[This is less than ideal. Actually this is very much not ideal. Maxxie watches him with a frown, taking another deep breath and then looking down at the floor, swallowing the sting of rejection that he feels coming. He shrugs uncomfortably and tries to sound positive.]
It's fine if you're not into me like that. I'll get on, you know? It's just, I like you a lot, and I thought...
[Did he think wrong? He's never done this before, this relationship thing, but he thought maybe Terry would want to try it. Maybe he doesn't like him that way or maybe it's because he's in a boy band or... Maxxie shakes his head to stop himself before he gets too far down that road, stuffing his hands in his pockets. He's at least not leaving before he knows things are settled between them.]
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It's fine if you're not into me like that. I'll get on, you know? It's just, I like you a lot, and I thought...
[Did he think wrong? He's never done this before, this relationship thing, but he thought maybe Terry would want to try it. Maybe he doesn't like him that way or maybe it's because he's in a boy band or... Maxxie shakes his head to stop himself before he gets too far down that road, stuffing his hands in his pockets. He's at least not leaving before he knows things are settled between them.]