Finally, there's that smile again. It somehow seems to light up the room, and Seth is happy Daniel is comfortable enough to bring it out again.
"Well, to be honest, it did seem to be the most important bit," he replies, his voice and his face wavering somewhere between joking and intensely sincere.
Because, well, it is, isn't it? Step one: does Daniel like him or not?
And then there's all the other steps, but they're not as important as the first one. They're just things, like sex is just a thing, and one that Seth has found not to be the be-all and end-all it is consistently built up to being. It can be a lot of fun, and it can be horrendously awkward, but it's not... it's not a requirement for having a good relationship with someone.
Not that he has had a sex-less romantic relationship since his teens, but that's because both parties were interested in it. If Daniel isn't, then Seth doesn't see why that really has to be a huge issue.
And there he goes again, thinking about this in the long-term.
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"Well, to be honest, it did seem to be the most important bit," he replies, his voice and his face wavering somewhere between joking and intensely sincere.
Because, well, it is, isn't it? Step one: does Daniel like him or not?
And then there's all the other steps, but they're not as important as the first one. They're just things, like sex is just a thing, and one that Seth has found not to be the be-all and end-all it is consistently built up to being. It can be a lot of fun, and it can be horrendously awkward, but it's not... it's not a requirement for having a good relationship with someone.
Not that he has had a sex-less romantic relationship since his teens, but that's because both parties were interested in it. If Daniel isn't, then Seth doesn't see why that really has to be a huge issue.
And there he goes again, thinking about this in the long-term.