[Anything related to this man she's pining for rates highly among the pills he's unwilling to sugar. He's hardly naive enough to believe his words could shake her out of it - still.
He crouches by the chair, offering back her jacket and a fresh cloth for the still seeping punctures.]
too early;
He crouches by the chair, offering back her jacket and a fresh cloth for the still seeping punctures.]
Breakfast?