He follows Ned inside obediently, moving out of the way so that Ned can close the door, and only then does he notice Ned's slippers and his hair, and realize that he very likely disturbed him. He immediately begins to apologize, because the last thing he ever wants to do is bring his own myriad issues to Ned, but somehow, he always seems to end up doing so. "I'm sorry, this was a bad time. I can come back. I... something happened. I don't know what to do."
It would probably be helpful, he realizes, if he explains what happened, but it's hard to even come up with the right words to do it. He can't tell whether what's really happened is better or worse than being fired. It could certainly lead to being fired. It could be worse than that, too. He just doesn't know yet. It terrifies him.
"Someone... found out. That you and I are... whatever we are."
How's he supposed to phrase that? 'Dating,' perhaps, would be an appropriate term, but it just sounds so trivial to use in a situation like this one. And can he really call Ned his 'boyfriend' when they haven't had a formal discussion about it?
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He follows Ned inside obediently, moving out of the way so that Ned can close the door, and only then does he notice Ned's slippers and his hair, and realize that he very likely disturbed him. He immediately begins to apologize, because the last thing he ever wants to do is bring his own myriad issues to Ned, but somehow, he always seems to end up doing so. "I'm sorry, this was a bad time. I can come back. I... something happened. I don't know what to do."
It would probably be helpful, he realizes, if he explains what happened, but it's hard to even come up with the right words to do it. He can't tell whether what's really happened is better or worse than being fired. It could certainly lead to being fired. It could be worse than that, too. He just doesn't know yet. It terrifies him.
"Someone... found out. That you and I are... whatever we are."
How's he supposed to phrase that? 'Dating,' perhaps, would be an appropriate term, but it just sounds so trivial to use in a situation like this one. And can he really call Ned his 'boyfriend' when they haven't had a formal discussion about it?