[ It comes out more bitter than he means it; his face closing up a little. It hits too close to home, the fact that he's never really bothered telling anyone, ever, about his sexuality, a mix of indifference and taboo. He never lied about it, but never told the truth of it, either. Because it shouldn't make a difference.
She's right here. She's talking about something different, but that has the same kind of explanation.
But it's not as easy for Ronan to say out loud that it shouldn't make a difference. He lives it, every day of his life, and doesn't say it, because it doesn't make a difference.
And yet, he knows if he started talking about it, it would. ]
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[ It comes out more bitter than he means it; his face closing up a little. It hits too close to home, the fact that he's never really bothered telling anyone, ever, about his sexuality, a mix of indifference and taboo. He never lied about it, but never told the truth of it, either. Because it shouldn't make a difference.
She's right here. She's talking about something different, but that has the same kind of explanation.
But it's not as easy for Ronan to say out loud that it shouldn't make a difference. He lives it, every day of his life, and doesn't say it, because it doesn't make a difference.
And yet, he knows if he started talking about it, it would. ]
Can't tell if it's naive or delusional, or both.