James could argue with anyone who didn't think you were the most precious thing in the world.
Did anyone argue with him? No, of course not. Maybe they were discussing it behind his back, giggling... but did it matter?
If every stupid thing James did made you laugh, hell, he'd put on his dad's weirdest costume and wear it for a year.
You'd think that now, he wouldn't be listening to you at all, with the way his eyes gaze lovingly at you and he props his head up with his fist. "M, what's next? Don't make me stay in the dark..." He reaches up to tuck a lock of hair behind your ear, but pulls himself back just in time.
And yes, he could have just come clean. He's James! Who's gonna turn him down? But there's just one problem - you're both guys, and you're straight. The typical problem, when one has a crush and… and he believes he’s just a friend to you.
And hell... if just being friends between you two makes you so much happier than a romantic relationship, who is he to argue?
He'll make the same mistakes a thousand times over, but your smile will still be the most important thing in his life.