[There's a minute quaver in his voice, and he clears his throat. Probably just a hiccup, right? Probably just a -
God but the way the other man's throat had caved in beneath the blade had been so easy and his hands had been so slippery with red and it had streaked the floors as he struggled, gasping, screaming for a life that had been unfair to him since the start and he can't think about that right now, he can't.
There's lots of Alexes in the world. Lots of Alexes here. "Alex" is a very common name, probably. He didn't know any other Alexes, but it must be a common name. It must be.]
[voice]
[There's a minute quaver in his voice, and he clears his throat. Probably just a hiccup, right? Probably just a -
God but the way the other man's throat had caved in beneath the blade had been so easy and his hands had been so slippery with red and it had streaked the floors as he struggled, gasping, screaming for a life that had been unfair to him since the start and he can't think about that right now, he can't.
There's lots of Alexes in the world. Lots of Alexes here. "Alex" is a very common name, probably. He didn't know any other Alexes, but it must be a common name. It must be.]