[ because he's drunk, not entirely stupid; he knows that he's the king of mixed signals here, and he knows that he really, really needs to sort out his relationship with dee before one of them gets seriously hurt.
it's just a daunting task.
so he sighs, dragging his fingers back up to the back of dee's head again, stroking them through his hair. ]
I'm sorry. [ repeated. and then, a quiet admission: ] I really want you, too.
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[ because he's drunk, not entirely stupid; he knows that he's the king of mixed signals here, and he knows that he really, really needs to sort out his relationship with dee before one of them gets seriously hurt.
it's just a daunting task.
so he sighs, dragging his fingers back up to the back of dee's head again, stroking them through his hair. ]
I'm sorry. [ repeated. and then, a quiet admission: ] I really want you, too.