[ Will doesn't rush to give the reassuring answer he can tell the other's waiting on. But after a moment of genuine reflection, he shakes his head. ] No. I'm not. [ Which is...more than enough specificity for reassuring someone barely out of his preteen years that yeah, Will's definitely certain about his sexuality now.
Oh. Right. Will also weighs his response here, and settles on, ] It's protected legally. And most people your age and a bit older don't care. But views don't change...overnight.
...good. [will offers a little quirk of a smile, hands buried in his pockets. he veers close enough to nudge his elbow against the man's, barely there, just a quick gentle point of contact.] There's enough to be scared of here.
...legally. [that part's good at least. if something's in the law, it's so -- or, at least, will is still young enough to believe that.] So people who...people like that can...just. Be normal? Where anyone can see?
[ Will's not expecting the little brush of contact, and it catches him off-guard in a vulnerable way first; mouth parted, eyes wide, expression entirely too touched for an adult to be telegraphing. He swallows but smiles genuinely afterwards while he collects his expression back up off the ground. ]
More or less. [ Will's not...going to get into hate crimes still existing. It doesn't seem overly relevant here, and until he knows for sure this kid's coming back into the year 2015 with Will, Will's going to omit some things for simplicity's sake. --But. But there's one thing Will considers and then adds, as a very true potential spot of hope: ] People like that can even get married. [ And then a brief shrug, because he is still ultimately talking to a teenage boy. ] If they want to.
[will's eyebrows fly up, shocked at the very notion -- though it's unclear if he's overwhelmed by the idea of boys marrying boys, or just marriage in general.]
Really? That's allowed? [he stares off into the distance, clearly imagining something. then his ears turn pink and he ducks his head, shrugging like it doesn't matter.] That's cool I guess.
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Oh. Right. Will also weighs his response here, and settles on, ] It's protected legally. And most people your age and a bit older don't care. But views don't change...overnight.
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...legally. [that part's good at least. if something's in the law, it's so -- or, at least, will is still young enough to believe that.] So people who...people like that can...just. Be normal? Where anyone can see?
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More or less. [ Will's not...going to get into hate crimes still existing. It doesn't seem overly relevant here, and until he knows for sure this kid's coming back into the year 2015 with Will, Will's going to omit some things for simplicity's sake. --But. But there's one thing Will considers and then adds, as a very true potential spot of hope: ] People like that can even get married. [ And then a brief shrug, because he is still ultimately talking to a teenage boy. ] If they want to.
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Really? That's allowed? [he stares off into the distance, clearly imagining something. then his ears turn pink and he ducks his head, shrugging like it doesn't matter.] That's cool I guess.