It's just that it's cold. It's the damn cold! If his cheeks are even the slightest bit pink or red at all, rather than their usual pale hue, it's definitely just the cold and absolutely nothing else. Nuh-uh.
(It's just strange, receiving this sort of reaction. Billy has lived his entire life in fear of the opposite, of judging eyes, of being cast out, of judgement, and now there's someone asking if they should congratulate him.
It's insane.
It's so nice.)
He visibly swallows, trying so hard to not look flustered and rapidly failing, and he glances down at the ring, like he can't even hold Chloe's gaze directly. ]
He was right. [ Billy finally manages to say after a moment of flustered pause, even failing to directly answer the question. ] You.. really do not think it's strange.
cw: mentions of period-typical homophobia
It's just that it's cold. It's the damn cold! If his cheeks are even the slightest bit pink or red at all, rather than their usual pale hue, it's definitely just the cold and absolutely nothing else. Nuh-uh.
(It's just strange, receiving this sort of reaction. Billy has lived his entire life in fear of the opposite, of judging eyes, of being cast out, of judgement, and now there's someone asking if they should congratulate him.
It's insane.
It's so nice.)
He visibly swallows, trying so hard to not look flustered and rapidly failing, and he glances down at the ring, like he can't even hold Chloe's gaze directly. ]
He was right. [ Billy finally manages to say after a moment of flustered pause, even failing to directly answer the question. ] You.. really do not think it's strange.
[ Which is a wild concept to Billy over here!! ]