Viatorus mentions his sister and himself and Lawrence's head crooks closer, eyes wide. Aaaand then he goes listing off strange names and Lawrence's eyes have already glazed over. He only barely shakes himself awake when he realizes Viatorus is asking him a question, and still he has to piece it back together retroactively.
"Huh? Uh, sure. Sure. Whatever weird shit you people do, yeah, uh, us too." Though the more he thinks about it the more it comes together. This boy is utterly clueless in matters of love and his harpy of a sister swoops in to 'give a message to' all prospective lovers... It's probably for the best that he brought him someplace private to divulge this coming secret.
He takes Viatorus by the shoulder and lowers his head to be on level with him. "My brother might look strong, but I wanna tell you something right off the bat: He's a delicate guy inside. He cries a lot – basically about everything, all the time – and he especially doesn't handle rejection well. He takes it way too personally. So when I heard he was interested in someone, I knew I had to look out for him. Right? I mean, I might be a shit human being, but I try to be a decent older brother. And that means keeping my brother from getting hurt too bad. And that means when I find out he's interested in someone, I need to step in and make sure that when he finally gets up the nerve to ask them out they're ready to let him down in a delicate way. Because, I mean... He's my brother, and I love him, but I know he's kind of in a... Unique sort of... Situation. He's not something most folks are interested in, and I get that, but I just don't want him to have to hear that from the person he's got feelings for. I don't want him to spring his emotions on someone and get dumped harsh in the heat of the moment. That makes sense, right?..."
He dabs the back of his human hand against his forehead and stops for a breather. He's rambling, but the idea of cutting to the chase feels so strangely uncomfortable. There are too many sordid facts to sort out when dealing with reality. Nevertheless, stalling isn't going to solve this. He's just going to have to say it.
"What I'm trying to avoid saying is... Viatorus... You realize the person he's in love with... Is you?"
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Date: 2017-04-15 01:27 am (UTC)"Huh? Uh, sure. Sure. Whatever weird shit you people do, yeah, uh, us too." Though the more he thinks about it the more it comes together. This boy is utterly clueless in matters of love and his harpy of a sister swoops in to 'give a message to' all prospective lovers... It's probably for the best that he brought him someplace private to divulge this coming secret.
He takes Viatorus by the shoulder and lowers his head to be on level with him. "My brother might look strong, but I wanna tell you something right off the bat: He's a delicate guy inside. He cries a lot – basically about everything, all the time – and he especially doesn't handle rejection well. He takes it way too personally. So when I heard he was interested in someone, I knew I had to look out for him. Right? I mean, I might be a shit human being, but I try to be a decent older brother. And that means keeping my brother from getting hurt too bad. And that means when I find out he's interested in someone, I need to step in and make sure that when he finally gets up the nerve to ask them out they're ready to let him down in a delicate way. Because, I mean... He's my brother, and I love him, but I know he's kind of in a... Unique sort of... Situation. He's not something most folks are interested in, and I get that, but I just don't want him to have to hear that from the person he's got feelings for. I don't want him to spring his emotions on someone and get dumped harsh in the heat of the moment. That makes sense, right?..."
He dabs the back of his human hand against his forehead and stops for a breather. He's rambling, but the idea of cutting to the chase feels so strangely uncomfortable. There are too many sordid facts to sort out when dealing with reality. Nevertheless, stalling isn't going to solve this. He's just going to have to say it.
"What I'm trying to avoid saying is... Viatorus... You realize the person he's in love with... Is you?"