Shady

“I… enough.” Pratik shrugged. Of course he’d fantasized about an actual relationship — who hadn’t? But it was best this way. “I can’t afford to drag anyone else into this ...

“Nah.” Pratik flashed a little grin and shook his head. “I’m not the sort of man meant for love. I’m content with a single night at a time.”

Pratik nodded. "I agree with you -- she's fantastic." She irritated him sometimes, in the decisions she made that he had to obey. But. Well. He felt like they'd reached ...

Pratik smiled gently, glancing over at him. "A woman of many virtues."

"Psh, I absolutely want to hear you going on like this." Pratik waved his hand, grinning. "It's endearing."

Pratik smiled gently and nodded encouragingly.

"Like what?" Pratik asked. It was always adorable to hear people gush about their crushes.

"She clearly sees something admirable in you." It wasn't hard to see. But he elected not to say so. He was learning that there was hardly a single person in ...

"Well you're going to make mistakes," Pratik said gently. "We all do. It's part of being human. What matters is you try your best, apologize when you need to, and ...

"You'll get there," Pratik said encouragingly. "Practice makes progress... you've not been allowed to practice before now. She understands that. And she seems very patient and gentle."

"I think...communication is the absolute best thing you can have," Pratik said thoughtfully. "Don't try to read each others' minds. Communicate what your needs are; ask if you're meeting hers. ...

“Then she’ll tell you,” Pratik said. “She’s a grown woman— it’s her responsibility to communicate her needs.”

“I mean… whatever you’re doing is clearly working.” Pratik offered an encouraging smile. “I don’t think there are any rules to it — you’re you and she’s her and you ...

"Why wouldn't you be? You're both adults." Pratik's grin grew. "That's fantastic! I'm so happy for you both! You're both so thoughtful and kind -- I wish you all the ...

(omg I'm so relieved ;-; )(coming out to a WVian who didn't try to save my soul, revolutionary)(she just said to keep being true to myself and said she's always ...