Type had stopped being innocent long ago, but he learned there was a difference between being innocent and staying pure. After making the decision to leave his parents behind and stay with his uncle, Type stepped into a dangerous world that offered...
Tharn should feel guilty, but all he could do was silently rejoice, he even had to bite his lips to stop himself from smiling when Type shared the news that he and Cherry had broken up. 'Good riddance, you didn't need that bitch.' He couldn't help but be happy as his place and importance in Type's life was validated. It was almost as if the older man silently declared that Tharn was more important to him than anyone women could be.
'I know that's not true but it's nice to think so,' he knew that he was delusional but he had no plan to snap himself out of that thought.
"Why am I not surprised?"
Techno's reaction was a little different, the man had rushed over to their dorm after hearing the news only to react like a disappointed mother that was told she wasn't going to get grandchildren. "If you keep being so grumpy and picky, you will never find someone willing to settle down with you," the man berated Type while set man being berated just crossed his arms and stood there like a child that had enough of their parent's bullshit but respected them too much to snap.
"You're not getting any younger, your good looks won't last forever," Techno continued, getting even more into the disappointed mother role with his hands on his hips and pursed lips; even Tharn thought that the sassiness of it all was a little gay. "Eventually, you'll have to get a personality."
"You done, mom?"
"No," Techno exclaimed just as sassy as Type asked. "And another thing, you can't always count on money to help you since it will only get you superficial, gold diggers."
"Kind of like you," Type snarked.
"Exactly," Techno's honest and blunt exclamation was too much for Tharn who had been pretending to not be eavesdropping on the two best friends. He finally broke and his loud laughter filled the room, it was one of those gut hurting laughs that had him almost rolling on the floor, the 'I'm going to pee myself' and 'can't stop' kind of laugh. He had not noticed the complete and utter silence in the room as his laughter filled the space.
He only noticed when he was eventually able to stop laughing, he wiped the tears from his eyes and turned to see the two best friends staring at him. Techno looked both offended and confused, like he knew Tharn was laughing at him but he was not sure why, which almost just made Tharn laugh again because it proved that the other man was actually serious in his nagging. Type's expression made Tharn breathless, the older man had a deep and intense look on his face yet it didn't feel dangerous or negative.
The older man seemed to be painting a mental picture of Tharn with such detail that it made the younger man feel almost self-conscious, like Type would look too deeply and find him lacking. He would see Tharn's soul and realize that he was actually a selfish, needy, possessive, jealous and overall insecure enough to constantly doubt and need validation. But then Type's lips twitched and those doubts in Tharn's mind evaporated, he wanted to kiss the older man so badly that he almost ached for it.
'But I can't.'
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