Reid leaned back, his brow still furrowed, but he forced himself to at least acknowledge one thing: David Rossi, as unbelievable as it was, loved him. He might not understand why, but he had to accept that it had happened. The man he had admired afar for years actually loved him.
...What does one do after realizing something like that? Reid really had no experience to work with.
"I... I might not understand, but I'm not complaining..." It was said tentatively, the closest thing he could bring himself to admitting his own feelings without some time to screw up the courage. Even with Rossi laying his feelings bare, Reid had to fight years of conditioning to do the same. If high school had taught him anything, it was that one should never admit to having a crush on another person, lest they be lured to the football field and stripped naked before being tied to the goalpost.
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Clearly, that was the only sensible explanation.
Reid leaned back, his brow still furrowed, but he forced himself to at least acknowledge one thing: David Rossi, as unbelievable as it was, loved him. He might not understand why, but he had to accept that it had happened. The man he had admired afar for years actually loved him.
...What does one do after realizing something like that? Reid really had no experience to work with.
"I... I might not understand, but I'm not complaining..." It was said tentatively, the closest thing he could bring himself to admitting his own feelings without some time to screw up the courage. Even with Rossi laying his feelings bare, Reid had to fight years of conditioning to do the same. If high school had taught him anything, it was that one should never admit to having a crush on another person, lest they be lured to the football field and stripped naked before being tied to the goalpost.