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That was the first tione ten years and he’d never visited hiestion but now he shrugged and said, “Yeah, maybe”

Theybut abstracts here, which Oliver had to ad

They were mostly quiet as they made their way fro behind him as he took in all the art He’d always been creative, always known he’d wanted to do so until he settled in with his love of words It made more sense anyway Oliver was more comfortable in his books than anywhere else, which hy it frustrated hiled

“Ollie, look at this,” Matt said in a hushed tone

He hadn’t realized Matt had snuck away from him He was in an archway that led toward another section of the museum Oliver followed him over He hadn’t taken the time to look online to see the current exhibits He never did He enjoyed not knohat to expect when he ca

The first thing Oliver sahen he walked into the roo backward on a chair, facing away from the camera His arms were over the back, his body slouched as if he leaned over it, with his head down His body language screaht Oliver’s attention No, it was the artwork on his back He had a huge piece—a dragon tattooed onto his skin It almost looked as sad as the man As painful

“Tony needs a tattoo,” he whispered

“Who?” Matt asked

“Tony He’s Davis’s new partner He lost his faator He needs a piece on his back that represents his loss” It didn’t hit hie didn’t solve his current issue with Davis and Tony but it was another building block in Tony’s character It helped him connect with Tonyelse to fall into place Oliver and Davis were different in so many ways but in others, he knew Davis so well, he felt like an extension of himself That wasn’t the case with Tony

“It aainst his; they stood so close “Myclick into place the way you do I reh school when you used to write all those stories We could be anywhere and you’d pull your phone out and type in an idea because of a rando lot or a display in a store ”

“Please” Oliver nudged him with his elbow “It’s not as if you don’t do incredible things You started playing the piano, by ear, with no lessons for years You used to co It’s a part of you You can try to deny it all you want, not mention it at all but it’s still a part of you” He was likely overstepping his bounds This wasn’t his place but Oliver couldn’t let thissaid what he did