[ the thing about dave asking for compliments, jokingly, was that he'd expected john to like shove him over or roll his eyes or say something completely stupid in response. maybe groan and inform dave he's not all that, or something.
he didn't expect actual compliments. maybe at most the stupid joke ones, the "you're attractive, i'm attracted to you" part followed by "jk " and a dorky as shit laugh, not, like, real stuff.
dave didn't expect the admittance that john had been waiting every day to meet him. and rose and jade, always all three of them, but no matter how secure dave is in the knowledge his friends care, he's never quite sure it's as much as he does, desperately.
so it hits like a punch to the gut and he gets flustered, his expression not changing but his skin going a little red behind the freckles. what the fuck. john egbert shouldn't be allowed to say words. as usual, dave falls back on humor and fast talking to cover for himself, not even thinking about anything he says. ]
It's ok, no one could blame you for bein' super attracted to me, because everyone definitely does trip over their feet tryin' to get my attention. Better be careful about who you flash your VIP pass for, or the unwashed masses may try to fight you for it? Those movie education lessons could inspire murder if people knew you were gettin' them and not them, bro. Watch your back. I'd hate to have to replace you at this point, the auditions would be insane? "Do you contestant 413 have a weird obsession with the ghostbusters? Can you spell Mcwhatever?? No??? Disqualified".
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he didn't expect actual compliments. maybe at most the stupid joke ones, the "you're attractive, i'm attracted to you" part followed by "jk " and a dorky as shit laugh, not, like, real stuff.
dave didn't expect the admittance that john had been waiting every day to meet him. and rose and jade, always all three of them, but no matter how secure dave is in the knowledge his friends care, he's never quite sure it's as much as he does, desperately.
so it hits like a punch to the gut and he gets flustered, his expression not changing but his skin going a little red behind the freckles. what the fuck. john egbert shouldn't be allowed to say words. as usual, dave falls back on humor and fast talking to cover for himself, not even thinking about anything he says. ]
It's ok, no one could blame you for bein' super attracted to me, because everyone definitely does trip over their feet tryin' to get my attention. Better be careful about who you flash your VIP pass for, or the unwashed masses may try to fight you for it? Those movie education lessons could inspire murder if people knew you were gettin' them and not them, bro. Watch your back. I'd hate to have to replace you at this point, the auditions would be insane? "Do you contestant 413 have a weird obsession with the ghostbusters? Can you spell Mcwhatever?? No??? Disqualified".