[Well, he had no idea what he was about to do, which was give Rich a small heart attack. He hears the mention of his sexuality and immediately tenses up on instinct. It's not like he's... self-conscious. Not as much as he used to be. But that's the problem, is that he used to be horribly afraid of what people would think, to the point that his squip made him hide it just to play it safe. And here the most popular guy in school was going to comment on it.
He thinks he knows what's coming. He thinks he's going to be called weird, or mocked, or at best, asked a bunch of ignorant questions about how he could possibly like more than one gender. He's already running through answers in his head when... he realizes what Jake is saying. Inspiration? He inspired him to think about... Rich's face goes red.
And then the bomb drops. Rich inhales sharply, and looks at Jake while his heart does little flip flops. Shit, he's not straight! How is he supposed to function now? Abort mission, abort, abort-]
Um, wow! Good for you, man! [Why is his voice so squeaky? He tries to clear it.] Seriously, that's a big deal... I-I'm really proud you trusted me enough with that.
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He thinks he knows what's coming. He thinks he's going to be called weird, or mocked, or at best, asked a bunch of ignorant questions about how he could possibly like more than one gender. He's already running through answers in his head when... he realizes what Jake is saying. Inspiration? He inspired him to think about... Rich's face goes red.
And then the bomb drops. Rich inhales sharply, and looks at Jake while his heart does little flip flops. Shit, he's not straight! How is he supposed to function now? Abort mission, abort, abort-]
Um, wow! Good for you, man! [Why is his voice so squeaky? He tries to clear it.] Seriously, that's a big deal... I-I'm really proud you trusted me enough with that.