[Right, okay. Here goes. He takes a deep breath. He's rehearsed this. He can do this. ]
Don't feel like you have to answer this right away. You don't even have to give me an answer today. And even if you say no, I won't be mad and nothing will change between us, okay?
[He is just MAKING THAT CLEAR out of the gate]
But remember how I said I was planning to move? Well, I found a place. A much nicer, bigger place than where I am now. There's even three bedrooms! It's more space than I'm used to, honestly.
So I was wondering, until you find a way home, if you'd...would like to live with me.
[oh god he's said it. It was a mistake to make text-to-speech because his nerves are flaring up and he immediately starts nervously rambling]
You'd get your own room, of course! And you'd be allowed to come and go as you'd like! You're a little too old for a curfew and I doubt I'd be able to stop you anyway-
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Don't feel like you have to answer this right away. You don't even have to give me an answer today. And even if you say no, I won't be mad and nothing will change between us, okay?
[He is just MAKING THAT CLEAR out of the gate]
But remember how I said I was planning to move? Well, I found a place. A much nicer, bigger place than where I am now. There's even three bedrooms! It's more space than I'm used to, honestly.
So I was wondering, until you find a way home, if you'd...would like to live with me.
[oh god he's said it. It was a mistake to make text-to-speech because his nerves are flaring up and he immediately starts nervously rambling]
You'd get your own room, of course! And you'd be allowed to come and go as you'd like! You're a little too old for a curfew and I doubt I'd be able to stop you anyway-
[GAH. STOP]