Kevin is finally done, finally sinks to the floor and stays like that for a few minutes, suddenly aware of how cold the basement is - except for the hot throbbing in his hands. At first he blames it on the sweat and the exhaustion, but then he realises it's because he's lacking what he always used to have after a big blow out sacrificial ritual. He misses the blanket around his shoulders and Joe telling him to stop that, to come upstairs and stop for a second.
He makes another fist. It's not fair, he can't be missing that now.
Eventually he hauls himself up, shoves the dummy back where it had been, tries to rearrange the furniture back, and creeps upstairs for a shower.
As long as Xie stays in his room, he thinks, he shouldn't have to explain what he's been doing.
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Date: 2023-10-26 02:36 pm (UTC)He makes another fist. It's not fair, he can't be missing that now.
Eventually he hauls himself up, shoves the dummy back where it had been, tries to rearrange the furniture back, and creeps upstairs for a shower.
As long as Xie stays in his room, he thinks, he shouldn't have to explain what he's been doing.