Fabian is chewing his lip so hard that he's kind of worried he'll start drawing blood like an idiot - but he can't help it.
Because Krouse keeps talking, and the more Krouse talks, the more it sounds weirdly familiar in a way Fabian never expected it to. Mostly because it's-- well, Krouse is talking about his girlfriend, for one, and Fabian is just talking about his friend. He's chased around a cruel girl before but that was.. it was different, not like this. And yet this applies very directly to a very recent situation with said friend all the same.
In more ways than Krouse might be imagining, actually. And Fabian isn't sure whether to bring it up. Is it even relevant? Is it going to sound weird? It's definitely going to sound weird, isn't it.
If anything here is proof of the fact that Fabian is way too caught up in his own tangled mess of thoughts right now, it's the fact he doesn't even bother to correct Krouse when the other puts himself down, even though Fabian has almost instinctively done so in the past, like he's allergic to his friend talking shit about themselves around him.
"When that, uh.. happened."
God, he's definitely going to sound weird.
Fabian is just banking on the fact that Krouse isn't going to judge him. Hopefully. Yeah, Krouse has been weird as hell about the whole friendship thing, but he's never been truly judgy of Fabian. If anything, it feels like every single thing he's tried to insult Fabian with has been entirely ineffective, as if Krouse - even while lashing out - tried to avoid the things that might have hurt Fabian for real. And considering his experience, maybe he'll understand. Even though this isn't about Fabian's girlfriend.
"I mean, when she lost control, did she ever--" His mouth is having trouble forming the words, like he's still having second thoughts. Or like he's just a little bit worried about judgement all the same, staring down at his bottle of beer like it's the most interesting thing in the world just to avoid having to look at Krouse. "Did she ever come onto you?"
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Because Krouse keeps talking, and the more Krouse talks, the more it sounds weirdly familiar in a way Fabian never expected it to. Mostly because it's-- well, Krouse is talking about his girlfriend, for one, and Fabian is just talking about his friend. He's chased around a cruel girl before but that was.. it was different, not like this. And yet this applies very directly to a very recent situation with said friend all the same.
In more ways than Krouse might be imagining, actually. And Fabian isn't sure whether to bring it up. Is it even relevant? Is it going to sound weird? It's definitely going to sound weird, isn't it.
If anything here is proof of the fact that Fabian is way too caught up in his own tangled mess of thoughts right now, it's the fact he doesn't even bother to correct Krouse when the other puts himself down, even though Fabian has almost instinctively done so in the past, like he's allergic to his friend talking shit about themselves around him.
"When that, uh.. happened."
God, he's definitely going to sound weird.
Fabian is just banking on the fact that Krouse isn't going to judge him. Hopefully. Yeah, Krouse has been weird as hell about the whole friendship thing, but he's never been truly judgy of Fabian. If anything, it feels like every single thing he's tried to insult Fabian with has been entirely ineffective, as if Krouse - even while lashing out - tried to avoid the things that might have hurt Fabian for real. And considering his experience, maybe he'll understand. Even though this isn't about Fabian's girlfriend.
"I mean, when she lost control, did she ever--" His mouth is having trouble forming the words, like he's still having second thoughts. Or like he's just a little bit worried about judgement all the same, staring down at his bottle of beer like it's the most interesting thing in the world just to avoid having to look at Krouse. "Did she ever come onto you?"