It wasn't the first time. Where Leonard needed to get lost in his own head, to hide behind walls and layers of ice, Mick needed to feel and if it couldn't be something as heady as the touch of the only person who meant a damn thing to him, it could be a lick of flame against his skin. Searing heat to burn away the feeling of loss.
He looks up at him as Leonard snaps the lighter shut, cuts off the heat. For an instant there's real concern in his voice and in his expression and it's.. confusing. Reassuring yes, but also a bit jarring given the way they'd been shouting at one another a minute ago.
Mick shoves the lighter back in his pocket. "I need it." It's a safe bet he doesn't only mean the lighter or the fire it gives him.
He looks away, waving absently to the table where Leonard had been working. "'m fine. Just.. go. Do your planning." He can let the heat of the fire dance along his fingertips or just watch it burn until the zippo ran out of fuel.
"I won't bug you again." Because that's what he had been doing, right? What had started all of this? Pushing for something when it was clear Leonard wasn't interested.
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Date: 2018-02-05 06:20 pm (UTC)Where Leonard needed to get lost in his own head, to hide behind walls and layers of ice, Mick needed to feel and if it couldn't be something as heady as the touch of the only person who meant a damn thing to him, it could be a lick of flame against his skin. Searing heat to burn away the feeling of loss.
He looks up at him as Leonard snaps the lighter shut, cuts off the heat. For an instant there's real concern in his voice and in his expression and it's.. confusing. Reassuring yes, but also a bit jarring given the way they'd been shouting at one another a minute ago.
Mick shoves the lighter back in his pocket. "I need it." It's a safe bet he doesn't only mean the lighter or the fire it gives him.
He looks away, waving absently to the table where Leonard had been working. "'m fine. Just.. go. Do your planning." He can let the heat of the fire dance along his fingertips or just watch it burn until the zippo ran out of fuel.
"I won't bug you again." Because that's what he had been doing, right? What had started all of this? Pushing for something when it was clear Leonard wasn't interested.