04-23-2022, 01:15 PM
Austin could not leave for two reasons. It would be rude to leave a caller when he still had something to say. Second, Pierce was doing it on purpose and Austin had no choice but to stay and listen to his words. "It's childish, but... I only talked to him once. He waves to me in the hallway sometimes and it makes me light hearted. I can't stand in front of him and tell him how I feel... A lot of people are always around him." he explained and scratched the back of his neck, tucking his love letter into the cupboard "Axel talked me into at least doing it another way, so I thought of the letter" he added and looked at him seriously "You can think what you want about me, but that's who I am" he shrugged his shoulders and then at the suggestion of sharing a meal together he groaned inwardly agonisingly "Okay..." he stated after a moment and started walking alongside him towards the canteen. Usually Axel walked with him and it was a bit strange for him to go with him alone. He was older than him, after all.