We were talking in the dark in my room. He lay on a mattress on the floor. He came for a sleepover.
I said: “Someday I'm going to find somebody, and we will be happy. That's all I am waiting for. If I die before that happens, then I will die hoping it will happen the day after and I won't mind because at least I had hope.”
He said: “I'd like to be that guy. That guy would be a very lucky guy.”
“No,” I said. “Don't do that. You're going to give me a boner.”
He laughed.
“No homo, though,” I said. “Your girlfriend is very lucky to have you.”
“Thanks,” he said. “You're pretty ok, too. No homo.”
“That's pretty homo,” I said. “But I won't make a big deal out of it.”
We didn't fuck. I did get a boner.
The last line, of course, makes this oak strong. Pun intended.
Complexity of relationships through short dialogue well done.
Nicely done, says a lot in a short space.