"..His lips met in a kiss, and for a second, he wavered between laughter and tears..." Oh, my poor Brian! :\

Silk, this whole chapter was filled with so much angst, I felt my heart skipping beats left and right. Our tragic heros.... God, I feel for them both. But even, as you put it, "wasted and sunk", he still remains beautiful. They both do, and they don't even know it. Oh, please, please let them be together in the end! This must take a lot out of you; it amazes me.

More kudos to the Resident Queen! ;)

Hansi :)
"The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius."~ Oscar Wilde