[ it's stripped of neal's usual vanity; he's always been good at reading people, at understanding what they need and how to change himself to fit that void for as long as it takes to steal from them. ]
...blackmarket butcher shop?
[ the odds aren't fantastic, but stranger things ( probably literally, if josh doesn't dodge ) have happened. neal's not going to share his father's sins or his mother's inability to function, not willing to talk about witsec in anything but the vaguest terms. origin stories are something he's more willing to respect the space around, these days. ]
untruths
[ it's stripped of neal's usual vanity; he's always been good at reading people, at understanding what they need and how to change himself to fit that void for as long as it takes to steal from them. ]
...blackmarket butcher shop?
[ the odds aren't fantastic, but stranger things ( probably literally, if josh doesn't dodge ) have happened. neal's not going to share his father's sins or his mother's inability to function, not willing to talk about witsec in anything but the vaguest terms. origin stories are something he's more willing to respect the space around, these days. ]
And you judged my dinner parties.