Re: [Boating: Hugh and Atticus]
Hugh raised his eyebrows in an acknowledgement of that 'ouch'. It had been painful, and then he'd hardly had time to think about it after, because of the film, he'd thrown himself into that, and then the murder, then the trial, and always the wondering. "Not exactly?" He sighed. "My life kind of went to shit around the same time - And she seemed happy and I wanted her to be happy, and I didn't think me telling her would have any positive impact, and really hadn't I had years to tell her?"
Hugh glanced over, considering. He suspected if you needed jealousy to improve sex, that your sex might be somewhat lackluster in the first place, but that wasn't the sort of party he'd ever been involved in so it was a statement that didn't come from any personal experience really. "Maybe not, but it seems to be a trend with me and relationships," his voice felt less than steady as he concluded that statement, and so he didn't follow it up with the rest of what he'd been thinking, and instead stared at the woods nearest them. He'd done it twice, in opposite ways, but it left him wondering if anything he felt was true could really be trusted. The idea of someone who intently and absolutely always believed in the best of you, as Theo had described Jamie as being, felt like something that could barely be hoped for.. And until Theo had said it, Hugh hadn't even considered that it was what he wanted.
He pulled in a breath pushing his own introspection away. "You really never dated?" His lips quirked up in a half smile. "This sounds like me right now. Two plays in one three month period, and I'm going to start a round of auditions here in the next couple of weeks or so, because maybe if I keep busy enough I won't have time to think about the fact that I'm spending nights alone, because I'll barely be spending nights alone, and those I am, I need the sleep," he shrugged, as if knowing this wasn't necessarily the healthiest philosophy for long-term, but it felt the safest for right now. "You clearly won't always avoid dating though..." He offered tentatively. "Do you date now?"