[His head still hurts. His body hurts. He feels like he's 50 and not in his mid 20s.
He's set his empty plate and utensils aside, his hands curled loosely in his lap.]
Tell ya what. We'll just do both. Then we can head on in the mornin'.
[It's their last night. He'll make it count, leave Ain with a positive memory of him...and then hope against hope that he never connects what happens next to the cowboy he met at the saloon one day.]
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Date: 2024-05-29 11:00 pm (UTC)[His head still hurts. His body hurts. He feels like he's 50 and not in his mid 20s.
He's set his empty plate and utensils aside, his hands curled loosely in his lap.]
Tell ya what. We'll just do both. Then we can head on in the mornin'.
[It's their last night. He'll make it count, leave Ain with a positive memory of him...and then hope against hope that he never connects what happens next to the cowboy he met at the saloon one day.]