[ He makes another wordless, frustrated noise – obviously Alec isn't going to see things the way he does.
But then again, Faraday hardly knows how the hell he's seeing things right now, either, except through a haze of anger and annoyance. Something that kicks up a fire in his gut, makes his hands ball into fists.
And still that strange coldness seeping into him, crawling into his bones like it means to set up camp. ]
Don't do it again.
[ Quietly, but not without heat. It's about all he can think to say, because all the other words are tangled somewhere in his throat.
He scrubs at his face, trying to dredge up something else to say, but nothing comes. Instead, he takes a breath, trudging away. He pauses in the doorway, a hand braced on the frame as he turns toward Alec – still with that scowl on his face. ]
You...
[ ... he trails off. Faraday isn't entirely sure where he meant to go with that, what he meant to say. "You didn't have to do that." "You need to be more careful."
"You scared the hell out of me."
His knuckles turn white as he grips the door frame, and he looks away again. ]
I'll take care'a' the body. Be back 'fore nightfall.
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But then again, Faraday hardly knows how the hell he's seeing things right now, either, except through a haze of anger and annoyance. Something that kicks up a fire in his gut, makes his hands ball into fists.
And still that strange coldness seeping into him, crawling into his bones like it means to set up camp. ]
Don't do it again.
[ Quietly, but not without heat. It's about all he can think to say, because all the other words are tangled somewhere in his throat.
He scrubs at his face, trying to dredge up something else to say, but nothing comes. Instead, he takes a breath, trudging away. He pauses in the doorway, a hand braced on the frame as he turns toward Alec – still with that scowl on his face. ]
You...
[ ... he trails off. Faraday isn't entirely sure where he meant to go with that, what he meant to say. "You didn't have to do that." "You need to be more careful."
"You scared the hell out of me."
His knuckles turn white as he grips the door frame, and he looks away again. ]
I'll take care'a' the body. Be back 'fore nightfall.