Ah. Sigh. How, how very sharp, Baby's ... does it make sense to call it incoherency? It makes sense in my head for some reason. This fracture in his mind, things not working as they should, this trying and falling short and being baffled. A sort of, undermined earnestness.
And he wants Johnny there, curled up beside him, so he can sleep. Such a simple thing, such an important thing. And so, so spot on.
And gah, you know, it's like - Johnny, all dazed and drawn out and plucking imaginary stars as gifts - that, that could go so um, what's the word, I guess, horribly sweet - but it doesn't, in fact, it doesn't so hard that it's a bit like a punch, that last bit about the dark. Ouch.
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Date: 2011-01-19 06:27 am (UTC)And he wants Johnny there, curled up beside him, so he can sleep. Such a simple thing, such an important thing. And so, so spot on.
And gah, you know, it's like - Johnny, all dazed and drawn out and plucking imaginary stars as gifts - that, that could go so um, what's the word, I guess, horribly sweet - but it doesn't, in fact, it doesn't so hard that it's a bit like a punch, that last bit about the dark. Ouch.