moments I play in the dark

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5
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  1. When Scott asks what he wants, Kip doesn’t really know. He only knows what he wants to feel like.

    “That’s all right,” Scott says. “You just show me the goal and I’ll figure out the play.”

    Really?, Kip’s raised eyebrows ask and Scott just laughs.

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    Sometimes, Kip just wants someone to shut his brain off.

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    AO3:
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  2. “When you walk through this door? It doesn’t matter what happened on the ice.”

    Scott wants to argue and he knows Kip can tell. He needs to remember all his mistakes so he can analyze them and learn and do better, isn’t that what people say? Learn from your failures. Work on your weak spots. Improve. Try harder.
     

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    Scott Hunter is good at asking for what he wants. He is terrible at asking for what he needs.

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    AO3:
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  3. On a whim, he snaps a photo of the cup with his name on it and sends it to Scott, captioned thank you for the coffee.

    When Scott texts back good boy and a winky face a minute later, Kip nearly chokes on it.

    Just kidding, comes the follow-up text a second later. Unless you’re into it.

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    Kip and Scott have a conversation about finances.

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    AO3:
    #80486506
  4. “Can I sit with you?” Scott asks. “I won’t distract you.”

    It’s a code for something specific that they’ve done before, or at least it is to Scott, but Kip also seems to get it right away. He gives him a warm smile and then spreads his legs wide, an invitation.

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    Kip needs to study and Scott needs to calm down. They find a pretty good compromise that works for everyone.

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    AO3:
    #80633536
  5. Scott has absolutely no idea what he’s in for. Kip knows this because Scott seems…unconcerned. Actually, he knows it because he asked for it so easily; replied to Kip’s somewhat frantic text of I just wanna edge you for hours with let’s try that, calm as anything.

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    Scott asks, Kip delivers. Some slight detours are taken first.

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    AO3:
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