[Basil is brought back to his conversation with Katurian in his apartment. When Katurian admitted to Basil that he'd killed his own parents. When Katurian also admitted that he knew Basil was involved in a murder of some kind...and that he had been tasked with covering it up.
Please don't tell.
It had become another secret. Another pair of secrets to keep. And now...Basil feels the weight of yet another, only this time...he can remember everything. He isn't just being told after the fact, he told Max everything himself. She knows it all, down to the most minute detail.
Basil thinks that he should be uncomfortable like this too, sitting on the hard floor in the same position for so long. But he's unfortunately used to this, having spent many a evening in the fetal position in his bedroom, trying to work himself down from a panic attack. It has all happened before, and it will happen again.
And since Max doesn't pull away, Basil won't either. He'll just shift, resting his head now on her shoulder, his longer snout pressing against the side of her neck.]
cw: death/panic attack mention
Please don't tell.
It had become another secret. Another pair of secrets to keep. And now...Basil feels the weight of yet another, only this time...he can remember everything. He isn't just being told after the fact, he told Max everything himself. She knows it all, down to the most minute detail.
Basil thinks that he should be uncomfortable like this too, sitting on the hard floor in the same position for so long. But he's unfortunately used to this, having spent many a evening in the fetal position in his bedroom, trying to work himself down from a panic attack. It has all happened before, and it will happen again.
And since Max doesn't pull away, Basil won't either. He'll just shift, resting his head now on her shoulder, his longer snout pressing against the side of her neck.]
I promise...I won't tell anyone.
[And he means it.]