Flared nostrils, a small twitch in his jaw, throbbing music... Keanu Reeves – an objectively beautiful man, although not at all a convincing FBI agent – locked eyes with Patrick Swayze in what Nicholas identified without difficulty from his dramatic studies as the secondary emotional peak before the A-plot climax. During his first viewing he had been too stunned by the giant rubber masks and procedural misrepresentations to take much in. That, and slightly confused by the presence of Danny, large and warm and smelling cheerfully of beer, wanting to share it all with him.
On this, their third time through it, Danny had forgotten to watch for his reactions, and was leaning forward, mouth open, completely absorbed in the scene. His face contorted slightly and he bit his lip in anticipation of the conflict to come. He was a good man, if a little simple and unguarded. Awkwardly, Nicholas reached over to pat his arm.
"I always think they're going to kiss," Danny said, eyes fixed on the screen.
Nicholas' hand froze just above Danny's sleeve. "What was that again?"
A sigh of tension released left Danny as the two men walked away from each other onscreen, and he said again, still abstracted, "Always think they're going to kiss." He'd raised his voice a bit, apparently thinking Nicholas hadn't been able to hear him.
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(Anonymous) 2012-05-08 05:57 am (UTC)(link)On this, their third time through it, Danny had forgotten to watch for his reactions, and was leaning forward, mouth open, completely absorbed in the scene. His face contorted slightly and he bit his lip in anticipation of the conflict to come. He was a good man, if a little simple and unguarded. Awkwardly, Nicholas reached over to pat his arm.
"I always think they're going to kiss," Danny said, eyes fixed on the screen.
Nicholas' hand froze just above Danny's sleeve. "What was that again?"
A sigh of tension released left Danny as the two men walked away from each other onscreen, and he said again, still abstracted, "Always think they're going to kiss." He'd raised his voice a bit, apparently thinking Nicholas hadn't been able to hear him.