Aubrey Rois & Briar Rose (pricked) wrote in doors,
Re: Text: Aubrey/Lin
[He stares at Lin's response for a long, long time. He realizes that he doesn't remember the last time he had a really honest conversation with his ex-boyfriend. And for one terrible moment, he actually feels tears prickling at the backs of his eyes. This is remedied by another trip to the bar in his kitchen, and a generous splash of whiskey - totally healthy distractions, that's the name of the game.]
I don't think you're being an asshole. I think you play at being an asshole, because it's how you protect yourself - and also because it's fun sometimes, let's be real. [...] But right now, with the way things are between us? I don't want to lose you as a friend, when I feel like I only just got you back. And after everything that's happened lately, my biggest fear is that you really will end up hating me. So, yeah, when you make those jokes, I have a hard time taking them as jokes.