Joint post | Balfour showing off Amery

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[It sure didn’t take long after Amery’s first post for the feed to come on again, this time showing a beaming face. Well, actually two faces, but Balfour was beaming, his arms wrapped around Amery’s shoulders from behind as he showed him the broadcasting device. He held it in one hand and grinned out to the public.]}

Hey everyone! I know I’ve mentioned him before, but this is my brother, Amery! Say hi!

_{[He nudges Amery, intent on his brother making a good impression among his new friends.]}

Hello.

[Amery doesn’t look nearly as happy about this as his brother does, but he’s dealing with it. If only because it’s Balfour.]

It seems my brother has been sharing stories about me in my absence.

Of course I have! You’re my brother!

_{[So obviously, Balfour would be telling tales. He adored and looked up to Amery, after all.]}

Anyway, I just wanted everyone to know who he was. Please treat him kindly!

_{[And that goes for you too, Amery.]}

Balfour, though I appreciate the gesture, I do believe I’ll be capable of dealing with people whether or not they decide to treat me kindly.

_{[Balfour sighs, looking at the man he’s draped over for a moment.]}

Amery--

_{[But whatever else he was going to say is lost. He kills the feed just as he begins that sentence. Privacy was a valued thing for Amery, after all. Balfour knew this.]}

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[blueeyedflyboy]

I'm sorry, Reid. I know you don't want to spend the night alone, but I really need to be with my brother right now. I'm sure you understand. You--

<sub>[No. No, he wasn't going there. He didn't want to go there. Even if Reid would do the same thing if Tyler came back, it just wasn't right to bring him up.

In fact, Balfour avoided talking about Tyler at all.]</sub>

You understand, right?

[garwin]

[If Tyler came back, Reid would fling himself into his arms and then drag him back here-home. Alright, yes, maybe to the bedroom for a while with the door closed, but here.

Not talking about Tyler didn't really help, because Reid still thought about him every day.]

Yeah, it's fine, whatever. I get it. [Except his bitter tone couldn't be any more obvious. He got it though; he wasn't going to argue about it or get angry.]

[blueeyedflyboy]

_{[Well, Balfour will be taking that bitter tone personally. You see this hurt look? Why can't you understand, Reid? Why can't you understand that he needs Amery right now? He just rubs his face and drops the phone.]}

Fine. Whatever. I'll see you later.

_{[His own tone is bitter, hurt, and angry, but he's going to keep his promise: he'll be back later. And then tomorrow once he got what he needed.]}

[garwin]

[He does understand. He's just jealous and bitter. First Pogue left, then Tyler, then he hasn't seen Caleb for a while, and now Balfour's running off. Everyone always left him.]

You know where to find me.

[blueeyedflyboy]

Yeah.

<sub>[And without another word, he kills the feed, merely a glimpse at his expression--angry and hurt. And regretful. Maybe he wasn't boyfriend material, especially if he couldn't keep Reid happy, and Reid was easy. He sighed, wishing that Tyler would just come back, and slipped off to go give his brother a big hug and just. Cling to him for a while.

What else was new?]</sub>