“It’s okay,” Robbie says quickly, unwilling to let Vance blame himself for nothing. “I talk enough for both of us.”
He's trying to find his footing, easing his way out of the hug in what Robbie hopes is a polite manner.
“Vegan pizza and a stay home shame date. You really know how to impress a guy.” The tone is jovial, but the smile and the eye contact end abruptly as Robbie goes silent.
He knows what he should ask. He can’t keep making choices on Vance’s behalf because he obviously sucks at it, but even bringing up the idea could make today painfully worse. If it spares more in the future though… “What if it is never? Wouldn’t it be better – for you - if I left you alone? Rich, er, the squid aliens, I guess… look, I can’t even get the doc to give me a straight answer about whether or not I’m good for y- anyone. I thought, is protecting you now better than hurting you then?”
He hesitates on looking back at Vance, flicks his eyes over repeatedly as Robbie tries to assess how badly the rationale for his previous avoidance as landed. He isn’t sure if Vance will take advantage of the escape hatch that it simultaneously represents.
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He's trying to find his footing, easing his way out of the hug in what Robbie hopes is a polite manner.
“Vegan pizza and a stay home shame date. You really know how to impress a guy.” The tone is jovial, but the smile and the eye contact end abruptly as Robbie goes silent.
He knows what he should ask. He can’t keep making choices on Vance’s behalf because he obviously sucks at it, but even bringing up the idea could make today painfully worse. If it spares more in the future though… “What if it is never? Wouldn’t it be better – for you - if I left you alone? Rich, er, the squid aliens, I guess… look, I can’t even get the doc to give me a straight answer about whether or not I’m good for y- anyone. I thought, is protecting you now better than hurting you then?”
He hesitates on looking back at Vance, flicks his eyes over repeatedly as Robbie tries to assess how badly the rationale for his previous avoidance as landed. He isn’t sure if Vance will take advantage of the escape hatch that it simultaneously represents.