a little flickering light
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"Have you been in bed all day?"
"Fuck off."
"It's seven-twenty in the evening."
"Incredible."
"Have you eaten?" Something is nagging at Kim, a thought that is just out of reach. Ostentatious Orchestrations? Jean doesn't strike him as a disco fan. "Are you wearing Harry's shirt?"
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Jean phones in sick. Kim comes over to check in on him. They have a very long talk.
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- Part 2 of a narrow human longing
- Part 1 of a little flickering light
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He’s seen Jean shirtless before; he knows the man is well-built. Yet it’s disorienting, to be confronted with the reality of this young, damp, flushed body at five in the morning.
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Kim and Jean run into each other in the precinct’s gym showers.
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- Part 2 of a little flickering light
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Jean is slumping against the back of the couch, eyes half-lidded. He and Kim started out sitting on opposite ends but have since both crept towards the middle. Any closer, and their legs will touch.
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Kim and Jean spend an evening in each other’s company.
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- Part 3 of a little flickering light
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Kim brings his hand up and urges Jean to roll over. They lie on their sides, looking at each other. Kim searches Jean’s face for… something: a sneer, a hint of deception. But his expression is a familiar mix of exasperation and warmth.
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Kim lets Jean stay the night.
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- Part 4 of a little flickering light
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"I thought we agreed that it was unprofessional —"
"To talk about this at work, yes." There is a note of poorly suppressed irritation in Jean’s voice. "I’m not gonna go running my mouth like an asshole. Not gonna tell Torson, or McLaine, or anyone else. But Jude is not just a coworker. It’s different."
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A diamond robbery, a phone booth in Faubourg, and the terror of navigating a new-ish relationship.
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- Part 5 of a little flickering light