[ It's okay if Fabian starts off slow--Gorgug likes to go slow himself, so he's patient as he listens and waits. For Fabian to speak, but also for him to get through his own feelings. This is new, isn't it? Without actually being entirely new, as Fabian has admitted: they've both been dancing around certain feelings for a while.

But it's strange (again--in that good way!) to think that trying to be a better friend made Gorgug like him like this. When it was Fabian sharing his vulnerabilities to begin with that made Gorgug try to listen more, be more thoughtful about his relationships and how his friends were doing. Funny, then, that a little more attention thrown Fabian's way could get him to...like like him.

...it's even sweeter with how shyly Fabian is speaking, too. That's definitely what Gorgug's paying a lot of attention to as well.

But he's nodding, when Fabian admits that he has to get used to the term boyfriends, and that he'd like to be exclusive. Not speaking up immediately at that end, but- ]

Okay. That's cool. I can just kiss you. [ But look at him this time not asking if that means he can kiss him right now. He's behaving! ] But when you say you want this to be between us... do you want to keep it on the down low for a while? We live-- there's Riz.

[ And, you know... Gorgug doesn't mind keeping things to between them, but if they're keeping their relationship hush hush for a while, Gorgug will need to keep that in mind around their roommate. Their pal. Their Tenacious Lad. ]