#lil texts

He is a romantic and the type of guy to not make a mountain out of a mole hill even if the mole hill is of a substantial size. He left home to pursue his dream as a writer and if anyone remembers how that trope goes, they'd know it's a difficult choice.

He's lonely considering being new and anxious to make friends. He lives in a rundown shack by the beach and his money spending is so tight he's a few dollars away from being in the same situation as Linus (even though, i don't think he pays rent for that building). (He probably doesn't like foraged goods because that's what he lives off of when he's low on money).

He's just so optimistic and even he has his days where things seem uncertain and it affects his mood (yet he knows how to handle and express it). He even tries to stay humble even though he actually wants to be showered in compliments for his accomplishements and looks (who doesn't?). He gets writer block and thus has a hard time writing. He rambles and gets lost in the writing sauce (big mood). He gets roudy and loud when under influence and even often contrasts himself in such funny ways!!

Like look. When Basil went missing and Dorian asked him what he thought happened to him Henry said 'if he chooses to hide himself then it isn't his business' and 'He didn't want to think about him if he is dead'. He's a person who doesn't want to confront the harsh realities of things once they actually occur. He loves Basil, and because he loves him, he doesn't want to think about anything bad that could or could have happened.

He's seems like the type of person to hold back how he feels even if it hurts. He isn't direct with things like that, he won't talk about things like that to the person it affects. He's neglecting his emotions.

He even tells Dorian, when Sibyl died, 'not to waste his tears because she was less real than heroines of romance'. He made him, in a way, feel less devastation towards his fiancé's death by sort of devaluing her existence. A sort of twisted way to lessen the burden of loss and guilt upon his friend but yet it still worked.

So then, the moment (this scene I often hear being addressed as Wotten being heartless) when Dorian first officially announces his engagement to Sibyl to Basil and goes on about how much he loves her, knowing that Basil had a forbidden crush towards Dorian, Lord Henry kept up his act but cared for his friend in a way that didn't acknowledge his devastation.

and he says this:

"- I am so sorry, Basil, but there is only room for two in the brougham. You must follow us in a hansom."

Then he left with Dorian, leaving Basil alone.

Now, i'm not sure how most people would take the news of someone they loved being engaged to someone else but I know that i'd be devastated, especially when they are reveling in it with happy praises. This isn't a moment where you can happily chat as friends, as if you didn't feel anything.

Henry knew already that Basil liked Dorian, and with his current disposition, it was likely something that would go south terribly if they stayed in a confined space with each other. Things that aren't allowed or should be said or said in a fit of passion would surely ruin the night and their friendship. Wotten knows that Basil isn't like him, who could easily go about life right after such a thing.

So, he managed to dispel the awkward situation and prevent a calamity in that moment without striking any suspicions. He knew Basil needed that moment of silence, he knew that he needed to ride alone in order to ponder and think and recollect himself. He knew.

And this is me reaching, but the way he apologizes sounds more sincere than required for the lack of sitting room.