Hearing a knock on his bedroom door while he's doing homework Ryder answers, "yeah?"
"Hey" Lin opens the door, "I was just making a snack and thought I'd make you something too," she walks over to his desk dropping the plate next to him.
"Thanks," Ryder looks down at the sandwich and chips sitting next to his textbook
"You're welcome" Lin starts examining the boy's messy desk, as she snoops Lin's eyes land on a peculiar sheet of paper that's unlike the rest. The paper was almost beige colored and looks textured.
Picking it up "hey!" Ryder reacts jumping out of his seat but isn't quick enough
When Lin turns the paper over her eyes instantly grow "woah!" She reacts, "Is this you?" "Yes," Ryder snatches the drawing from her, "Shia gave it to me."
"He's so talented,"
"I know," Ryder sits back down and stares at the drawing.
Noticing how lost he looks as he stares at a sketched portrait of himself Lin says, "so you guys have been getting close"
"I guess," Ryder puts the paper down picking up his pencil
"I just mean maybe he could be good for you," Ryder turns to look up at her confused by the vague statement. "Since you guys started hanging out you haven't been partying as much, if that's because of Shia then that's a good thing."
"Where are you going with this Lin?"
Moving away Lin sits on his bed, it should be pretty obvious by now that she wants something, or rather she wants to say something but is very unsure of how to word it.
"God, can't send you to do anything" Tamsin walks in after getting impatient hiding outside Ryder's door, "Ryder do you like Shia?"
"What?" The question hits him off guard Lin tries to explain "the last couple weeks every other sentence out of your mouth has been about him, so we were wondering if—"
"Have you guys been talking about this?" He looks at Lin then at Tamsin "Yes" she admits
"No" Tamsin denies, "look it's ok if you do like him, I mean that would confirm a lot actually," Ryder shoots daggers at Tamsin after she makes that statement.
"You can tell us Ry we're only here to support"
Ryder looks at his roommates feeling defeated, what would he even get out of lying if they already knew the truth? And why deny something he's felt almost the moment he laid eyes on Shia, "is it ok if I do like him?"
"What do you mean?" Lin asks as Tamsin sits next to her on Ryder's bed and they face him at his desk.
"I like him" he finally admits causing the girls to share a look and smile, "a lot actually. But I don't know if he likes me back, or if he just wants to be my friend... I don't know anything."
"Have you tried saying something?"
Shaking his head Ryder answer Tamsin's question, "I wouldn't even know where to start, and Shia's the bold one if he felt anything, why hasn't he made the first move?"
"Because he doesn't know what you're thinking, Ryder"
"I see the way you guys are with each other when he comes over," Lin says, "He always complements the thin