[And just like that they're back on that boat again. Whether Ray can read minds or just reads it all from the familiarity of body language and features remains to be seen, but he's thinking just what Fraser's thinking. There's just something about his own uncertainty as he'd questioned Fraser that was too reminiscent of that day, of when he'd remained so stubbornly impassive and stony despite the anxiety knotted deep inside him, and the desperate hope fluttering in his chest. Some might find it brash or uncaring, but Ray just saw it as an easier approach, that if he went in pretending he didn't care then he'd have much less of a let down at the end of it all.
Fraser knew how to break the ice this time, that laugh of his enough to get Ray grinning back. It's all the proof he needs to know that Fraser's okay. That they're okay. And maybe it won't be easy, in fact it probably won't be easy if it's anything like their usual day to day life, but they're both willing to try and make this work, which is a hell of a lot more than can be said for Ray's last relationship. And probably Fraser's last one too.]
Heh, logical. [Even the idea of him following logic is enough to amuse, but he supposes there's truth to that. That when it came to love and attraction, Fraser was the one throwing himself head first into it without a second thought, and Ray was the one holding back, thinking and overthinking and desperately trying to make sure it'll work before he allows himself to feel. He can't have another Stella, he just can't. He's just not sure he's got it in him to work away for years at another relationship only to find it was a failure almost from the start. Love is draining, and Ray needs to be certain in his mind before he pushes forward with a relationship with his best friend.
He's smiling when Fraser moves beneath his arm, smiles when he's lead and he doesn't think he'll stop smiling for quite some time.]
Polite. Sure, sure. Better check, we wouldn't want anyone breakin' in. Dance floor's too crowded anyways.
[He and Fraser are just as deserving of that suite as the married couple. No harm in sharing, he figures, and so he willingly follows on, quite content to leave the crowds for a more quiet area. Somewhere where it could just be them and the music and not a hundred other people and screaming kids and old relatives shouting over one another.
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Fraser knew how to break the ice this time, that laugh of his enough to get Ray grinning back. It's all the proof he needs to know that Fraser's okay. That they're okay. And maybe it won't be easy, in fact it probably won't be easy if it's anything like their usual day to day life, but they're both willing to try and make this work, which is a hell of a lot more than can be said for Ray's last relationship. And probably Fraser's last one too.]
Heh, logical. [Even the idea of him following logic is enough to amuse, but he supposes there's truth to that. That when it came to love and attraction, Fraser was the one throwing himself head first into it without a second thought, and Ray was the one holding back, thinking and overthinking and desperately trying to make sure it'll work before he allows himself to feel. He can't have another Stella, he just can't. He's just not sure he's got it in him to work away for years at another relationship only to find it was a failure almost from the start. Love is draining, and Ray needs to be certain in his mind before he pushes forward with a relationship with his best friend.
He's smiling when Fraser moves beneath his arm, smiles when he's lead and he doesn't think he'll stop smiling for quite some time.]
Polite. Sure, sure. Better check, we wouldn't want anyone breakin' in. Dance floor's too crowded anyways.
[He and Fraser are just as deserving of that suite as the married couple. No harm in sharing, he figures, and so he willingly follows on, quite content to leave the crowds for a more quiet area. Somewhere where it could just be them and the music and not a hundred other people and screaming kids and old relatives shouting over one another.
Fraser always did have the best ideas.]