They see it all the time. Both of them. They see it in people who make stupid decisions because they can't see the whole picture, they see it in people who don't want to, who are so focused on what's in front of them that they refuse to look around.
She prefers to be the eye in the sky, the one with all the intel.
And Steve -- well, maybe there's a third type of stupid. The kind that has all the information, and bulls right ahead, anyway.
Tap, tap. Ice being pushed down, floating back up, an electric blue drink that seemed like a good idea at the time, that tastes like Blue Raspberry Icee and isn't nearly strong enough for this conversation. "We've established that it's not smart. But is it still good?"
And maybe she shouldn't, because it can only end in a way that's going to be terrible for both of them, even without emotions involved, but, hell. Like she said. She still cares, and she wants him to be happy. Happy like he was when Danny walked through the door, before everything fell apart. Happy like she's not sure she's ever seen him before.
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They see it all the time. Both of them. They see it in people who make stupid decisions because they can't see the whole picture, they see it in people who don't want to, who are so focused on what's in front of them that they refuse to look around.
She prefers to be the eye in the sky, the one with all the intel.
And Steve -- well, maybe there's a third type of stupid. The kind that has all the information, and bulls right ahead, anyway.
Tap, tap. Ice being pushed down, floating back up, an electric blue drink that seemed like a good idea at the time, that tastes like Blue Raspberry Icee and isn't nearly strong enough for this conversation. "We've established that it's not smart. But is it still good?"
And maybe she shouldn't, because it can only end in a way that's going to be terrible for both of them, even without emotions involved, but, hell. Like she said. She still cares, and she wants him to be happy. Happy like he was when Danny walked through the door, before everything fell apart. Happy like she's not sure she's ever seen him before.