@officerconners // continued
That was an interesting question to try and answer.
"I am magnetised by the unusual, the uncanny, the off. People that radiate mystery, people that don't quite fit into the world around them. With an intensity or stillness that feels unnatural, behaving like they are hiding a secret. I am a man of great observation, a sensory journalist if you will, the way someone's eyes dart to avoid mine…or linger a little too long to be polite.." he purred looking right at Drake's as to accuse him that he noticed how little attention he was paying anyone else. "They way their voice carries a weight…people that seem lonely or isolated, people that look like they carry a burden…I am drawn to people who seem like they are dying to tell their story."
"I am attracted to danger, it's what I think gives me my instinct for journalism. A subconscious death wish mixed with a craving for transcendence-" he gestured as if that was to be the title of his life's book but it was true, the thrill was part of his selection process. He was the same in his dating,men who felt dangerous, men who felt like they could ruin him, men who felt like they could change his life, it was the reason Daniel spoke to Drake after his gig, not the band, or the allure of a rockstar, no, the stillness that he radiated as well as the danger."I am a pattern seeker. I notice things, contradictions…flaws in the narrative.I love to unravel a puzzle"
"I'll unravel you if I am given half a chance" was the last thing he managed to purr into Drake's ear before the birthday boy returned to his comrades and Daniel returned to the familiar embrace of nicotine.
He saw two of the troublemakers pass him on their way to their cars, Drake's birthday party now two down but perhaps they all had to be up in the morning, or Daniel was just that nocturnal.
"Well, well look who's back in my neck of the woods" Daniel greeted seeing Drake back on the bar rather than with his friends. "Did they kick you off the cool kid's table?They seem like bullies if I am to be honest with you, I would not put it past them"