Maybe Rosso should treat being told someone's feeling territorial over him like an issue, but... he does not. In fact, if there was a red flag here (and normally, there would be), it's not waving. He's sort of weirdly charmed by it, actually; Elria knows Rosso is equally overprotective, if not more so. He's just... you know, not able to point fingers at shit people do on the internet, mostly because he doesn't really Get the internet. Nor does he quite see advice as an invasion of privacy no matter which way he slices it.
Privacy, though, that is important, because while Rosso doesn't see the network post as an issue... well, he wouldn't have done it off anon either. Partly because he, at the time, didn't want Adrian just seeing that and getting the wrong idea or finding him out when Rosso wasn't too sure if the whole arrangement would work anyway, and partly because people are freaks and stalkers and who knows if someone would've dm'ed him later to ask if he'd "gone through with it" or "how'd your date go" or all manner of invasive things. It was bad enough having Rose Quartz imply that they were Definitely going to fuck at some point (like, that's a known thing that happens, but Rosso doesn't need a timeline), what would people do if he were off-anon saying he'd gone on a date? Count down for him? No thanks.
Rosso doesn't like the spotlight either. And now that they're on the same page, he can at least... well, he doesn't know, because chances are he's going to have to ask someone for more advice at some point so he can get a nice gift or do something right without looking like an idiot. But he knows now, and that's good. It's a start.]
I'm always trying to do things special for you, stupid, that's the point of a relationship. [He thinks.] ...I don't want people up in our shit either. I'm a private person most of the time. It's why I did that whole thing anonymously, like one of those stupid newspapers you send questions to and some under-qualified "life guru" gives you a response in a week. Same shit, different medium.
[...]
Y'know... [Enabling: begin.] You're allowed to be territorial over me. I am yours. I didn't kiss you because I wanted to fuck around.
[Like. He wants to fuck around, but in the gay way, not in any negative ways.]
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Maybe Rosso should treat being told someone's feeling territorial over him like an issue, but... he does not. In fact, if there was a red flag here (and normally, there would be), it's not waving. He's sort of weirdly charmed by it, actually; Elria knows Rosso is equally overprotective, if not more so. He's just... you know, not able to point fingers at shit people do on the internet, mostly because he doesn't really Get the internet. Nor does he quite see advice as an invasion of privacy no matter which way he slices it.
Privacy, though, that is important, because while Rosso doesn't see the network post as an issue... well, he wouldn't have done it off anon either. Partly because he, at the time, didn't want Adrian just seeing that and getting the wrong idea or finding him out when Rosso wasn't too sure if the whole arrangement would work anyway, and partly because people are freaks and stalkers and who knows if someone would've dm'ed him later to ask if he'd "gone through with it" or "how'd your date go" or all manner of invasive things. It was bad enough having Rose Quartz imply that they were Definitely going to fuck at some point (like, that's a known thing that happens, but Rosso doesn't need a timeline), what would people do if he were off-anon saying he'd gone on a date? Count down for him? No thanks.
Rosso doesn't like the spotlight either. And now that they're on the same page, he can at least... well, he doesn't know, because chances are he's going to have to ask someone for more advice at some point so he can get a nice gift or do something right without looking like an idiot. But he knows now, and that's good. It's a start.]
I'm always trying to do things special for you, stupid, that's the point of a relationship. [He thinks.] ...I don't want people up in our shit either. I'm a private person most of the time. It's why I did that whole thing anonymously, like one of those stupid newspapers you send questions to and some under-qualified "life guru" gives you a response in a week. Same shit, different medium.
[...]
Y'know... [Enabling: begin.] You're allowed to be territorial over me. I am yours. I didn't kiss you because I wanted to fuck around.
[Like. He wants to fuck around, but in the gay way, not in any negative ways.]
Maybe... I want you to be a little possessive.