It was an unfamiliar feeling, having someone completely understand how you feel, but Gus seemed to nail it down. Even mind readers couldn’t always grasp the emotion that laid buried deep in Joe’s mind. Beyond the medical terminology, the facts and figures, was someone yearning to be understood. He felt a shiver of euphoria run down his spine from brief yet meaningful connection. The last time he expressed himself that much was when he broke up with Jean-Paul; of course those emotions were quickly obscured in anger.
The Kodak moment came to a halt when Shan entered the room. The loquacious lesbian always had a knack for inopportune entrances. Perhaps it was better this way, Joe wasn’t one to wear his feelings on his sleeve, at least not to anyone but Will. The oriental joined them in their quest for whiter whites.
“Welcome to our little dungeon - guaranteed to make you sneeze,” Joe greeted while batting away floating pieces of lint.