Loren bristled a little and sat up straight in his chair. "M'not a homophobe, thanks. S'just... I dunno, s'weird, thinking that like... that Landon could umm... want me or whatever." He was feeling uncomfortable in the worst way, not having wanted to ever really cross that bridge when it came up. Denial had been a large part of his life, and it wasn't going to be an easy thing to overcome.