Literature
TxG Drabble
'Well, they say it's always darkest before the dawn.'
'Who say?'
'I dunno. Popsingers, philosophers....'
'Not my philosophers.'
'Not mine either. Probably Alfred's. But it's the thought that counts so just take it as a comforting gesture and I'll have done my good deed for the century.'
They sit in silence for a long moment, both awkward and not. Awkward, because Sadik doesn't often do this comfort stuff and it's even harder and more embarrassing than he remembers. Not, because Heracles must know he doesn't often do this, so it's ok, and anyway he looks like he's busy trying to overthink what r