Lachlan's silence is torture. Ennis prepares himself for the answer, mentally running through a checklist of everything wrong with Jaime in order to soften the blow.
For one, they have very little in common. Movie nights can't maintain a relationship forever whereas Lachlan and Jaime can kick a ball around and have fun. Ennis only started liking him because he was hot and nice. Who else was hot and nice? Addy. Who did he have more in common with? Addy. Maybe he should have been pursuing Addy instead. ... Or Yancey. They were both the odd ones out! They had things in common! -- No, no, roommates are messy, look at Calvin and Cole.
Secondly, a closet case? Yikes! Ennis would cry if Jaime recoiled from holding his hand in public. Lachlan's much stronger! And more experienced! So much better for Jaime!!
Thirdly, that chin... God sculpted his gorgeous body but did a collab with an amateur artist friend who drew the outline of his face. It was impossible to recreate in The Sims without additional slider mods! No symmetry! When Ennis draws him, it's infuriating to--
"Oh," he breathes, then unthinkingly adds, "Good," before covering his ass with a, "Roommate romances are... a gamble." Ennis runs his thumb over the card, reading it again and again. There's some relief that Lachlan doesn't return the same feelings, but Ennis still wants to weep. For himself and now for Jaime.
Ennis places the card back on the table, sliding it toward Lachlan without looking at him. His eyes are red and misty and he keeps his head lowered to try to hide them. "You... should probably... go talk to him," he whispers, now just wanting Lachlan to leave before Ennis is forced to. If anyone sees him crying over a candygram, that's all they'll talk about in the Anon post.
Ennis & Lachlan
For one, they have very little in common. Movie nights can't maintain a relationship forever whereas Lachlan and Jaime can kick a ball around and have fun. Ennis only started liking him because he was hot and nice. Who else was hot and nice? Addy. Who did he have more in common with? Addy. Maybe he should have been pursuing Addy instead. ... Or Yancey. They were both the odd ones out! They had things in common! -- No, no, roommates are messy, look at Calvin and Cole.
Secondly, a closet case? Yikes! Ennis would cry if Jaime recoiled from holding his hand in public. Lachlan's much stronger! And more experienced! So much better for Jaime!!
Thirdly, that chin... God sculpted his gorgeous body but did a collab with an amateur artist friend who drew the outline of his face. It was impossible to recreate in The Sims without additional slider mods! No symmetry! When Ennis draws him, it's infuriating to--
"Oh," he breathes, then unthinkingly adds, "Good," before covering his ass with a, "Roommate romances are... a gamble." Ennis runs his thumb over the card, reading it again and again. There's some relief that Lachlan doesn't return the same feelings, but Ennis still wants to weep. For himself and now for Jaime.
Ennis places the card back on the table, sliding it toward Lachlan without looking at him. His eyes are red and misty and he keeps his head lowered to try to hide them. "You... should probably... go talk to him," he whispers, now just wanting Lachlan to leave before Ennis is forced to. If anyone sees him crying over a candygram, that's all they'll talk about in the Anon post.