[Liem doesn’t quite understand what Matt means when he mentions their brief contact over communion, but part of him has to worry that maybe he actually did come on a little strong, despite not meaning to. Even if he generally avoids broadcasting too much over communion, it’s entirely possible some of the melancholic longing with which he’d ended up remembering Matt might have leaked through.
Embarrassing, even if Matt doesn’t find it objectionable. Particularly since Liem is already entangled with another man.
Fortunately, the current topic provides a nice distraction from that line of thought. Liem raises an eyebrow.]
You are a young man. [Nobody who could refer to themselves ten years past as being “a kid” can claim to not be a young man, in Liem’s estimation. Liem suspects that Matt is somewhere in his early twenties, but even if he’s undershooting, he can’t be off by that much.] And I’m old enough to be your great-grandfather.
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Embarrassing, even if Matt doesn’t find it objectionable. Particularly since Liem is already entangled with another man.
Fortunately, the current topic provides a nice distraction from that line of thought. Liem raises an eyebrow.]
You are a young man. [Nobody who could refer to themselves ten years past as being “a kid” can claim to not be a young man, in Liem’s estimation. Liem suspects that Matt is somewhere in his early twenties, but even if he’s undershooting, he can’t be off by that much.] And I’m old enough to be your great-grandfather.
[More than, in all likelihood.]