[Hey quick question who said literally anyone was allowed to read him like this. This is illegal? This is against the actual law. And the fact he said it and didn't even have the decency to keep it in his brain is the worst of all. So much so he actually finds himself taken aback, and Nate can feel his grip falter.]

Wh-- I don't need every dude in the world to be attracted to me! Jeez! I'm not like, fifty and a fucking child. What do you think I was like, head over heels in love with you or something? As if! Come on, I'm not like a total creep, you tell me to bug off I fuckin' will. Whatever. I don't need you to like, coddle me or some shit.

[Mmmmmfngdhshehhfdh why is he getting so worked up about this? Does he want Nate to like him? Maybe not as like, a boyfriend or whatever, that's way off the table. But as a person?

... Alright, that's not an answer he wants to know right now. Especially when there's still alcohol coarsing through him. This is the worst.]

This was literally just supposed to be about your abs and you had to go and do this. Ugh.