I Think They Call It An Epiphany (Man That's A Big Word)

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"Dude," Paco said, dope-slapping Jaime upside the head. "What the hell are you doing?"

After a round of swiftly-uncomfortable conversation and several more of much more fun Mario Kart, Paco had set off to locate his best friend and find out in what possible universe it made sense to make a hot super hero chick who was into you feel emo. Without a very good reason, that was a thing that made no sense at all.

Jaime probably had a very good reason. And unless he spilled it, Paco was going to have to whack him upside the head again.

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"Yes, a lot of people are psychos. On the other hand, the fact that she's a cape? Leaning in the direction of the exact same kind of crazy you dig," Paco pointed out, very logically in his opinion. "And yes, you're over-thinking it. I'm not going to TMI you with the details of my girl-capades, but the wrong head has done some thinking that didn't blow up in anyone's face. In the bad way."

Cough.

"But you've got to get back up on the horse, man. We talked about this. If you don't want that to happen with Mia right now, that's cool. But you can't leave her hanging like this. You don't have to tell her that the last girl you felt this much groinal attraction to turned out to be livin' la vida loca, but you do have to talk to her."

[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

"But what the heck do I say? 'Hey, Mia, sorry I've avoided you. It's just my experience in the past with girls I've wanted to instantly bonk as much as you has kinda been bad, so it makes me nervous and avoidey. Sorry my wanting to bonk you weirds me out because when it comes to sex, I have a kinda spazzy thing going on 'cause the last few times I was all cachonda over a girl, they were just out for some buena onda and didn't really care about me much and dragged me around by the pito until I wised up. By the way, please don't be offended that I unconsciously am afraid you'll be like various kinda cheap girls I knew. I promise it's just unconscious.'"

Jaime gives Paco a look to emphasis the point that figuring out what to say is difficult.

"'P.S. Stop groping me, even though I do enjoy it.'"

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"I am so glad I'm not trying to get into your pants."

Paco scrubbed a hand over his face. "Jaime, of the two of us, you're the one who could actually pull off the "I've been hurt before" line without looking like a sleezeball-liar. Go with that. She'll either understand it or she won't, but either way she won't be wondering what the hell's going on in your head and you won't be hiding from a hot girl in the basement."

[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

"It's understandable. My belt buckle may as well be a Rubik's Cube," he says to the first thing.

As for the second...

"You're right. I know. It's just...wow, that is so lame to have to say. Even if it's true."

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"That I can't fix," Paco admitted. "Unless you want to frame it up like it's a benefit somehow. Maybe she likes the chase."

[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I can pass that one off as a good thing." Deep sigh. "But I'll talk to her."

Man, he feels stupid.

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"She gets to slowly seduce you and repair your wounded soul?" Paco suggested. He made a face. "No, that sounds like a horrible TV movie. Don't say that." He took a deep breath and blew it out. "Either way, it'll be better than where you're at now."

And hey, one of them ought to be getting some from a sexy super-heroic archer.

[el-escarabajo.livejournal.com]

"My life should not be remotely reminiscent of the Lifetime channel."

He pushes a hand through his hair.

"And I still feel guilty about Traci. I know we made our agreement, and I mean, it was a casual thing, we're both just in high school, but..."

There's that nagging sense of loyalty. It's pretty much one of his defining traits. He's usually willing to put it above his own happiness, too.

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"Then don't do anything," Paco said. "If you're still hung up on Traci, you're still hung up on Traci. Weird circumstances, etc. Making out with someone and having it make you feel bad isn't going to make anything better."

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Jaime head-desks.

"Why do I make this so complicated for myself?"

[flunkingspanish.livejournal.com]

"That is between you and your various glands," Paco teased. "On my end, I've narrowed it down to hot girls making your brain shut down, or you getting a secret, masochistic thrill out of it."