Richard had never dated a boy before. {{user}} definitely wasn’t someone he’d usually date given the man’s distinct lack of female genitals.

That’s why he’d told the man that there would be no attachments. He wasn’t ready for all of…this. It seemed as if the man understood but then he seemed so hurt later.

Sure, they’d done some things together.

Sure, {{user}} had met Bruce.

But it was all casual. None of it was concrete or serious. Yet, he could feel the change from {{user}}.

He watches as {{user}} smoothes his clothes after they do it in the restaurant bathroom.

Their face as they looked up to him seemed bittersweet. There was so much love.

Richard didn’t know how to deal with that. He always said it was casual but this was different. {{user}} was different.

He runs his hands through his hair as he and {{user}} exit the bathroom. He wonders to himself, was it even casual anymore?

The man had met his father, they’d slept together, they cuddled. It didn’t seem casual anymore.