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riptide_asylumTitle: Conversations in the Dark: Real
Rating: PG
Summary: The night of their return from San Francisco, Cody's got something he wants to tell Nick... but will Nick listen?
"Janet said she told you she was gonna quit her job and move to King Harbor."
"Yeah, she did."
"I told her I'd move to Washington."
"So why didn't you, Cody?"
"Nick... it was a dream. What she was to me ended when she left in '71. I just - I guess I didn't know how to let go of the idea of her."
"Right. You'll have to tell me what that's like sometime, fucking a dream."
"Nick - "
"Cody, don't do this, okay? You've been in love with her half your life. I get it. Go be with her."
"Nick, I'm trying to tell you, I don't want to be with her."
"Bullshit, man. One look at her, no-one else existed for you anymore."
"It was like that at first, yeah. But - will you listen to me, buddy? When she said she wanted to move to King Harbor, it didn't make me happy. It made me angry. Angry and scared."
"What the fuck are you talking about, Cody? The woman you been hung up on your whole life wants to be with you, and you're angry? Man, every time I think I know you, you pull some screwed up stunt like this!"
"Believe me, Nick, screwed up or not, this isn't a stunt. It's for real. When she said she wanted to come here, that's what it took for me to see it."
"See what, Cody?"
"All these years, the idea of her I hung onto was just that - an idea. It's not real, and maybe it never was. She could never be a part of my life. Not the way you are, Nick. That's what's real. You. Us."
"Fuck it, Cody - "
"Let me finish... I know this isn't the first time I've screwed up, but Nick, it's you I love. It's taken me 15 years to figure out that Janet hasn't meant anything to me since I went to Vietnam - I'm in love with you, Nick."
"Nick...?"
"I heard you, Cody."
"Please, Nick. Please believe me. I'm not gonna screw us up again. I promise."
"I've told you before, man. Don't make me promises."
"Nick! Nick, where you going?"
"I need some air, Cody. Get some sleep, all right? We'll talk tomorrow."
"Nick!"
Rating: PG
Summary: The night of their return from San Francisco, Cody's got something he wants to tell Nick... but will Nick listen?
"Janet said she told you she was gonna quit her job and move to King Harbor."
"Yeah, she did."
"I told her I'd move to Washington."
"So why didn't you, Cody?"
"Nick... it was a dream. What she was to me ended when she left in '71. I just - I guess I didn't know how to let go of the idea of her."
"Right. You'll have to tell me what that's like sometime, fucking a dream."
"Nick - "
"Cody, don't do this, okay? You've been in love with her half your life. I get it. Go be with her."
"Nick, I'm trying to tell you, I don't want to be with her."
"Bullshit, man. One look at her, no-one else existed for you anymore."
"It was like that at first, yeah. But - will you listen to me, buddy? When she said she wanted to move to King Harbor, it didn't make me happy. It made me angry. Angry and scared."
"What the fuck are you talking about, Cody? The woman you been hung up on your whole life wants to be with you, and you're angry? Man, every time I think I know you, you pull some screwed up stunt like this!"
"Believe me, Nick, screwed up or not, this isn't a stunt. It's for real. When she said she wanted to come here, that's what it took for me to see it."
"See what, Cody?"
"All these years, the idea of her I hung onto was just that - an idea. It's not real, and maybe it never was. She could never be a part of my life. Not the way you are, Nick. That's what's real. You. Us."
"Fuck it, Cody - "
"Let me finish... I know this isn't the first time I've screwed up, but Nick, it's you I love. It's taken me 15 years to figure out that Janet hasn't meant anything to me since I went to Vietnam - I'm in love with you, Nick."
"Nick...?"
"I heard you, Cody."
"Please, Nick. Please believe me. I'm not gonna screw us up again. I promise."
"I've told you before, man. Don't make me promises."
"Nick! Nick, where you going?"
"I need some air, Cody. Get some sleep, all right? We'll talk tomorrow."
"Nick!"
