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“do i think manny is attractive? mm, well --”
this one is a bit easier then the rest. not because of any personal affections matthew potentially, maybe, holds for the producer ; but because he's learned to work around it. view it from an objective level. that's how he's been sneaking around these prodding inquiries, see? and he likes to think he's clever with his method of it. out of sight, out of mind. admitting to manny's physical pull is easier when it's off record.
“a lot of the company i keep is attractive, just, putting that out there! so im surprised people keep asking. manny's no exception ; he's like, rocking the makeup look. sparkly green really brings out those eyes.” mat smiles slyly, eyes squinting with his pronounced glee. clearly he thinks highly of his friends ; lighting up when he talks about them. “nice beard too, little jealous about it given my bare face, and, hah, the glossy lips are ... certainly something.”
tone shifts, words falling off near the end as his fingers fiddle around with his yellow tie. ah, he hadn't meant to ... impulsivity sparks around his mouth, effectively loosening it. why hold his cards so close to his chest when he's already slipped some, anyway? there wasn't anything wrong with complimenting someone in the group, or a friend for that matter, so the detective takes a deep breath. vaguely feeling as though the pressing weight against his chest would only lift if he was honest. former plan being abandoned a little too easily.
so he attempts again, voice significantly smaller. “but, you know, he's attractive personality wise too. he's a very loyal and polite guy, when he wants to be, a-anyway! uh, funny too ... he can make you laugh a lot! the kind of laugh that makes you feel, well, like you're weightless, so ...”
mud eyes nervously flutter around, eyebrows furrowed in thought. then he just sighs, “that record producer is the whole package. and i know i say that about a lot of people, but it goes double for him, really. seems like he'd be high quality boyfriend material! that's just a theory, though, hah.”
what he doesn't say is pretty obvious : he doesn't feel compelled to drool on about the other male's physical attributes when everyone is well aware how hot manny is in that regard. how pretty. so he settled on the words that just came out of him, and though he finds them very ... dull when it comes to compliments ... mat thinks they'll do. nobody wants to hear him ramble with a fond tilt intertwined in his voice for a couple hours, after all.