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David told him to run free. Patrick felt anything but free in that moment.
Patrick sits in his car before his date with Ken and reflects before he makes a decision. -
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“Were we broken up?”
David whirls around, a bath bomb in each hand. “I’m sorry, what?”
Patrick is focusing a little too intently on the card reader. “You said you needed time. Is that—was it—” His mouth tightens. “Were you just taking some time, or. Was it a breakup?”
David sets down the bath bombs. He’s not sure how to say this. Especially not in the middle of the store, during business hours, with no time to prepare himself.
Finally, he asks, “Didn’t you want it to be?”Series
- Part 3 of Every Breath That Comes Before
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The romcoms didn’t teach him how to do this, how to just exist in someone’s space. That’s something David has had to learn for himself, one unremarkable drive home at a time.
or: in the passenger seat of Patrick's car, David falls in love.
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- Part 1 of like we're both starting something new
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Because of the events following The Barbecue and leading up to The Olive Branch, Patrick isn't so sure when exactly their fifth monthiversary is...
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The thing is, David really does love wrapping gifts. It’s easy to get lost in the rhythm of it, in the glide of the scissors through artfully decorated gift wrap, the folding of the paper sheet into sharp creases, the decisive press of tape to seal the loose edges, and the precise placement of a bow or ribbon. There’s something intensely satisfying about laying down the scissors and seeing the final product, all the neat corners and tidy edges, finished off with the flair of a curling ribbon.
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When David sees the poorly-wrapped presents his friend has prepared to send out to his friends and family he can't sit by and let it happen, not if he can do something to help. The fact that he happens to be quietly in love and pining for Patrick is beside the point - he's doing this for the sake of good taste.
... Although Patrick's smile is an extra bonus.
