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"Stop calling Elliot. I need to sleep."
"I need to talk to you, and I think that you might want to talk to me too. If you really wanted to get your sleep, you'd turn your phone off."
"You're...you're calling my home phone, not my iPhone. I can't really do anything about that."
"You hesitated."
"No I'm not, and I know you're quoting Olaf, so shut up."
"Ian, I just wanna say that I really, really like you too, but I don't really know what kind of love I feel for you, or for guys in general. I'm confused right now; I don't know if I love you as a best friend or as...something more?"
"..."
"I understand. It was hard for me to come to terms with my homosexuality at first. But in reality, it's not that difficult. Are you sexually attracted to girls or guys? Wait no, that's a bad one. I'm sexually attracted to Halsey, and she's not male. Um, what about your feelings? When you are with a girl, what do you feel? When you're with a guy? O-"
"Sshh. Sssh. You're rambling, Ianora."
"Also...I...I'm actually straight. I mean, that's how I feel."
"..."
"..."
"I hope you'll figure it all out, Elliot."
"Say iiit."
"Ellie."
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Honestly Banality
Short Story❝talks between two individuals over piquant drinks. a cheesy romance; it's honestly banality.❞ - - cover by the king @moonrei.