to live for the hope of it all

6. “this was not his house. he’s a renter” + “because i’m living in eddie’s old house therefore i must be in love with him? ” FANTASTIC missing of the point here. actually awesome bc that’s literally not what anybody was saying at all. like sure but also. what about literally everything else about the way buck was acting about eddie . but no he’s like SO WHAT IM LIVING IN HIS HOUSE? SO WHAT I HAUNT IT LIKE A GHOST AND SEE HIM EVERYWHERE I TURN? NOW THAT MAKES ME IN LOVE WITH HIM???? like nobody’s saying that but you man. but yes.

5. “he’s straight”. classic . clean. tried and true among gay people denying their feelings. says nothing about the state of your feelings while placing the entire weight of your argument on a fact that can (and will!) be easily refuted. great stuff.

4. “as much as everyone seems to want me to be hopelessly pining for my straight best friend it just isnt like that” love the redux of the eddie’s straight argument . and it’s IMMEDIATELY followed with him talking about what a huge insurmountable hole eddie leaves in his life. but he’s STRAIGHT . remember?

3. “are you?” “in love with eddie?” “it wouldn’t be so crazy.” “except that i’m not” the defensive tone . the pure confidence . this one is great bc it’s the first time that the unspeakable has been spoken out loud and he’s being hit over the head with it not only by his ex (who has now been confirmed to have broken up with him over this) but his sister . and he’s still closing his eyes and covering his ears and going LALALALALALAA . bc he’s CRAZYYYY 🫶🏼🫶🏼

2. “i understand him being threatened by what me and eddie have but—” like okay???? so you admit that there’s something to be threatened by? the way he says it so casually but there’s also such an undercurrent to it . simultaneously an acknowledgment and a dismissal. the subtext is getting subtextual but also clawing it’s way to the surface :)

Never not delighted by Jamie’s initial glee at seeing Roy’s gift from Phoebe, because he knows – just as Roy’s sister knows – that Roy is absolutely going to hate that shirt but will have no choice but to wear it anyway, because darling niece.

Only then Phoebe starts to describe the thought behind it and

ooooh

that’s good, that’s some proper fucking gift giving that