kissing cousins
James knows a thousand ways to push people away; but Fred only knows one way to keep people close.
It's just that simple, actually.
James is rude, James is cruel, James is unkind, and Fred lets it slick off of his shoulders like rainwater. James throws punches, screams at the wall, hisses between his teeth, and Fred opens his arms for it like it is a gift sliding through his fingers, circling around his wrists.
James doesn't know how to say Thank you or I love you so he says "What the fuck are you playing at?" Fred knows how to say both, but all he says is "I know."