[ there are, after all, at least two moths that hover in adam's peripherals at nearly all times, wherever he goes. it's unlikely that either of them are the one bob released outside, and even less likely that it's always the same two that accompany him, but still. ]
If, in the future, you need somewhere quiet to go... my room is open for you. Whether I'm also there or not.
[ as much as adam is not a social man, he does spend quite a lot of time out of his own space, so the chances of him being "home" at any given moment are anyone's guess. ]
I don't see very many visitors, so you wouldn't have to worry about being found or bothered if you would prefer not to be.
that sounds nice i think i’ll take you up on that this place is a lot for me, sometimes
[ he’d thought he was getting better, alone in the tower. watching the traffic, reading his books, doing the dishes. waiting as the others came and went, when the world needed their help.
but that had been a quieter life, than this (an unsustainable isolation, the more he thinks about it). ]
if i wanted you there though could i call? it’d be okay if you were busy
You can call me whenever you like. I'll answer. I'll come.
[ adam's not a particularly busy man. he doesn't have a job, he can count the number of people he considers friends on one hand, and he spends most of his free time with those few people, or observing others without their knowledge. but even if he was busy, the chances of him shifting his priorities for bob are extremely high. ]
[ it surprises him, more than he can say, that adam wants him around at all, but he doesn’t doubt it — finding himself unable to imagine adam lying to make him feel wanted.
the fact of it helps, then, with the burn of public rejection and humiliation. with the festering dark, at the corner of his mind. ]
[ man who does not like anyone save for like two other people and perhaps a mysterious third. man who doesn't usually give people the time of day, giving someone access to his time and his personal space and likely whatever else bob wants, if he should only ask. man who is definitely not developing a mild obsession because he is normal. ]
[ he takes a photo of the message, so he can always go back to it. although bob finds it hard to believe adam is as disinclined to sharing as he claims, he’d be lying if he said he didn’t like the thought of being exceptional, in some way. ]
[ until now, adam hadn't really considered that the people who made bob what he is were people to be feared. he's still not sure that they are, with what little knowledge he has of them, but if bob needed to be 'saved' from them, then he's willing to give it some more thought. ]
Where are those people now?
[ not here, obviously. presumably. but he's speaking in less... physical terms. ]
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you think?
i should have introduced myself
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[ there are, after all, at least two moths that hover in adam's peripherals at nearly all times, wherever he goes. it's unlikely that either of them are the one bob released outside, and even less likely that it's always the same two that accompany him, but still. ]
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[ if adam lets him stay close. ]
thanks for checking on me, adam
it means a lot that you cared
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If, in the future, you need somewhere quiet to go... my room is open for you. Whether I'm also there or not.
[ as much as adam is not a social man, he does spend quite a lot of time out of his own space, so the chances of him being "home" at any given moment are anyone's guess. ]
I don't see very many visitors, so you wouldn't have to worry about being found or bothered if you would prefer not to be.
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that sounds nice
i think i’ll take you up on that
this place is a lot for me, sometimes
[ he’d thought he was getting better, alone in the tower. watching the traffic, reading his books, doing the dishes. waiting as the others came and went, when the world needed their help.
but that had been a quieter life, than this (an unsustainable isolation, the more he thinks about it). ]
if i wanted you there though
could i call?
it’d be okay if you were busy
[ in the scenario in which this call happens. ]
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I'll answer. I'll come.
[ adam's not a particularly busy man. he doesn't have a job, he can count the number of people he considers friends on one hand, and he spends most of his free time with those few people, or observing others without their knowledge. but even if he was busy, the chances of him shifting his priorities for bob are extremely high. ]
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you can call me, too, y’know
even if you just
i don’t know
if you wanted to see me
[ since it seems unlikely adam would ever need him, with how even-keeled he is. unaffected by much of the house’s human dramas.
(though not by everything, when bob had seen the man in his bed, pale with death. had heard him start to say his name —) ]
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I always want to see you.
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seriously
i’ll come by like
all the time
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mine too
i like you a lot, adam
so much
[ it surprises him, more than he can say, that adam wants him around at all, but he doesn’t doubt it — finding himself unable to imagine adam lying to make him feel wanted.
the fact of it helps, then, with the burn of public rejection and humiliation. with the festering dark, at the corner of his mind. ]
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[ man who does not like anyone save for like two other people and perhaps a mysterious third. man who doesn't usually give people the time of day, giving someone access to his time and his personal space and likely whatever else bob wants, if he should only ask. man who is definitely not developing a mild obsession because he is normal. ]
I have something for you.
Next time we meet.
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[ he takes a photo of the message, so he can always go back to it. although bob finds it hard to believe adam is as disinclined to sharing as he claims, he’d be lying if he said he didn’t like the thought of being exceptional, in some way. ]
something for christmas?
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Which is a hint in itself, I suppose.
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you know i have no idea what that means
[ because adam knows things and bob, well, doesn't. ]
the team's taking me on some kind of wellness retreat
i'll come find you as soon as i'm back, okay?
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But not too hard. I would hate to disappoint.
Will you be safe?
[ with "the team", whoever that may consist of. ]
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they saved me, back home
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Where are those people now?
[ not here, obviously. presumably. but he's speaking in less... physical terms. ]
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[ either by bob’s hand or yelena's. ]
their boss is still around though
she’s kind of my boss now
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Do you like her?
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