BENI.

_{nothing more than a small NOD of the head is offered at first  ,  fingers gently tapped together to rid flesh of ash  &&  a subtle burning sensation.  “ . . then why don’t you ? ”  he’s never smoked before so he cannot understand the addiction nor relief one may feel after smoking BUT he at least knows better than to put one down for their vices.}

           _{———❝ I’ve no sense of consequences from the instant gratification. ❞
He’d never talked about his job to the other, for better or worse. The stress and adrenaline that came from his profession often kept the man at constant alert. He’d done his fair share of drugs and pharmaceuticals over the years, their effects as numbing as they were short lived. He’d sobered up, but his one vice remained.}

❝ It’s not like it will kill me, you know? ❞