Does Anyone Have Any Methods At All?

It’s out ❤️ pls enjoy

Or alternatively - this is something an actual friend of mine said lol - they're talking about sex with friends at a party when that something interesting comes up and they look at each other and one of them muses quietly to the other - "we should try that." I could see Ryan doing this (the unashamed horndog) and Naim pushing him away playfully being like shut up people can hear us.

Omg I love this idea. I don’t see it very often in fandom either.

Imagine them watching some French art house movie, an old black and white one with tons of sex and nudity. They are smoking in the bed trying to figure out what the movie is about, and half stoned and attention span waning, when a sex scene starts up. They watch the screen, heads tilted to the side, before looking up at each other.

Thank you so much darling! ❤️ Im crying at this because I just feel so grateful anyone wants to come into the asks and chat or share their thoughts. I’ve found a lot of community in this fandom.

Or another one where Ryan visiting Naim at uni. He meets Naim's friends, watches him effortlessly slip into this whole other side of him, and can't stop smiling to himself. They grab lunch together, cafeteria date or somthing Ryan listening with genuine interest as Naim talks about classes, projects, and everything. He's so ridiculously proud of him, proud of whatever Naim has accomplished, and quietly proud that he's been able to provide that to Naim, naim's education. the chance for naim to have a future, somthing as important to himself as this. Maybe Ryan notices another guy from Naim's class who's into drawing too. They start talking about art, laughing over techniques and sketchbooks, and Ryan feels that tiny, ugly stab of jealousy settle in his chest before he can stop it. They seem to have so much in common. But Naim notices immediately, he naturally pulls Ryan into the conversation, pointing out all the things he and Ryan share instead. the countless little habits, jokes, interests, and pieces of each other they've collected over the years. More than Ryan ever gives himself credit for.

Won't mind some angst too. of course before all this could happen. for just a split second, they'll freeze. Seeing one another suddenly. The old fear creeps in before either of them can stop it. That they're seeing the entity. That the people around them won't see what they see, that they would get hurt by the one standing in front of them . Until they are not. Run into the warmth and softness of each other instead.

Or while living that sweet moments of each other's laughing and interacting.The awful thought that this isn't real. Cant help but think that everything they've built is just a warm dream. about to come crashing down. But then they knew. When someone asks Ryan a question, he would answer playfully. Or when Someone else laughs at one of Naim's jokes. They would kiss or hold hands. their friends look at both of them like there's nothing unusual at all. And just like that, They're real. They're both here. And everyone else can see it too.

What a gorgeous headcannon, Anon. This is so thoughtful and sweet. I think they would have many of these moments over the course of starting out together, the high and low moments of sharing friendships and learning about one another, while also navigating jealousy and latent codependency.

I think it will be a challenge to actually grow into having solid friend groups, after so many years of being one another sole confidant and support network. Privacy is a luxury, and I can imagine that they might feel possessive, territorial even, of their space and independence they have at either work or uni. Maybe they don’t visit often, except to pick one another up. Eventually someone in their orbit says “hey, why don’t you ever bring him around?” , so they test the waters, an after work event there, a school hangout there, until they realize, hey, I CAN have both.

I think it’s just Naim. I think Ryan enjoys giving without necessarily expecting anything in return- and in this moment, he’s feeling good about making Naim feel good. It’s written all over his face, how excited he is from seeing and hearing Naim’s reactions, I really don’t think he’s focused on himself. After Naim climaxes, you see his giddy smile, but that’s a combo of “holy fuck I made THE Naim Reid come” + the power of getting away with it in public.