"Too easy ta get caught up in yer head," he offers simply, having been the master of that art for a very long time.

"Gotta put that shit somewhere ta cut through it. Drinkin', fightin', fuckin'. They're all ways outta that." Sweeney takes a slow breath.

"That ain't the only reason ta do so, course. Fuck, I fi'gured most folk do it 'round here 'cause they're in love." He rolls his eyes. "Feel like most folk got husbands an' boyfriends an' whate'er."

Then he remembers Dorian. "Or they're pretentious pricks that need ta fuck ta prove how much they don't need anythin' at all an' can have whoe'er they want." Sweeney is clearly not a fan.