Re: [The Bridge over the River: Patrick/Newt]
Man, no, it does matter. Say your peace. I only meant that you are not a dude for the path of least resistance, which I believe is both a compliment and a true statement. [Patrick was prone to easier choices, and he always had been. It was not that he disliked conflict, but he had spent his childhood attempting to make himself liked, and it made any choices that would result in lack of popularity most hard for the dude.] You are welcome, man. Maybe you will not appreciate it, but I will leave it for you to decide. After the huntsman, I will take you. [He listened about the Obscurus.] I did not realize excluding us was the goal. Man, maybe it is all right to let him deal with it on his own, or are you concerned it will be too dangerous? From what Con and I could tell, the dude could totally control that thing when he wanted to.
[He looked back out at the river.] You are also not his bro, man. [To Patrick, this made all the difference.] Dude, I know, I know. I am aware that I, alone, do not fuck up the relationships. I am feeling sorry for myself, as I have said. Con and I are working on it, but it is not the same, and I do not know that it will ever be. This is simple fact. And, Adrian, dude, his anger and hurt, I do not know how long that takes to overcome. And Nat is fine, man. I will cease wallowing, so you cease needing to explain things I am already aware of. [Dude smiled over at Newt. For all of his current troubles with his sexuality, Patrick was not the kind of dude to blame himself for everything on the planet, man, nor was he a wallower. It was a thing of a moment, and he watched as Newt stretched out on the slats.] I am not sure Des counts, dude, but I also spoke with her. She has someone renting the house to her for less, that dude she mentioned, Reece, and she sounds like she is practicing what you have suggested. I would not say she sounds better, but she does not sound as hopeless as before. I have suggested she look into sending Wyatt to the summer school at the local elementary school. I went there as a child, and it was most epic.