Rain:1114: Don't Be Ashamed

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Author Notes

I think it's worth pointing out that despite everything, this is still a hard moment for Drew. This is still going against however many years of conditioning for him. He still probably doesn't get everything (maybe even most things) Ky is dealing with. And through his whole arc thus far, he's still never gotten any past the questioning stage (that's right, I haven't mentioned it much recently, but his orientation is still up in the air).

In other words, the kid's still got a lot of figuring out to do (I mean, we don't usually have it all figured out before high school is over, after all). But going forward, maybe he's in a better position to work on that now. ^_^

Transcript

Ky... I...
I'm sorry. I've been such a-
Hold it right there. Before you say something silly, you don't need to explain what you did. I know. I was there.
That’s... fair.
I’m really just happy to see you here talking to me after all this. I was really worried about you.
You’re okay being seen with me, though? People might still judge you.
I know...
But you’re my friend. And I don’t want to be ashamed of my friends anymore.

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