[ dangerous, yes, but also beautiful. there's something ruthlessly vivacious about rufus when he has a plan, making his expression electric and filling him with a familiar restless energy, the same energy that would drive him to swallow the world whole. tseng has borne witness to this side of rufus many times, but has rarely seen its genesis; he thinks, briefly, that it's a privilege to witness, much like it would be a privilege to witness the birth of a new star. ]
How do you mean?
[ tseng thinks he knows how rufus means. a ten of hearts, a jack of hearts, a queen of hearts, a king of hearts, an ace of hearts—a perfect royal flush. what better way to test the whims of the house?
it's both an excellent idea and a terrible one. excellent, in that it's straightforward and easy to test, with results that will become immediately apparent; terrible, in that the prospect of fucking rufus four more times fills tseng with an unbearable combination of longing and dread. ]
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How do you mean?
[ tseng thinks he knows how rufus means. a ten of hearts, a jack of hearts, a queen of hearts, a king of hearts, an ace of hearts—a perfect royal flush. what better way to test the whims of the house?
it's both an excellent idea and a terrible one. excellent, in that it's straightforward and easy to test, with results that will become immediately apparent; terrible, in that the prospect of fucking rufus four more times fills tseng with an unbearable combination of longing and dread. ]