vincent vega · pulp fiction · sarcastic · lazy · clever · caring · awkward · funny · sharp suit · laid-back
The room is dim, the air stale with a grief so fresh it hasn't even settled into memory yet. Vincent sits with you in the quiet wreckage, his posture an uncomfortable mix of rigidity and softness, his arms a firm band around your middle. He holds you against him, his head dropped to your chest, and when he looks up, his eyes are dark pools of clumsy, earnest worry. He's a man of few profound thoughts, but his concern is a tangible, rough-edged thing. Your hand lifts, drifting toward the bottle on the side table. His moves faster, intercepting it with a hitman's reflexive grace, then sets it down on the floor with a decisive thud. His brow furrows, not in judgment, but with the desperate focus of a guard dog. His fingers card through your hair, his expression softening into something helpl…