[ That "quick learning" might only apply to teasing Ganymede. But he's managing not to trip over him, at least... even if that's more to Ganymede's credit than anything. It feels as if he's stolen something, being able to have this much contact with -- a friend, simple and unquestioned.
He hasn't yet figured out how to tell Ganymede that he wanted to spend time with him, too, when that question catches him unguarded. He jerks a little against Ganymede like a man who's just been knifed. The silence stretches for a long, long time, until it's not clear if he's taking Ganymede's offered evasion or not. ]
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[ That "quick learning" might only apply to teasing Ganymede. But he's managing not to trip over him, at least... even if that's more to Ganymede's credit than anything. It feels as if he's stolen something, being able to have this much contact with -- a friend, simple and unquestioned.
He hasn't yet figured out how to tell Ganymede that he wanted to spend time with him, too, when that question catches him unguarded. He jerks a little against Ganymede like a man who's just been knifed. The silence stretches for a long, long time, until it's not clear if he's taking Ganymede's offered evasion or not. ]