[Leonard's ready to dismiss Jim. There's nothing he hates more than a whiner.
Then he falls into him. His gut instinct is to shove him off and onto the floor, let him pick his own drunk ass up, but the warmth of him makes Leonard freeze.
He's alone again. For good, this time. There's not bringing him back without dooming everyone else. No turning back the clock. No going home from this place. He's got nowhere to go to.
It hits him like a sack of bricks, and maybe, in that moment, he has a little more sympathy for Jim. Because he's right. Because if it were that easy to get over it, and move on, Leonard would have done it already.
He grips Jim by the back of his jacket, so he doesn't slide off Leonard's thighs and onto the floor.]
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[Leonard's ready to dismiss Jim. There's nothing he hates more than a whiner.
Then he falls into him. His gut instinct is to shove him off and onto the floor, let him pick his own drunk ass up, but the warmth of him makes Leonard freeze.
Lisa, gone. Mick, gone. Sara, gone. Raymond, gone. Everyone, gone.
He's alone again. For good, this time. There's not bringing him back without dooming everyone else. No turning back the clock. No going home from this place. He's got nowhere to go to.
It hits him like a sack of bricks, and maybe, in that moment, he has a little more sympathy for Jim. Because he's right. Because if it were that easy to get over it, and move on, Leonard would have done it already.
He grips Jim by the back of his jacket, so he doesn't slide off Leonard's thighs and onto the floor.]
Had to cop a feel before you go?