What had he said to Jotaro? Here we are, he'd typed, and I have been rejected before. He'd been so careless about it, certain in the knowledge he wouldn't be rejected, smug in the assurances of Giorno and Jotaro's teasing, absolutely sure that this would end in--
God, but he's an idiot. Because here they are, right, and he's Polnareff once again. God, no wonder Bruno had suddenly gone quiet. He'd been staring at him like a fool; of course he'd taken a few mental steps back.
His ears have gone red. He presses his lips tightly together, biting back the hurt few words that want to escape. He's already humiliated himself enough over the past few minutes; he's not about to do it further.]
All right.
[Fine. This is fine. Heartache fades; he's gotten over feelings like this before. God, but he'd gone and told everyone, he'd been so fucking excited and now they're all going to look at him expectantly, they're all going to have the same damn reaction--]
But that doesn't mean you're getting out of building a second boat with me.
[It's not a joke, really. It's a vaguely said thing as he stares out at the horizon, and what it truly means is: are we still friends?]
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What had he said to Jotaro? Here we are, he'd typed, and I have been rejected before. He'd been so careless about it, certain in the knowledge he wouldn't be rejected, smug in the assurances of Giorno and Jotaro's teasing, absolutely sure that this would end in--
God, but he's an idiot. Because here they are, right, and he's Polnareff once again. God, no wonder Bruno had suddenly gone quiet. He'd been staring at him like a fool; of course he'd taken a few mental steps back.
His ears have gone red. He presses his lips tightly together, biting back the hurt few words that want to escape. He's already humiliated himself enough over the past few minutes; he's not about to do it further.]
All right.
[Fine. This is fine. Heartache fades; he's gotten over feelings like this before. God, but he'd gone and told everyone, he'd been so fucking excited and now they're all going to look at him expectantly, they're all going to have the same damn reaction--]
But that doesn't mean you're getting out of building a second boat with me.
[It's not a joke, really. It's a vaguely said thing as he stares out at the horizon, and what it truly means is: are we still friends?]