[I'm fine. It's not a big deal. They probably didn't mean anything by it. Every possible response he comes up with is a lie larger than the last. Chin up, if this is the path you're choosing. Be good, don't cause trouble, be mild even under duress. Worrying his lower lip, he tugs at the hem of his skirt.]
I wouldn't want to inconvenience anyone. [His smile almost looks flawless, if he could just meet Zach's eyes. His customer service face. Too bad for him it breaks down any time he looks his... friend? Ally? Roommate in the face, a falsehood that can't hold up to the clarity in his bright eyes.] I just thought I'd be fine, since it was early. Usually, the people around that early are too busy to pay me any mind. Definitely not so... hands-on.
[It turns his stomach a bit, thinking on it. There have been plenty of times when he's extended and accepted physical interaction, but he's also choosy about it.]
They stopped pretty quickly once they... realised. [Sure, they had some choice words, but those hurt rather less than the rest. Those, he'd heard before, so many times they hardly meant anything. And 'pretty quickly' hadn't been nearly quickly enough. He'd been unsure if they were even going to stop.]
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[I'm fine. It's not a big deal. They probably didn't mean anything by it. Every possible response he comes up with is a lie larger than the last. Chin up, if this is the path you're choosing. Be good, don't cause trouble, be mild even under duress. Worrying his lower lip, he tugs at the hem of his skirt.]
I wouldn't want to inconvenience anyone. [His smile almost looks flawless, if he could just meet Zach's eyes. His customer service face. Too bad for him it breaks down any time he looks his... friend? Ally? Roommate in the face, a falsehood that can't hold up to the clarity in his bright eyes.] I just thought I'd be fine, since it was early. Usually, the people around that early are too busy to pay me any mind. Definitely not so... hands-on.
[It turns his stomach a bit, thinking on it. There have been plenty of times when he's extended and accepted physical interaction, but he's also choosy about it.]
They stopped pretty quickly once they... realised. [Sure, they had some choice words, but those hurt rather less than the rest. Those, he'd heard before, so many times they hardly meant anything. And 'pretty quickly' hadn't been nearly quickly enough. He'd been unsure if they were even going to stop.]