...Yeah. It was nice at first, when we kept finding that even little things had carried over from back then. It's... probably a little stupid to say out loud, but it seemed like it was fate, you know?

[Stupid, or just embarrassing because even he knows how gay that sounds? It is a mystery.]

If you think that, though... I think I'd rather believe in that from you than from myself.

[He shakes his head a little at the last bit]

I know I should, but it's been part of the reason I've been afraid to reach out to them. None of that is really news I know how to break.