Music, going out.

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Continued from here.

"Good," Wesley said. Spike's eyes were very blue in this light. With the music playing loudly in the background, Wesley added, "I love you."

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[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Wesley shook his head. "You aren't stupid. It's clear that you're very intelligent. I think you go to some effort to hide it, though."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"Why would I do that?" It was meant to be a rhetorical question to serve as a non-answer, but Spike realized after he said it that Wesley might just reply. Guess I'm not as smart as you think, he thought to himself.

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Spike's skin was cool and smooth against Wesley's fingertips. "I've wondered," he admitted. "Because people will expect less of you? Or because you want to distance yourself from that part of you for some reason?"

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Wesley, as always, was too smart for Spike's own good. "Could just be habit," he suggested, as though it weren't a sensitive subject.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"Habit from where?" Wesley asked. He was watching Spike's face carefully, and was aware that he might be treading on less than solid ground. "If you don't want to talk about it, that's all right, love. Just say."