Ethan

to give you a glimpse into the domestic future of the boys i think abt 24/7 i hc that ryan is touchy as hellll with naim all the time in the way of . hand on his thigh while he's driving, fingers intertwined on public transport, fucking footsie under the table at dinner. they arrive at a house party and ryan has his hand on naim's back that he leaves there the entire night. if naim untangles himself from ryan's hold on a hot summer night he'll waking up sweating with ryan's arms wrapped around him again even tighter. if they're not holding hands as they walk down the street you can bet ryan's hand will be on naim's waist, his shoulder, resting on the nape of his neck with his fingers in his hair. someone else flops onto a couch they're already sitting on and ryan pulls naim closer until they're plastered together and he can nose at naim's hair while they watch tv. everybody around them always notices and think it's the funniest thing ever bc . dude fucking chill we know he's ur man ain't nobody taking him from you but ryan is just physically incapable of not touching naim every waking moment unfortunately

getting to see how different ryan is with hunter vs naim was sooooo buzzy oh my god.. he and hunter throwing rocks and punches, yelling until eventually they're drawn together and get the sexual contact they actually want. ryan justifying to himself that he can have sex with boys as long as pain precedes it, him using masculine rough housing as a flirting method, and that shaping how he approaches naim initally. He insults him for being afraid of the snake, of heights. Insults him for being weak, wrestles him to the floor, gets physical, throws verbal punch after punch. And then, finally, violent foreplay out of the way, now he can kiss him. But naim isn't hunter. He's shy and tender and kisses back like he wants ryan not just the thrill of taking what he shouldn't want. And seeing ryan take that in, process it, and have his demeanor towards naim change completely throughout the rest of their intial romance is so endearing. The next time theyre in the abandoned mill, there's no wrestling or insults, no necessary precursor of violence. Just lying side by side, welcoming naim's vulnerability and returning it with his own. There's nothing you like about this place? Meaning: do you like me the way I like you? Then not a kiss he takes, one they both give each other, slowly meeting in the middle.

The way we were told not to believe in coincidences and then everything was either a plothole or a continuity error LMAOOOOO FUCK OFFFFFF