See? It's talk like that gettin' me all worried. Breathing ain't where the bar's at.

( but he's smiling anyway, the way matt joked back bringing a warm, familiar comfort. there were few he could be so candid with, especially in the way of humor, and they both tended to share a similar brand. )

Guess I'll have to check those ears of yours, too. ( voice dipping to a whisper, a secret to himself and still audible to matt, ) Wouldn't want you hearing me touching myself from the other room, now would I?