tricks unforgotten even after the few week’s that it’s been since he’s run monte on some dingy little street corner.

           “you fancy a game, sweetheart?”

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detcctive

           “can i help you, ma’am?”

cautious; the look of the law is one he knows far too well, puts him on edge more than he’ll admit ( he’s certain he’s been careful in his endeavours, perhaps not ).

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heeledsleuth

           “y’know— it doesn’t matter how long you            stare at it. it’s not going to talk back.”

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mythologied​

           “i’m not saying we should hit up every bar in town and get            blackout drunk, but— i’m not saying we shouldn’t either.”

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peacable

           “—have you got a minute?”

it’s not that he’s found a cat— but he’s found a cat that he’s deemed needs assistance, however reluctant it might be to being caught.

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svcksheat

           “does the carpet match the drapes?”

he likes to think he’s funny.