Buddy, we talked about that. About the using the big words. But I'm using my context clues and guessing that "obstreperous" means "actin' like a jerk".
[The smirk is a good look on him, though. So he's gonna let that one pass.]
[... aww. That's buddies. He can't help the grin that spreads across his face. Ray reaches around the fire with his foot to nudge his toes against Fraser's foot. Needing to just. Touch him, somehow.]
Me too, Frase. Me too. Best partner I ever coulda wanted.
I think that's another thing, like. Stanley Kowalski definitely was a lone wolf. Never wanted a partner, always worked alone. But Ray -- me, I. I can't imagine not havin' you with me.
[Somehow that's the thing that surprises him. That takes him aback. The other night, when Inspector Thatcher interrupted them, Fraser had been telling Ray that no matter if his father and Buck Frobisher didn't see each other for months, they always knew they were partners. Of course, he said it to apply the same thing to himself and to Ray— to let Ray know that they would still be partners, even if Fraser stayed up north and Ray went back to Chicago.
This, though... this sounds like Ray might not want to hear it.]
I don't mean it as some weird codependent thing. Like I could survive on my own without you. Maybe not out here, I kinda need your help for that, but I mean like.
[He sighs and munches on his -- meat bar thing while he thinks] Like if you went on vacation, that'd be fine. I can handle cases on my own no problem. But I work better with you, and I'd be relieved when you got back.
Hardy ha ha. [He rolls his eyes and snags another handful of trail mix before he tucks it away, then goes to start setting up his sleeping bag.] I just meant, smartypants, you got any Mountie secrets to not turning into a popsicle overnight.
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Date: 2021-05-21 01:37 am (UTC)[The smirk is a good look on him, though. So he's gonna let that one pass.]
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Date: 2021-05-21 01:41 am (UTC)But I don't think— that is, you put up a certain amount of bluster, of course, but...
[He spreads his hands.]
I did mean it, the first time I said that I'd be proud to call you my partner, and my friend. And that has only become more true over time.
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Date: 2021-05-21 01:46 am (UTC)Me too, Frase. Me too. Best partner I ever coulda wanted.
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Date: 2021-05-21 01:48 am (UTC)[He's warm from more than the fire.]
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Date: 2021-05-21 01:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-05-21 01:57 am (UTC)This, though... this sounds like Ray might not want to hear it.]
You can't?
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Date: 2021-05-21 02:04 am (UTC)[He sighs and munches on his -- meat bar thing while he thinks] Like if you went on vacation, that'd be fine. I can handle cases on my own no problem. But I work better with you, and I'd be relieved when you got back.
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Date: 2021-05-21 02:34 am (UTC)[He smiles, but he feels unaccountably disappointed, which makes absolutely no sense.]
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Date: 2021-05-21 03:01 am (UTC)So we should probably think about gettin' ready to bed down and whatnot. Any special Mountie tricks you wanna share there?
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