In a world like this, now is most important. Now is what they get and the past means so fucking little except for in the way it shapes how they handle things now. But it all does feed into now in the end. Everyone has ghosts and demons, it's just some only got theirs after things went bad and some started getting them far before. What you make of that now is what informs how your future (short, long, messy no matter what) unfolds. Maybe in some tiny space in the recesses of his mind, Paul cares.

But now is currently Daryl's mouth against his, kissing him breathless and by the time they stop both of his arms are around Daryl's neck to keep him as close as he already is, eyes closed and lips parted as he breathes. A single inhale shakes, just barely, but it evens out just afterward with a quiet sigh - he knows, logically, that there are so many things they need to get done today but he doesn't want to get up at all, much less go about everything necessary.

Not just yet. Soon.