Sacrificial Bull + Honey Wine
Sacrificial Bull: For an inner monologue my muse has about yours.
Have you ever seen someone who could probably handle whatever life sent their way? I think he looks like that--like whatever happened, he would be alive at the other end, he’d come out the other side, without any aid or assistance, just completely on his own.
I don’t really know all that much, I just know what I’ve seen. He seems always so even, so level, no matter what goes on around. I’m glad for him, if that’s really the truth--but not as glad, too. It’s--it’s a hard thing to explain. I suppose that what I mean is ... people don’t get that way on their own, do they?
Honey Wine: For my muse to describe yours while ridiculously drunk.
Vera held in her laughter, wide-eyed with both hands clapped over her mouth, until Yvette had shut the door. They struggled to unstrap their heels from their feet in the entryway. “Your neighbor is with the mob,” she said, half-whispering.
Yvette swatted her, not hard. “No,” she said. “He’s nice. What mob?”
“The mob,” Vera insisted.
“He always asks about Fido,” Yvette said, stoutly. “And says hi, kinda–if you say it first. He offered not to swear in front of me! Who does that? That’s a nice thing. That’s so nice. He’s–he’s one of those people with a mean face. Mean face is not a crime, Veer.”
“A clever deception,” Vera said, stumbling over a dog toy. “You should have covered reverse psychology by now!”
“Oh my God,” Yvette said, throwing her hand up. The other was keeping her balanced against the wall. She pointed at Vera, trying to screw up her face threateningly and failing. “I’m gonna tell him you said that! Put you on a list!”