@limewiremp3 ── continued from here
on the rare occasion that he managed to pull his head out of his own ass, jagger could admit that it was unfair to his partner when falling so thoroughly into a case this way. truth be told, it surprised him that adi had stuck around so long. while there was no shortage of love jagger felt for the other man, he knows that he's far from ideal as a boyfriend. attentive in the moments when he's actually present — but how often is that? how difficult is it to draw him out of a world full of such dark, evil, and fucked up characters to remind him of the beautiful, loving man he spends his life with? some day, he's going to lift his head up out of his work to find aditya long gone — he dreads it, but he knows it's a likelihood.
heavy sigh makes his shoulders sag — knows that adi is right, but doesn't fully want to admit defeat for the night. "maybe that five minutes would break the whole thing open. who knows?" tries to make it sound light, amusing even, as he tips his head back to look up at the other. lips curve slightly in bitter amusement — but it falls away quickly. tilts his head slightly to press a kiss beneath adi's jaw. " really?" something about this is what draws his mind away from work. "you're going to let me yap instead of forcing me to shower or eat? are you okay?" feels his exhaustion mounting even with his attempt at being lighthearted and joking. sighing again, head lowers to look at the laptop again. jagger is quiet a moment. "it just feels like something is right at my fingertips... and i—..." trails off, the disappointment in himself evident.
