Dave could tell that John was really conflicted about his request. He almost felt bad for asking him to keep something like this a secret, but...The alternative was too shitty to even comprehend. Dave needed Bro. Besides, it wasn't like Bro was just all about abusing him all the time. Fuck, Dave wasn't the child called It or anything. He was fed and clothed and taken care of. He'd just...pushed Bro too far this time, was all. Bro wasn't abusive. This was Dave's fault.
He let out a sigh of relief he didn't know he'd been holding when John assured him, however weakly, that he wouldn't tell. Maybe he should have given the John the full story. His eyebrows shot up and he let his hands fall back to his lap, paused mid-stitch. Yeah, he understood what John meant.
And he felt guilty as hell.
"We're cool now. No big deal." He would keep telling John it was no big deal until John believed him, goddamn it. "I said some shit about Rose's mom I shouldn't have, that's all."
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He let out a sigh of relief he didn't know he'd been holding when John assured him, however weakly, that he wouldn't tell. Maybe he should have given the John the full story. His eyebrows shot up and he let his hands fall back to his lap, paused mid-stitch. Yeah, he understood what John meant.
And he felt guilty as hell.
"We're cool now. No big deal." He would keep telling John it was no big deal until John believed him, goddamn it. "I said some shit about Rose's mom I shouldn't have, that's all."