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the_garage2017-11-25 11:44 pm
irishradical) wrote in the_garage2017-11-25 11:44 pm
Protest on Campus
Despite himself, and what Sybil says, Branson always feels a little awkward when he comes to see her on her campus. It’s a proper – and expensive – university and, even though he despises himself for the thought, there is always a voice in the back of his head raising the possibility that today, they won’t allow him in.
That alone he could deal with, but the mix of that and the swell of excitement at seeing her, well. He usually ends up having to take a moment to stand there, mock himself for how bad he’s got it. More than ever, he doesn’t understand why it’s phrased like that. There’s nothing bad about this.
He arrives a bit earlier than they’d agreed on, intentionally, wanting to get a sense of the crowd and the energy beforehand. It’s not a small turnout, at this point, but the air feels calm, determined. It helps settle him, at least, until he sees her walking towards him, and then he is giddy again.
That alone he could deal with, but the mix of that and the swell of excitement at seeing her, well. He usually ends up having to take a moment to stand there, mock himself for how bad he’s got it. More than ever, he doesn’t understand why it’s phrased like that. There’s nothing bad about this.
He arrives a bit earlier than they’d agreed on, intentionally, wanting to get a sense of the crowd and the energy beforehand. It’s not a small turnout, at this point, but the air feels calm, determined. It helps settle him, at least, until he sees her walking towards him, and then he is giddy again.