Maybe. Airing a wound. Preventing infection. Could help. That's all I'm saying.
[ He's a hypocrite and a liar, unsure if he believes his own advice, but Derek is parroting back something he's at least attempted to learn over the years. He doesn't think he's half as reclusive and damaged as he was before he arrived in Duplicity, and if he's wrong about that, well - at least talking as little as he has has given him the illusion of growth. A victory either way.
Derek watches Kavinsky in silence, unwilling to prompt him and lead Kavinsky into digging into the veins of what he's going through that hurt too much to bring them up, but soon realizing that if he doesn't, they're not going to get anywhere at all. He darts his tongue between his lips, runs his fingertips in minimal strokes against Kavinsky's back. ]
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[ He's a hypocrite and a liar, unsure if he believes his own advice, but Derek is parroting back something he's at least attempted to learn over the years. He doesn't think he's half as reclusive and damaged as he was before he arrived in Duplicity, and if he's wrong about that, well - at least talking as little as he has has given him the illusion of growth. A victory either way.
Derek watches Kavinsky in silence, unwilling to prompt him and lead Kavinsky into digging into the veins of what he's going through that hurt too much to bring them up, but soon realizing that if he doesn't, they're not going to get anywhere at all. He darts his tongue between his lips, runs his fingertips in minimal strokes against Kavinsky's back. ]
Tell me about him.