[he grunts his own thanks and takes the lighter, lighting his cigarette and taking a long, slow drag before handing the lighter back.
He lets it out just as slowly, tipping his head back to look up at the sky. He lets the quiet stretched out for a few minutes, going over the frankly fucking insane last few days. There's a lot he could say.
He hums softly and takes another pull]
Knew ya were still alive. I got a couple'a "I told ya so"s to hand out later.
[casually, like he'll actually do that. But he won't, because that isn't the part that actually matters]
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He lets it out just as slowly, tipping his head back to look up at the sky. He lets the quiet stretched out for a few minutes, going over the frankly fucking insane last few days. There's a lot he could say.
He hums softly and takes another pull]
Knew ya were still alive. I got a couple'a "I told ya so"s to hand out later.
[casually, like he'll actually do that. But he won't, because that isn't the part that actually matters]