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“I can always have you come sleep over one time! We can make lots of things together. Leo loves to cook and I love to help!” He offered with a grin. He had eaten his fill before he got here, so all of those nuggies were for Arley’s little tummy.

The flustered look on his face was absolutely adorable, he had to say. Arley in all was a little cutie. Especially since he was shorter than him. Something that was rare for Cal to see! Exciting! “Mmhm.” He hummed, starting to gently twiddle his thumbs, something he did when he was thinking.”Well. I was thinking maybe I could show you. I mean, we’re friends and I trust you, and I hope you trust me. And it can be something chaste and doesn’t have to mean anything romantic. You can set the rules on things I’m not allowed to do so you can be as comfortable as possible. But you don’t have to if you’re not comfortable with that.” By the end of Cal’s little monologue, he too was radiating in a small blush. Seems like Arley wasn’t the only one who was flustered.

If his second squeal of happiness wasn’t a good indication that he was super stoked about the idea of having a sleepover, nothing was. “Yeah!!! Let’s do that!!! I don’t think Dirk or Jake would mind and I’m sure John would like some time to himself.” Oh noooo he was excited. Stoked as hell. Friends were such an important part of his growth and internal development and he was a little stunted. But he had chicken nuggets right now and that was also important.

He listened patiently as Cal spoke, watching him and making a few confused faces at certain parts. When he was done, he shook his head. “I wouldn’t mind that, actually. But I don’t really know what I would or wouldn’t like? So I think it might be best if you just… ah…” His blush crept a little further, reaching his ears and he rubbed at his cheeks to try and make the colour go away. Needless to say, it didn’t work. “Did what you knew? Um. I do trust you! Sorry for not saying that sooner, I know it’s an important thing to tell someone. But. Ah. Yes. We can do that. If you’d like!”