[ the forced distance of the car is honestly doing wonders for them. on one hand, thorns feels frustratingly far away; on the other, what would he even do with himself if he were closer? the answer is obvious! nothing good.

here's where he'd admit the reasons for his serial dating if it weren't so goddamn embarrassing. time to gloss over it. ]

Not really…

[ alhaitham has been taken care of… the other guy, meanwhile… ]

We don't have to date right now if you aren't ready. But I'm still taking this as permission going forward. Are you fine with that?

[ what permission. ]