[ It's a conversation that needed to happen. Shame then that good timing doesn't exist here. When Billy switches to voice, his tone is low and tired, though it can't carry the scratchy quality of his post-yelling voice. He's been angry. ]
Okay. Yeah. That's what I want.
[ It's easier to admit it this way, without rings or tattoos or grand sweeping gestures. He just wants, and he's so afraid. Either one of them could disappear. Either one of them could give their heart to someone else — literally; figuratively. Either one could realize h's not so different from his old man, that his anger is too big, too uncontrollable at times.
It's a poor attempt at a joke, delivered flatly: ] I'm down one anyway. If you want to try pulling ahead.
voice;
Okay. Yeah. That's what I want.
[ It's easier to admit it this way, without rings or tattoos or grand sweeping gestures. He just wants, and he's so afraid. Either one of them could disappear. Either one of them could give their heart to someone else — literally; figuratively. Either one could realize h's not so different from his old man, that his anger is too big, too uncontrollable at times.
It's a poor attempt at a joke, delivered flatly: ] I'm down one anyway. If you want to try pulling ahead.