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Buck
hey
oh hi
do you have a minute?
suuure
you're not busy?
nope
okay
maybe I should come over
..... what for?
is something wrong?
or call you
nothing's wrong I just wanna ask you something
and you can't just ... ask me?
right
of course I can
um….
are you in love with me?
...........
cause I was talking to someone and they got me thinking and there are a lot of things that don't feel exactly like just friends
well, so hwat id I am
what?
its reallly none of yuor busienss
I..... what??
yes it is!
..... isn't it?
I dont see how
theyre MY feelings
wait
are you saying you ARE in love with me?
haeve I tried anything?
do I tuoch you weired?
eddie are you drunk??
have i even ONCE treird to kiss you?
no
never
so
no
… a little
omg
idk what to say
why are you drinking?
cause
okay…..
but you haven't denied it
so
you ARE in love with me?
mind yruor own BUSiness
omg
what the hell, eddie??
you cant jsut aks people if theyeer in love with you
why not?
because
don't you wanna..... do anything about it?
its too personal
I've NEVER tried to do anyrhign abiut it!
so sodn't stress
you have nothinggggggg to worry abuot
I............
okay
so you don't want to do anything about it?
it doesnt matter
why doesn't it matter?
becasde I'm not GOING to do naynigth abuot it
oh
so\ you can relax
right
relax…
yes
calm down
I'm not gonna try and tkae your pants off
well
that's kinda disappointing
but okay
good
we cleared that up then
sure
so
why're you drinking?
I alredy told you
you just said 'cause'
yeah?
and?
that’s not a reason
thats a reason
it is!
did something happen?
hapen?
are you upset?
............
do you.... need me to come over?
you cna if you want to
but do you need me to?
i dont thingk so
where’s chris?
sleeping
okay
let me know if you do need me
sure
I thouht you wre going out tonight
I did
ah
waws it nice?
yeah
it was fine
great
glad you hada fun
sure
well I guess I'll leave you to your evening
............ did you note have fun?
oh
bye then
no, I did have fun
it wasn't spectacular or anything
it was fine
.......... do you wanaa talk about it?
not really
oaky
......... did you wnat to come over?
no
I'm thinking of just going to bed
alrihgt
yeah
so
have fun
you smme sad
I’m fine
just tired
.... if youre sure
of course
we'll talk tomorrow, okay?
don't drink too much
sure thnig
I wont
maybe ill go to bed too
and wake me up if you need me
alrith
bed sounds good
you should
goodnight eddie
bed is amazing
night buck
*
good morning
morning
how're you feeling?
a little average
hungover?
a little, yeah
you should eat something greasy
you offering to cook it?
oh
uh
do you want me to?
idk
I'm not up to cooking anything beyond cereal atm
it's just I've already had breakfast, so.....
it’s fine buck
I’ll be fine
right
you're only a little hungover you said
you’ll be fine
right
but let me know if you change your mind
or if it gets worse
okay
no worries
great
are you okay?
me?
yes, you
of course I am
oh
okay then
are you?
as good as I can be
why did you get drunk last night?
did something happen?
… like what?
idk
something to make you start drinking on your own?
🤷
well, if you wanna talk about anything you can
I’m here for you
great
thanks buck
of course
do you have any plans for today?
nah
resting
right
smart
not that smart
what's not smart about resting?
oh, I meant ... giving myself a hangover in the first place
ah
do you wanna talk about it?
talk about ... my hangover?
about why you got drunk
............. come on, buck
you know why
I do??
oh
oh, right
sorry
.... you got drunk because of that??
provided we're talking about the same thing, yes
I'm talking about your, uh... feelings for me
right
yep
I’m sorry
you don't have to be sorry, buck
well I am anyway
.... is there anything I can do?
no
are you sure?
mhm
because I’ll do anything
like what?
what could you possibly do?
well, fuck, idk
I mean, am I too clingy?
do I need to back off?
huh?
no
or do I need to take MORE responsiblity?
cause I can be responsible
more responsibility??
what are you talking about?
idk
just if you need any more help with anything
but you know I'd do anything for you, right?
of course I know that
then….
just tell me what to do
tell me how to be someone you can love without it driving you to drink
................
is that what you think happened??
…. what?
my feelings for you don't make me drink, buck
....... not directly anyway
but you said that's why
I asked you why and you said I knew why and I said cause of your feelings and you said yes
well, yeah, but I didn't mean THAT
what..... did you mean, then?
I meant .... 'cause you were out with someone else
you were jealous?
I guess
you guess…
alright, yes
happy?
no
confused
I thought.......
what?
um
I may have been an idiot
about what?
last night
why?
cause I asked if you were in love with me, and then you kept on saying it was none of my business anyway
...... well, it's not
it’s my business
and you said it didn't matter and I thought...... that you were upset
wait
you still think it's none of my business?
look
I just don't want things to be weird between us
sure
sorry I brought it up then
and I don't understand why this is suddenly an issue
I mean, you've always known how I feel
no I haven’t!
...............
I found out LAST NIGHT
you … haven’t
um
are you sure?
positive
although I wish I still didn't know
idk what to say
it never occurred to me that you didn't know
right
not that you even wanted me to know
anyway forget it
I’ll get over it
eventually
.......... so this is gonna make things weird between us
it bothers you
it bothers me that I'm not good enough for you even though you're in love with me
….. huh?
what do you mean you're not good enough?
well you don't wanna be with me, do you?
why would you assume that?
it's 'none of my business'
you said you were never gonna try anything
I get it, okay?
I mean, maybe I thought that.... you saw me differently
I don't make a habit of making moves on straight guys, buck
I'm sorry if you want me to
???????
................ wait
why .... would you want me to?
I’m not straight!
yeah ... I think I just got that
wait so you didn't wanna make a move because you thought I was STRAIGHT?
well, yeah
NOT because you saw the fucking mess I am and went "fuck why did I have to fall in love with that?"
um, absolutely not
I don't think you're a mess
I think you're wonderful
............................
omg
you think I'm wonderful??
absolutely
eddie
I’m in love with you too
oh
..... I didn't know that
I had no idea
yeah, me neither
not until last night, anyway
what happened last night?
I went on a date and started rambling about you
and then before we even finished our meal she stopped me and said.....
“it sounds like you two are more than friends"
okay …..
and then uh
I couldn't stop thinking about you
about us
and I realised I am
I am in love with you
and I thought maybe you felt something too
I do
so I asked you and then ............
idk I guess I got in my head
I thought you were saying I wasn't good enough
I'm sorry I made you think that
that you were in love with me but.... you didn't wanna be
I do want to be
I just ... thought it was just me
no
it’s not just you
it’s definitely me too
amazing
I am completely head over heels in love with you
wow
hey um
did you still wanna come over?
I would love to
..... if you can handle me crying 😅
why are you crying???
because I'm an emotional guy!!
and I thought I wasn't good enough for you
well, come and share your emotions with me
buck
you are good enough
you're better than enough
you’re everything
well idk if I'd go THAT far… 😉
thank you
I would
eddie?
yeah?
I wanna spend the rest of my life with you
you can
I want that
okay
good
let’s do that then
excellent
so
does this mean you DO wanna get me out of my pants? 😏
oh, definitely
😉
wow
too much?
well all you have to do is ask
oh
maybe I will
I’d say yes
good to know
or maybe just get straight to the doing
who knows
😅
nice to know you're keen
so keen
I love you so much
I love you too, buck
just got in an uber
fantastic
I wanna kiss you so badly
badly, huh?
well, I’ll take it
oh you know what I mean!!
😒
😂
😇
🙄
😘
you're lucky you're cute
thank you
also
you're lucky I'm cute too
sorry for taking so long
to figure out I'm in love with you
oh
well, you are in love with me, and that's what matters
I absolutely am
just stay in love with me, okay?
I will
you’d better
I think I have been for years, tbh
wow
it just happened so gradually and naturally that I didn't notice
I'm glad you noticed now
me too
I don't wanna waste another second
we don’t have to
😊
how far away are you?
about a minute
omg
I'm still in my pyjamas
I don’t mind
I love you
I wanna see you in your pjs heaps
I think we can make that happen
we can start tonight ... if you want
I’d love to
me too
good
also
I’m here
about time
😊
I'll meet you at the door
I'm gonna kiss you at the door
sounds perfect
💛
🧡