[ he doesn't reply because he doesn't want to, and because he can claim to have been otherwise occupied. chuck has never been a particularly honest or altruistic man. there's no reason to go changing it now.
it's nearly an hour later when he comes knocking, max in hand, and the shadows beneath his eyes stand out as stark as bruises. ]
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it's nearly an hour later when he comes knocking, max in hand, and the shadows beneath his eyes stand out as stark as bruises. ]