the womanizer is a facade. it helps, for people to underestimate him, that they think he's lazy, stupid, and ignorant. distracted by the pretty girl down the street, rather than focused on his career. allow people to think that; it made absolutely no difference to him, because roy knew the truth. he was smart, and ambitious, and clever. he would make it to the top, on his own terms.
it's really for this reason, not because he's incapable of settling down, that roy chooses not to actually date, or find someone to take that journey with him. it's because he's meant to get to the top, and be that target, alone. people support him, but being at the top is a dangerous path. he's not really guaranteed to survive it.
but, still, he also has riza. she was always meant to be at his side, regardless of what happened. and, now, roy sort of wonders whether or not that's also a reason why he hasn't really pursued finding someone. he already had her; who else could possibly be better than her?
but, again. it's riza. who bluntly asks him what he's trying to say, and roy opens his mouth to respond with an easy don't be ridiculous before he stops himself, and instead, decides he's already committed to making himself look stupid. he may as well make it worse. ]
That would probably violate every single rule in the book, wouldn't it? Probably fortunate that I never actually read the rule book...
[ mulling it over a bit, thoughtful. and then, finally, roy takes half a step forward, his tone becoming a bit more conversational, and less avoidant. a bit more of his natural confidence, peeking through. still nervous, but roy seems to have found his footing, at least.
to hell with it. ]
Would you say yes if I was?
[ because if the answer is no, this literally never happened. ]
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the womanizer is a facade. it helps, for people to underestimate him, that they think he's lazy, stupid, and ignorant. distracted by the pretty girl down the street, rather than focused on his career. allow people to think that; it made absolutely no difference to him, because roy knew the truth. he was smart, and ambitious, and clever. he would make it to the top, on his own terms.
it's really for this reason, not because he's incapable of settling down, that roy chooses not to actually date, or find someone to take that journey with him. it's because he's meant to get to the top, and be that target, alone. people support him, but being at the top is a dangerous path. he's not really guaranteed to survive it.
but, still, he also has riza. she was always meant to be at his side, regardless of what happened. and, now, roy sort of wonders whether or not that's also a reason why he hasn't really pursued finding someone. he already had her; who else could possibly be better than her?
but, again. it's riza. who bluntly asks him what he's trying to say, and roy opens his mouth to respond with an easy don't be ridiculous before he stops himself, and instead, decides he's already committed to making himself look stupid. he may as well make it worse. ]
That would probably violate every single rule in the book, wouldn't it? Probably fortunate that I never actually read the rule book...
[ mulling it over a bit, thoughtful. and then, finally, roy takes half a step forward, his tone becoming a bit more conversational, and less avoidant. a bit more of his natural confidence, peeking through. still nervous, but roy seems to have found his footing, at least.
to hell with it. ]
Would you say yes if I was?
[ because if the answer is no, this literally never happened. ]