[ Michael's heart gives a ka-thump at that smile. He fidgets with the sleeves of his hoodie. ]
Sorry I'm being so awkward. [ An apologetic smile given up through dark lashes. ]
I hadn't mentally prepared myself, I guess.
[He has spent the last however many years since he hit puberty telling himself that he would get a boyfriend when he got to college. That was the goalposts. He was so convinced of it that he accidentally convinced himself that it would never happen sooner than that.
Not that Connor is asking to go steady but the point remains. Michael takes a breath to calm himself, but the thrill of everything still has him jittery. ]
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Sorry I'm being so awkward. [ An apologetic smile given up through dark lashes. ]
I hadn't mentally prepared myself, I guess.
[He has spent the last however many years since he hit puberty telling himself that he would get a boyfriend when he got to college. That was the goalposts. He was so convinced of it that he accidentally convinced himself that it would never happen sooner than that.
Not that Connor is asking to go steady but the point remains. Michael takes a breath to calm himself, but the thrill of everything still has him jittery. ]
You're really hot...