I know. [ Ah. But. His hangups go far beyond this place and the locals' perceived relationship of the two of them. It also doesn't help him with his own conflicted and hidden feelings. He's going through it right now. ] I'm not used to...this sort of thing, never have been, as you well know.
[ He would like to disappear into the ground if at all possible. Or he'll just shut himself up in the lab and only go outside when completely necessary, or if Jayce nudges him to, yes, that is the proper way to handle this.
He gives Jayce a look like 'what' when he says that. ] That also sounds...eh, not great.
That's also not...what I meant. [ Said muttered under his breath as he flips through another on of those sappy comics. This one is about their younger years at the academy this time. It's more...erotic than the last, so he closes it quickly before sighing. But, yeah, the point is that Viktor doesn't think it should be a thing that's named at all, because that makes it tangible and real and Viktor can't handle that right now!! But he doesn't want to say it outright. ]
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[ He would like to disappear into the ground if at all possible. Or he'll just shut himself up in the lab and only go outside when completely necessary, or if Jayce nudges him to, yes, that is the proper way to handle this.
He gives Jayce a look like 'what' when he says that. ] That also sounds...eh, not great.
That's also not...what I meant. [ Said muttered under his breath as he flips through another on of those sappy comics. This one is about their younger years at the academy this time. It's more...erotic than the last, so he closes it quickly before sighing. But, yeah, the point is that Viktor doesn't think it should be a thing that's named at all, because that makes it tangible and real and Viktor can't handle that right now!! But he doesn't want to say it outright. ]