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[ Impersonal, sure. But leaves room for Koby to fill in the blanks. ]

That's sweet. Good.

[ If it were anyone else, of course, he'd have a thousand follow up questions about Quentin and polyamory and everyone's feelings about it all, but he's learned enough about these sailors not to. They behave as if it's casual, but feel deeply regardless. Sometimes Tim even admires it. ]

You're into older men.

I'm nineteen, Tim, everyone's older than me. [A little huffy, but he's blushing as he says it, hopping up to fix himself tea too.]

But...you're not wrong. I guess I feel...safer? Protected. Less like the floor's gonna drop out from under me.

He's a lot older.

[ Conspiratorial, rather than judgmental. Hawk has a decade on him, which Koby's well aware of, so he knows. He gets it. ]

Safety and experience. I like that too.

He's only thirty...something... [Late thirties. Koby doesn't actually know. Still, it's pushing twenty years. Wait til he tells Tim about his biggest crush at home, on Luffy's grandfather.] Anyway, he doesn't act old.

He's annoying, though, sometimes. [Taking his tea back and sitting next to Tim on the bed.] He drives me crazy, same as Quentin. Maybe that's my type?

So is Hawk.

[ He shrugs. ]

I think having strong feelings makes them more infuriating. I don't know how they do it.

I knew that. It's on his Butler profile.

[So is Shanks's??? Koby, please.]

I think it's strong feelings, plus height, plus infuriating smiles. That's my working theory, at least.