deux || iris message

[habitually]

You know, it's kinda funny. This year I guess I stuck to some resolutions I don't remember making-- like, oh, finally getting out of my stepdad's house--

[ funny how getting kicked out makes that easy to do. ]

--and quitting smoking-- [ thanks a ton Eponine. ]

--and getting real close with my dad. [ no. really, Eponine. thanks. ]

Huh. Yeah. Wonder what this year's gonna have in store. Can't wait. [ With an eyeroll and a familiar, irritating itch for a smoke. ]

So. How many of you are going to make optimistic promises you're not gonna keep, eh? I know I'm tapped out of 'em, but that's just me.

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[habitually]

Really? [ Scrunching his brow. ]

You don't have to do that. I'll be okay.

[shylyintrepid]

She wants to get rid of it! Better it goes to someone who can stand it.

[habitually]

So you don't like it? Pawning it off on me instead? Ahh so that's why you'd be so generous to me.

[shylyintrepid]

I'd give you anything if you liked it, Grantaire, regardless of if I didn't like it.

[habitually]

[ Shifting a little uncomfortably. He spends too much time with people like Eponine to be used to this. ]

Dunno why but thanks... You're too good of a friend to me sometimes.

[shylyintrepid]

That's exactly why! We're friends, silly. I like to make my friends happy--and don't you dare pull an Eponine on me and say you don't deserve it or whatever.

[habitually]

I don't deserve it, but I will accept it.

[ Smiling. ] Not quite as stubborn as that girl is.

[shylyintrepid]

Gods, I do like Eponine but sometimes I want to shake her so a little self-respect gets into her head. You, at least, have a little.