forum "You DO like me!" "I don't think 'like' is the right word." "You tolerate me." "Maybe." one on one

Started January 29, 2021 by @cryptic-glitch

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Lin still seemed pretty confused. "Why would you get pregnant? I mean, I'm assuming you didn't want kids."

"Exactly. And it wasn't like I was planning to have sex anyway."

"Right, yeah. I don't think my parents would be too concerned about that with me. Sex isn't exactly something I'm interested in."

"My parents also hated that I was bi, so that was probably a factor."

"Well, you can't get pregnant anyway if you're with a girl. I would think they would prefer that."

"I thought that too, but they think it's a sin and I was rejecting God."

"Ah. My parents didn't speak much on religion, honestly. I haven't considered it much."

"It sucks to be forced into something."

Lin nodded a bit. "I'm sure. I mean, I've been forced into other stuff, obviously, but religion wasn't their primary goal or anything. We didn't really talk about it."

“That’s one decent thing about your childhood.”

"Yeah, I guess so. What was your childhood like? You didn't have to train or anything, right?"

“I don’t remember a lot of it. My dad was manipulative and abusive so that’s probably why.”

"Mm… I guess that makes sense. I don't remember a ton from when I was really little, but I think that's pretty normal."

"Probably. Like I don't remember anything from when I was three or four, but that's alright."

"Mm… yeah…" Lin sighed softly. "What's a 'normal' childhood?"

"Who knows?" Orion said philosophically.

Lin rolled his eyes a bit. "I mean like, generally. Obvious neither of us were normal."

"I don't know. Playing catch with your dad in the yard. Eating ice cream in front of the TV while watching dumb movies."

"Huh. Weird. Playing catch with what?" He asked, confused. "Like, what are they throwing?"

"A ball. Like a tennis ball. Or a baseball."

"I guess that makes sense. I was never really into sports."

"Me neither. I hate sports. My dad could have done something else with me, though."

"Yeah, I guess so. I hardly remember what my dad looks like, honestly. He wasn't often actually in the room with us when we were doing stuff."

"I hate my dad. He's a bitch," Orion said vehemently.

"Mm. Same, I guess. I'm glad I haven't had to see him in years." Lin yawned and looked away.