[ Matthew looks up again, and seeing Noah fading against the carpet causes him to immediately draw away from Nacho, to get back to his feet. ]
Noah... Don't. Don't be sad. It's okay. I understand. [ Some of it, and he's trying hard to understand the rest. Hesitantly, he reaches out, placing a hand on Noah's arm, gently trying to hold him in the real world. ]
Sometimes things just happen. I wanted-- I wanted to grow up with you. But that's not how it went.
[ He gives Noah's arm a light squeeze, though not on purpose. ]
Is it okay... if I still love you? [ Can they still be friends, even if Matthew hasn't changed? Even if his feelings haven't gone away? He desperately hopes so, more than anything right now, but Noah has to be the one to decide that too. ]
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Noah... Don't. Don't be sad. It's okay. I understand. [ Some of it, and he's trying hard to understand the rest. Hesitantly, he reaches out, placing a hand on Noah's arm, gently trying to hold him in the real world. ]
Sometimes things just happen. I wanted-- I wanted to grow up with you. But that's not how it went.
[ He gives Noah's arm a light squeeze, though not on purpose. ]
Is it okay... if I still love you? [ Can they still be friends, even if Matthew hasn't changed? Even if his feelings haven't gone away? He desperately hopes so, more than anything right now, but Noah has to be the one to decide that too. ]