[ Food. There is food in front of him. But Jamil's suddenly as dismissive now as he was insistent earlier, and it's thrown Kalim into a quiet fit of confused turmoil. Maybe he-- Did he misread this entire situation?
Some outside perspective on this would be great. But who is Kalim supposed to turn to, when he's promised not to tell anyone? Silver? Lilia? Maybe if he's vague enough, they won't cotton onto who he's talking about. But that seems like a stretch; possible for Silver, but Lilia would know right away. He probably already knows, somehow. He just knows things sometimes. It's scary.
So if he can't turn to anyone else, the obvious solution is simply to talk to Jamil about it. Not now, clearly. Later, whenever Jamil decides he's ready, and from the sound of things, that may not be tonight, but-- ]
Mm... Okay. I'll text you when I'm finished tutoring, and you can come by if you're finished too. If you want to.
[ And that's the moment Kalim decides -- firmly and with no room whatsoever for doubt -- that he won't kiss Jamil again, unless Jamil kisses him first. ]
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Some outside perspective on this would be great. But who is Kalim supposed to turn to, when he's promised not to tell anyone? Silver? Lilia? Maybe if he's vague enough, they won't cotton onto who he's talking about. But that seems like a stretch; possible for Silver, but Lilia would know right away. He probably already knows, somehow. He just knows things sometimes. It's scary.
So if he can't turn to anyone else, the obvious solution is simply to talk to Jamil about it. Not now, clearly. Later, whenever Jamil decides he's ready, and from the sound of things, that may not be tonight, but-- ]
Mm... Okay. I'll text you when I'm finished tutoring, and you can come by if you're finished too. If you want to.
[ And that's the moment Kalim decides -- firmly and with no room whatsoever for doubt -- that he won't kiss Jamil again, unless Jamil kisses him first. ]