@ocultisms said: “I’m terribly sorry if I’ve ruined your morning, but at the moment I happen to have quite a lot on my mind.” - abbacchio
there's a fleeting thought in buccellati's mind, whether it's more morning or night right now; the fact that the two of them are up is no indication, with buccellati's circadian rhythm a second-tier consideration to whatever whims arise from polpo's mouth through the static filter of his smuggled prison phone. the hazy blue-gray light above the city, however, is a strong argument for morning: soon to follow are the long fingers of the sun along buccellati's balcony, warming his back where he leans on the railing, scrutinizing abbacchio still cast in dark.
in silence, buccellati's sea-dark eyes trawl along abbacchio's expression, the heavy bags under his pale eyes, the barbs wrapped in a sarcastic apology.
on another day, buccellati might scold him for it.
he's tired, and buccellati thinks he knows how to distinguish destruction that pushes outwards, and the kind of destruction that tears someone apart within: the latter, at this point, is far more common on abbacchio's figure.
he nudges the wicker chair next to him with his shoe. dawn will be coming soon.
"sit down and talk to me about it."