"He's nice," I see why you like him," Maya said as Eliot shut the door.
Leo just hummed a little and drank deeper from his glass.
"You might have mentioned that you guys have a thing for each other," she
added, laughing when Leo nearly choked on his drink.
"I don't- Eliot definitely doesn't," he added quickly.
"Leo, that man has a crush. ...You have a crush," Maya assured him.
"There's nothing wrong with being bi, or, you know... Gay," she added
gently.
"I know that, I know- I... My family is well aware that I- That I'm bi,"
Leo replied awkwardly, staring down at his glass.
"Mmm, which is why you went out on a date with a girl they like?" Maya
challenged, raising a brow.
"I- No, I... Look, I like Eliot, but we're very different. It would never
work. He has impulsive hookups and nearly gets arrested for being indecent
at pride, I mainline caffeine and have nightmares about my grades
slipping," Leo said, shaking his head and downing the rest of his drink.
"You're adorable. An idiot, but, really cute," Maya giggled, finishing her
own drink and putting her glass down.
"I just don't see anything happening. I'm so boring, and he's... I dunno-
He lives in a way I don't know how to," Leo sighed.
Maya shook her head, then leaned in and kissed his cheek. "Want to watch a
sad movie and eat something with too many calories?" she offered. "I can
stay a little longer if you want to talk. ...Or at least make him jealous.
I'll even mix another couple drinks."
Leo seemed unsure, then nodded. "I'd like that, actually."
Maya laughed and grabbed a bottle.
Four drinks in and less than thirty minutes into the movie, Leo was out
cold, curled up in the corner of the sofa. Maya watched him for a moment,
then quietly got up and tapped her knuckles on Eliot's door.
"Hey, pretty boy, open up," she called softly through the door.
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Date: 2022-07-01 01:57 am (UTC)"He's nice," I see why you like him," Maya said as Eliot shut the door.
Leo just hummed a little and drank deeper from his glass.
"You might have mentioned that you guys have a thing for each other," she added, laughing when Leo nearly choked on his drink.
"I don't- Eliot definitely doesn't," he added quickly.
"Leo, that man has a crush. ...You have a crush," Maya assured him. "There's nothing wrong with being bi, or, you know... Gay," she added gently.
"I know that, I know- I... My family is well aware that I- That I'm bi," Leo replied awkwardly, staring down at his glass.
"Mmm, which is why you went out on a date with a girl they like?" Maya challenged, raising a brow.
"I- No, I... Look, I like Eliot, but we're very different. It would never work. He has impulsive hookups and nearly gets arrested for being indecent at pride, I mainline caffeine and have nightmares about my grades slipping," Leo said, shaking his head and downing the rest of his drink.
"You're adorable. An idiot, but, really cute," Maya giggled, finishing her own drink and putting her glass down.
"I just don't see anything happening. I'm so boring, and he's... I dunno- He lives in a way I don't know how to," Leo sighed.
Maya shook her head, then leaned in and kissed his cheek. "Want to watch a sad movie and eat something with too many calories?" she offered. "I can stay a little longer if you want to talk. ...Or at least make him jealous. I'll even mix another couple drinks."
Leo seemed unsure, then nodded. "I'd like that, actually."
Maya laughed and grabbed a bottle.
Four drinks in and less than thirty minutes into the movie, Leo was out cold, curled up in the corner of the sofa. Maya watched him for a moment, then quietly got up and tapped her knuckles on Eliot's door.
"Hey, pretty boy, open up," she called softly through the door.