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trans_92010-05-16 12:09 am
morphitudinous) wrote in trans_92010-05-16 12:09 am
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A Man In Time You'll Be [Closed]
Training, Billy found, was a fairly comfortable and predictable routine once a few weeks had passed. This comfort did not include the physical variety, as the scattered bruises across his skin would make obvious, but the pattern of down and up was easily adjusted to. Even the pain and humiliation were slightly dulled, replaced by a somber but almost-neutral expression.
Emphasis on the 'almost', because he only managed to make eye contact with the others during combat when it was required (and logical, really), and he was far quieter than anyone who knew him may have expected. As any bullied geek soon learned, the best way to avoid punishment was to draw as little attention to yourself as possible.
At the end of a training day, therefore, Billy wanted nothing more than to exit quietly and avoid further scrutiny. Unfortunately, the very things he'd been trying to do to prevent unwanted attention would draw it today.
Emphasis on the 'almost', because he only managed to make eye contact with the others during combat when it was required (and logical, really), and he was far quieter than anyone who knew him may have expected. As any bullied geek soon learned, the best way to avoid punishment was to draw as little attention to yourself as possible.
At the end of a training day, therefore, Billy wanted nothing more than to exit quietly and avoid further scrutiny. Unfortunately, the very things he'd been trying to do to prevent unwanted attention would draw it today.