"Yeah, I get that," Max answers with warm understanding. Max sometimes still dreads getting into his past with new people for similar reasons.
He busies himself distributing their snacks while the waiter pours some water. Said waiter was kind enough to bring some butter over, as well, "on the house" as he explained in the most coy of tones. Max does his best to stuff down some of the embarrassment at this poor timing. Flirting while his new friend confesses seems... wrong.
"Oh... wow," He's really trying not to be one of those people to immediately leap to shock and horror, even though that really is horrifying. Watching Johnny enjoy the croissant during this does actually help. If he can still find the joy in things, then he'll be okay. He just needs time and someone to help, right?
"To most people, yeah, that's going to sound insane. For me, I guess what I really want to know is... why he kept you like that for so long in the first place? He had a reason, right?"
cw: discussions of prolonged captivity, implied disordered eating cont.
He busies himself distributing their snacks while the waiter pours some water. Said waiter was kind enough to bring some butter over, as well, "on the house" as he explained in the most coy of tones. Max does his best to stuff down some of the embarrassment at this poor timing. Flirting while his new friend confesses seems... wrong.
"Oh... wow," He's really trying not to be one of those people to immediately leap to shock and horror, even though that really is horrifying. Watching Johnny enjoy the croissant during this does actually help. If he can still find the joy in things, then he'll be okay. He just needs time and someone to help, right?
"To most people, yeah, that's going to sound insane. For me, I guess what I really want to know is... why he kept you like that for so long in the first place? He had a reason, right?"