small town anywhere, my dude. did I tell you I'm canadian?? anyway I'm canadian and...yeah. small town anywhere.
[Not that he was ever overtly bullied or anything, not really. He's too good at being able to laugh at himself and be the life of the party wherever he goes. But it was also an open secret, emphasis on secret. Things probably would have been different if he was actually trying to date guys in high school.]
yeah that makes a lot of sense.
i don't think those have to be separate things though? like. think about anybody you've ever liked before. boy, girl, cartoon fox, whatever. nobody likes anyone for just one reason. so...if you like him, there'll be other stuff.
like maybe you like him because he reminds you of home and maybe you also like him because he's got nice hair and smells good. It can be a lot of things!!!
[This is oddly specific for someone who's never met Eddie, to the point where maybe it's not about Eddie on Ryan's end anymore.]
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[Not that he was ever overtly bullied or anything, not really. He's too good at being able to laugh at himself and be the life of the party wherever he goes. But it was also an open secret, emphasis on secret. Things probably would have been different if he was actually trying to date guys in high school.]
yeah that makes a lot of sense.
i don't think those have to be separate things though? like. think about anybody you've ever liked before. boy, girl, cartoon fox, whatever. nobody likes anyone for just one reason. so...if you like him, there'll be other stuff.
like maybe you like him because he reminds you of home and maybe you also like him because he's got nice hair and smells good. It can be a lot of things!!!
[This is oddly specific for someone who's never met Eddie, to the point where maybe it's not about Eddie on Ryan's end anymore.]