[ The discomfort—a fraction of it, at least—doesn’t evade Bastien’s notice, and it has enough of his over-trained attention that the foot-tickling doesn’t work at all. He smiles only after a delay, more nice try than tickled. ]
You could always tell people that anyway, whether they know we are sleeping together or not.
[ He’s very pleased, by the pride. But he’s also thinking about that discomfort. By is shy and a little awkward, when it comes to sincere matters of the heart—Bastien knows that. It’s sweet. That might be all. It could also be too much, that every other night especially. He’s ended more than one relationship he was bored with by turning intentionally needy and clingy, asking for too much until someone was relieved instead of heartbroken to see him go.
Or it could be a dozen other things, including indigestion. Bastien doesn’t pause to try to list and evaluate them all now, only to watch his step a little more closely. ]
I will back you up. Mon très très platonique ami préféré. But I know that is not quite the same, so it can stay on the list, too.
So that is four reasons not to keep it a secret. Three reason why we should—but maybe how hot it is should count twice, because, I mean—
[ He fakes the shudder-and-exhale combo of a man with goosebumps just thinking about it. ]
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Date: 2021-04-03 06:40 pm (UTC)You could always tell people that anyway, whether they know we are sleeping together or not.
[ He’s very pleased, by the pride. But he’s also thinking about that discomfort. By is shy and a little awkward, when it comes to sincere matters of the heart—Bastien knows that. It’s sweet. That might be all. It could also be too much, that every other night especially. He’s ended more than one relationship he was bored with by turning intentionally needy and clingy, asking for too much until someone was relieved instead of heartbroken to see him go.
Or it could be a dozen other things, including indigestion. Bastien doesn’t pause to try to list and evaluate them all now, only to watch his step a little more closely. ]
I will back you up. Mon très très platonique ami préféré. But I know that is not quite the same, so it can stay on the list, too.
So that is four reasons not to keep it a secret. Three reason why we should—but maybe how hot it is should count twice, because, I mean—
[ He fakes the shudder-and-exhale combo of a man with goosebumps just thinking about it. ]