i would say i love you (but it's so hard, i won't say it at all)
“Ha! Even you, Regulus Black, cannot prevent the force of me and Evan’s love,” Barty laughs maniacally, turning back so he can talk to Evan about what he’s missed in the past fifteen minutes.
“Christ, I don’t think anything can. The only thing stopping you now is yourselves” Regulus mutters, loud enough for Barty to hear, but quietly enough for Barty to be unsure whether he was meant to.
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Or, the one where everyone goes on a road trip, the West Coast is beautiful, and Barty is beginning to think that there is something slightly off between him and Evan.