[ Rafa concentrates on the road. He will let Kavinsky huff and sniff if that's what he wants. He won't be able to crash their car in a temper, and that's all Rafa really needed to ensure. Actually getting him past his temper is a far harder task. ]

You would not.

[ He says, and flicks a disparaging glance up towards the rearview mirror. ]

He was uncertain, fragile, and not that pretty. You have never had interest in the weak.

[ Which is not a particularly flattering commentary on Adam, but then Rafa hadn't known him that well. What he had known had done little to form a positive impression. Adam had been difficult to please and overly skeptical, even in the face of truth. Rafa has never known Kavinsky to be attracted by that. ]

You always want what you cannot have. Ronan, Caleb, Vex, and when they do not give it to you, you lose all sense of yourself and throw away everything you have to make a point. As if that helps. No one blocks your own cock better than you do, Joseph.

[ He only calls him 'Joseph' when he's angry. The last time was after Kavinsky sent Nico to 'put Rafa to sleep'. His voice stays chilly, too. ]