The secrecy adds a thrill, yes – Orlando has been the kind of man who wants not so much a boyfriend as something fashionable to hang off his arm at parties and social events, but he no longer is that man, and Alex is definitely a someone rather than a something.
Still, for all that Orlando is beyond craving boyfriend-shaped accessories, he recognizes in himself a desire not to show Alex to the world, but to show the world to Alex; he wants to wander around in daylight, drunk on love, not sneak around after dark, like an uncommonly well-dressed thief.
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(I Want You to) Walk This World With Me, Material Girl, Orlando/Alex (prompt 5)
Date: 2011-10-05 12:00 pm (UTC)Still, for all that Orlando is beyond craving boyfriend-shaped accessories, he recognizes in himself a desire not to show Alex to the world, but to show the world to Alex; he wants to wander around in daylight, drunk on love, not sneak around after dark, like an uncommonly well-dressed thief.