He wanted to argue, to point out all the impracticality of being paralyzed like this. But he can’t. He can’t because he knew Gabriel was right.
On the other hand, it’s so hard to shake the ‘don’t work, don’t eat’ mentality Dal’s developed over the last eight years. Hasn’t he dealt with a plethora of bad things before now? Johns who pushed boundaries and crossed lines? That week a couple years back when he was laid up due to one such incident? Trips to the ED when pain or bleeding didn’t stop? And through it all, Dal never became afraid of strangers; he couldn’t afford to be. He made rules and routines to better protect himself.
But now? Now he was terrified of facing them, of going back to the streets.
He couldn’t rely on Gabriel forever, could he?
“I’m scared,” he mumbled, pressing his face against the agent’s shoulder.
CW: Implied sexual assault and other abuse
On the other hand, it’s so hard to shake the ‘don’t work, don’t eat’ mentality Dal’s developed over the last eight years. Hasn’t he dealt with a plethora of bad things before now? Johns who pushed boundaries and crossed lines? That week a couple years back when he was laid up due to one such incident? Trips to the ED when pain or bleeding didn’t stop? And through it all, Dal never became afraid of strangers; he couldn’t afford to be. He made rules and routines to better protect himself.
But now? Now he was terrified of facing them, of going back to the streets.
He couldn’t rely on Gabriel forever, could he?
“I’m scared,” he mumbled, pressing his face against the agent’s shoulder.