#neil would combust the moment todd gets confident are you kidding

[taciturnpoet]

part of me always finds it a little funny when people write Neil as the really affectionate one and everything when he and Todd start dating because something tells me it wouldn’t necessarily be 100% true???

i mean there is the fact that Neil is already more openly touchy and vocal about his love—platonic and otherwise, this boy is a sweetheart—so it’s not wrong, that’s for sure but consider:

they’re both new to this whole dating thing, much less dating each other, so there is the lingering awkwardness of a new relationship where you know you don't know what you’re doing and you don't want to embarrass yourself.

Todd with all of his anxieties and insecurities would obviously be struggling through this, but i feel as though the moment he realizes that Neil is just as inexperienced as he is and just as shy, he’d relax more. it would take the pressure of being perfect away from him because it’s not like either of them know any better!

it takes a while into their relationship for both of the boys to get completely comfortable, but Todd is like a whole other person when he gets there. he’s comfortable, so he’s more confident, and he is such a flirt with his boyfriend oh my god

after Neil realizes that Todd is like this because they’re both so new to it, he relaxes too, which leads to a whole ordeal of them both just. trying new things. Todd is always immediately open to trying something and Neil is a little convinced that he’s created a monster but the monster compliments and kisses him often and Neil is weak to that