Yeah, it took me all of two point five seconds to figure out the issue. "It's also not just Keir," I said. "I mean, I may have made sure he'd be ok with me flirting with this other guy. He said being his girlfriend had nothing to do with being anyone else's at the same time. You know, like Aspen. Or this guy."
"Torian?" he guessed.
I scoffed. "Torian's a fucking prick half the time."
"He's also one of the most beautiful fae men I've ever seen," Hawke countered. "Granted, Keir's a close second, so I just thought..."
"That I like people for their personality?" I offered. "I mean, you know that's the difference between bisexual and pansexual, right? Bisexuals like all genders. Pansexuals like peopleregardlessof their gender." I moved to the chair. "I kinda looked when Wilder brought it up."
"Thought you said you were bi, though," Hawke said as he claimed the chair next to Jack.
"Rain!" Jack said. "Rain-Jack."
"Not helping," Hawke told him. "I mean, is she bi?"
Jack twisted his head.
"Pan?" Hawke tried next.
Jack's head turned the other way.
I just thrust a hand out at him. "See! He knows shit!" I gave Hawke a grin to show I was mostly joking. "But no, seriously, I don't know. I know I like Aspen and she's a girl. I know I like guys. I know liking guys is easierbecause the 'how-to' part is all over. Every movie and book has it. But the rest?" I made a production of shrugging with my hands palm up.
"Nah, guys are just easier," he said. "At least they are for me. Guys don't need grand gestures and shit - and I suck at those."
"They make me get self-conscious," I admitted.
"I know, right?" Hawke asked. "And is the meal ok? I can get something else if you don't like it."
"It's meat!" I huffed. "I know you think that's gross."
He waved that off. "Rain, I don't care." He flicked up his brows. "Did you hear it? Hm? Hmm? I spoke thetruth."
"Ok!" I groaned, opening the box to find a pretty impressive selection of the amazing food our cafeteria offered. "So, how's the school doing after the attack? I know the last time the Hunt came when we were all outside, it was weird for a bit."
"Because Fin died," Hawke said. "The only people out there this time were us and the courtiers."
"That actually stuck?"
He laughed. "Yeah, I like it. The court and the courtiers? It's perfect to piss off the jesters, right? So yes, Poppy and Nevaeh have completely embraced it."
"Figured Torian would get pissy about people sucking up to him."
Hawke grunted at that. "He's been too busy in the Never. Ever since Keir told us you and he are a thing now? Yeah, Tor's been obsessed with his control."
That wasn't quite the story I'd heard, so I said, "Aspen's been hanging out with him in the evenings."
"Right." Hawke turned so he was sideways in the chair and draped a leg over the arm, facing me. "When you passed out, Tor kinda yelled at her. He said she's making it hard for him to focus, so they're working on that."
"Heblamedher?" I asked.
"He's also not wrong," Hawke pointed out. "Rain, the guy's used to complete silence and no distractions. That was how he was taught - in isolation."
"Fucking Queen," I grumbled.
With perfect timing, Jack added, "Bitch!"
"Exactly!" Hawke told him. "You know how he was trained, right?"
