( look, it was kind of hard not to see something when the rain was constant and not everyone cared to buy an umbrella. )
i never thought anyone was stopping me if i wanna make a move i will
thanks for your encouragement
( he has, at least, realized who he's talking to. and while she's never struck him as a prude, talking about breasts with her seems weird now. for some reason. he feels weird. )
[ it's definitely weird that he'd tell her about it in the first place. this isn't an exclusive thing so he's free to do what he wants — but this was different somehow.
is this bragging? is this making sure she knows where the line is drawn? ]
sure
i'd be your wingman but i'd probably just steal all the attention i'm sure you can casanova it on your own just fine
( he should...probably pull this back so he doesn't make this worse. or ruin whatever this was with a message that he hadn't meant all that seriously even if she wasn't the intended recipient. )
yeah that's me casanova
( who? )
no help needed i'm a big boy and i can get attention all on my own i think i'd be just fine you can't steal everything
( that wasn't pulling it back but he's...not good at this. )
[ that this wasn't even meant for her, instead of dragging her in circles with this weird argument.
because in a way it's opened up a whole other discussion she was kind of hoping to avoid with him entirely. the kind she's never good at addressing in the first place. ]
but even if you were doing anything i mean it it's fine it's your business
you're not tied to anything with me
[ which seems like the right thing to say in her head. but as soon as she sends it, she doesn't feel so great about it. ]
( it takes him a few moments to respond because he has to read her message a few times to see if he really understands what she's saying. )
you're not tied to me either no more string and all
so you know same goes for you you can do whatever you want with whoever you want
( he sends it because it's true, he has no claim or anything to her or on her. it still makes him feel unfamiliar discomfort underneath his ribs to send it though. )
of course, that's why they'd been mixed up together in the first place, and despite the fact that they continued something past its disappearance, it's always possible they'd just been still too caught up in the heat of it all.
she'd said it but him echoing it just nails that point harder.
no, this is good. it's good that they've made that clear now. good that it sets her back on track with remembering that it's better not to get too attached to things like this. ]
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i'm not doing anything with them. they're just
everyone's shirt is wet and it's hard not to notice
( has he realized who he sent this to? hard to say. but he works outside and all that rain and all means lots of wet tee shirts. )
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if they're that distracting go forth and make your move
might get lucky
no one's stopping you
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i never thought anyone was stopping me
if i wanna make a move
i will
thanks for your encouragement
( he has, at least, realized who he's talking to. and while she's never struck him as a prude, talking about breasts with her seems weird now. for some reason. he feels weird. )
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is this bragging? is this making sure she knows where the line is drawn? ]
sure
i'd be your wingman but i'd probably just steal all the attention
i'm sure you can casanova it on your own just fine
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yeah that's me
casanova
( who? )
no help needed
i'm a big boy and i can get attention all on my own
i think i'd be just fine
you can't steal everything
( that wasn't pulling it back but he's...not good at this. )
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this is definitely some weird kind of bragging. ]
well in that case
since i can't be of assistance
good luck with all your conquests, big boy
don't go breaking too many hearts
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you didn't sound like you wanted to be of assistance
unless you were stealing attention
i don't have conquests
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[ because she sure as hell doesn't know what her role in this is supposerd to be or why he's dragged her into it in the first place. ]
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what do you have?
( but he wasn't a conquest guy. )
i didn't even mean to send this to you
it was a stupid thing meant to be funny
it's pouring out
and people are soaked through
i'm not doing anything with them
unless you count telling them to get out of my way
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you could have just said that
[ that this wasn't even meant for her, instead of dragging her in circles with this weird argument.
because in a way it's opened up a whole other discussion she was kind of hoping to avoid with him entirely. the kind she's never good at addressing in the first place. ]
but even if you were doing anything
i mean it it's fine
it's your business
you're not tied to anything with me
[ which seems like the right thing to say in her head. but as soon as she sends it, she doesn't feel so great about it. ]
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( it takes him a few moments to respond because he has to read her message a few times to see if he really understands what she's saying. )
you're not tied to me either
no more string and all
so you know
same goes for you
you can do whatever you want
with whoever you want
( he sends it because it's true, he has no claim or anything to her or on her. it still makes him feel unfamiliar discomfort underneath his ribs to send it though. )
it's fine
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of course, that's why they'd been mixed up together in the first place, and despite the fact that they continued something past its disappearance, it's always possible they'd just been still too caught up in the heat of it all.
she'd said it but him echoing it just nails that point harder.
no, this is good. it's good that they've made that clear now. good that it sets her back on track with remembering that it's better not to get too attached to things like this. ]
okay
then it's fine
[ good to know they're on the same page. ]
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so, it's just fine.
( everything is FINE. )