[Ronan doesn't text back, but unlike when he ghosted him or got temperamental back in Henrietta, he doesn't leave. He doesn't vanish on him. He hadn't really understood what it was like, being pushed away like that. So even if he wants to slam his fist into the fucking wall, he doesn't run. He's still there when Kavinsky gets home. So he is trying, resisting his worst impulses, difficult as that is, especially when he's still edgy.
He downs a couple glasses of something alcoholic and plays his music too loud, and it at least allows him to remember how to breathe a little bit. But Kavinsky of all people has seen him on tense nights, not quite comfortable in his skin, and it's a little bit like that in how Ronan holds himself, curled too much inside of his skin.]
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He downs a couple glasses of something alcoholic and plays his music too loud, and it at least allows him to remember how to breathe a little bit. But Kavinsky of all people has seen him on tense nights, not quite comfortable in his skin, and it's a little bit like that in how Ronan holds himself, curled too much inside of his skin.]