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I dunno if we've got the moral high ground to say that it's wrong, O-man.

[To be fair, had Asher heard of this before Patroclus' death? He would have been in Oliver's corner, one-hundred percent.

And, he still is. Oliver is from home, and even though they didn't start out on in the best possible place, they are friends.]

Things are pretty different where he's from. That doesn't make 'em right in our books, but...

What I do know is that being let down like that? It really sticks with ya.

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[Wow. That hadn't been what he'd been expecting to hear from him at all. It's pretty upsetting actually, seeing him try to make excuses for him.]

Cheating isn't OK.

Didn't you say Patroclus was your friend? I don't get why you're trying to justify this. You said yourself this wasn't just a one time thing.

I know this was just flirting, but he would have taken it further if we hadn't worked out we were on the same team.

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That's not what I meant! Like hell I'd side with that

[The message cuts off here.

Calling someone who has just suffered a huge loss by some disrespectful curse word is not classy, even if he happens to be a giant prick.]

Listen, I don't think it's wrong for you to be mad, I just...

I dunno if we can expect him to see things our way.

[A beat passes.]

Will you hear me out?

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[He doesn't really want to hear him out, but much as he doesn't need to hear the reasons why Achilles behavior was okay it's not like he's obligated to change his mind if it does turn out that Asher's just being an idiot.]

Alright. I'm listening.

[moneyballer]

He's from ancient Greece, dude.

From what I hear, it doesn't sound like you could be with a guy... The way you or I might wanna be with one. Like the whole gay marriage thing? Doesn't seem like it was really an option, back in the day.

Okey-doke. That was bullet point numero uno.

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Yeah, I got that part. Most people from modern Greece don't talk about how they're going to pass through the gates of Hades.

I hate how hard it's been for gay people to get marriage equality throughout history as much as anyone, but you shouldn't need that to be faithful to your partner.

[moneyballer]

Right, no, yeah! I hear ya.

[What an odd conversation to be having, all things considered.]

So, when Pats got here, Achilles was seeing somebody else. And it was pretty serious, like...

He was the callin' the girl his wife, 'n shiz. I know that didn't go down so well, but... Somehow how he and Pats seemed chill, after?

So I dunno. Maybe it's okay for him to be seeing more than one person at a time, where he's from. You ever think about that?

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Maybe he forgave him for it.

The issue becomes more complicated if he wasn't even here long enough he got married.

[moneyballer]

[His brows furrow at that.

The computer whiz isn't wrong. Maybe there was a conflict! Neither of them know enough about that relationship to say.

Still, the way in which the other man is handling all this, it's worrying. Like a red flag. Maybe it's none of Asher's business to say this, but he does because ultimately, he feels that it will do Oliver some good.]

This whole time we've been talkin', man...

It sounds like you've been making this all about you.

[If Oliver could hear Asher speaking out loud, it would be soft.

And oddly, full of kindness.]

Like I said, I don't think it's wrong for you to be feelin' the way you do! If I were in your shoes? I'd be fumin', g.

But he's not from our world, so. We can't expect him to play by our rules.

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[Well. That makes him angry. Saying he'd be angry too doesn't soften the accusation. It's not his fault he only has his own experience with Achilles to talk about, and if he's hurt someone else here too that should show he's not wrong.]

How is it making it about me to be worried about him going behind his boyfriend's back?

[moneyballer]

You're just seein' things from your point of view.

[And this really hurts to type, because Asher knows that he does this too.]

You do that a lot.

[The message is not a kind one, even if it is the truth.]

[catphishing]

I don't do that.

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[catphishing]

[So he's ignoring him now? Great. He gives him a while before he messages him again, but he does eventually get tired enough of waiting to do it.]

I'm serious.

Don't you think he should know better than this if he already hurt someone he was in an actual relationship with?

[moneyballer]

Well, yeah.

I do.

[Note to self: Oliver doesn't take criticism very well, even if it's meant to be constructive.

Then again, who does? That shit's rough for anybody.]

Since you came around askin' for my advice, I'll just be straight with ya.

I don't think he's cleaning up his act any time soon.

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If he's done it before it doesn't make it look like he's willing to change much.

[moneyballer]

Are you still into him?

[catphishing]

I don't know.

He seemed so nice, but maybe that wasn't real.

[moneyballer]

[Asher finds himself feeling jealous, although he knows better than to express that openly.

He makes mistakes frequently and often, but at the very least, he tries his best to mend his ways. This is for the best, as he's learned recently, and it's even helped with his perception of himself, although he can't help but wonder...

What is it like, to be an absolute dickwad and still have people falling all over themselves for you? Must be nice.]

He went all Black Eyed Peas on your heart, man.

You sure you wanna let him phunk with it again?

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He's not going to. He already told me he wasn't interested anymore.

I only wanted to talk to him about it because I thought he was cheating on someone.

[moneyballer]

You sure that's all it is?

'Cause it sounds like you're still crushin' pretty hard.

[catphishing]

Yes, I'm sure. It's not like I can force him to have feelings for me.

[moneyballer]

Wait it out, OG.

[Somehow, Oliver's reply wasn't convincing in the least.

If he was really willing to let his feelings go, he wouldn't be texting a near stranger at 3 AM.]

Don't sweat this too hard. It doesn't matter if he's not willing to lock it down.

You're the shit, so own it.

[catphishing]

So you think he would like me if he got to know me better?

[Yes, that's exactly what Asher was getting at.]