[ That's not an answer and for a moment Matthew just continues looking at him, waiting for the actual words, before he realizes that Ronan isn't going to answer his question.
Matthew is hardly wise, he's barely even self-reflective, and he wants to make a good decision but he can't, not like this. He drops his gaze back down to the table and frowns at it, uncertain and worried and a little afraid, his thumbs fidgeting as he keeps trying to think it through. Between the two of them, he isn't the one who could possibly know if he's ready to hear what's going to happen in his future. ]
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Good. [ And then again, because he's so relieved. ] Good.
[ That still leaves him with no idea what could have happened, and no idea how to decide if he should ask or not. ]
Do you want to tell me?
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Matthew is hardly wise, he's barely even self-reflective, and he wants to make a good decision but he can't, not like this. He drops his gaze back down to the table and frowns at it, uncertain and worried and a little afraid, his thumbs fidgeting as he keeps trying to think it through. Between the two of them, he isn't the one who could possibly know if he's ready to hear what's going to happen in his future. ]
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For fuck's sake.
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Sorry. I don't know.
[ It's very honest, simple. He frowns a little again. ]
Can I decide later?
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And nods.]