Duke Crocker (
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The galley of the Cape Rouge, Thursday evening
Duke had had some time since his last therapist appointment to start slowly processing what his therapist had said. Specifically what the man had said about what he believed was the foundation of Duke's issues. A diagnosis if you will.
Which Duke had finally made time to look up and read about after getting home from the diner. And mull over over a cup of tea.
Sure, it wasn't the first time someone had suggested that he had PTSD. He'd kind of just assumed he had that, by now. But C-PTSD. The complex version. The one most associated with survivors of hostage situations or child abuse.
He sipped his tea and stared into space. And wished it didn't make as much sense to him as it did. Wished he didn't check off quite as many of the usual symptoms as he did.
"Fuck."
[for the partners if they wanna]
Which Duke had finally made time to look up and read about after getting home from the diner. And mull over over a cup of tea.
Sure, it wasn't the first time someone had suggested that he had PTSD. He'd kind of just assumed he had that, by now. But C-PTSD. The complex version. The one most associated with survivors of hostage situations or child abuse.
He sipped his tea and stared into space. And wished it didn't make as much sense to him as it did. Wished he didn't check off quite as many of the usual symptoms as he did.
"Fuck."
[for the partners if they wanna]
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He wasn’t supposed to be common! He was a unique snowflake or something!
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He was earnestly trying to figure this out.
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It was hitting the nail on the head.
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Duke sighed. He had an idea, one that appealed to him so much it hurt. But one that neither of his partners would like.
“If we go to the Bahamas,” he said, “I want to sail down. Alone. And meet you there.”
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He held out a hand. "'Handful' and 'five' are two very different concepts, I do hope you realize that."
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Because Lucifer had some experience with that!
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The danger aspect -- and the fact that Duke knew he knew how to mitigate it -- was a big draw, honestly.
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