Marion’s voice had mostly been unemotional as he spoke, but when he said that last part, he’d wavered. There was an imploring quality to his tone that told Xian he cared about this topic even more than what his previous words and actions already implied.
And Xian did know what he was talking about. That’s part of the reason why he’d spent more time with Lance this previous week than with Will.
Other than the fact that he really just wanted to be with Lance, he also didn’t want to see Will feeling down because Xian couldn’t get himself to pretend he wasn’t still upset with him.
He understood why Marion was bringing this up, but he still had to ask, “If I’m his first real friend, what are you supposed to be? Sorry for being blunt, but you don’t exactly strike me as the humble type who fi
