How long did it take for you to trick me into trusting you?

[ he huffs a little, baffled and hurt, staring across at the very picture of nonchalance. he doesn't want to believe it, though - let himself hope for just half a minute that something could work out. that this might be different, that he might have found someone who understands him in a different way, without asking, without words.

but no. ]

Athletes, politicians, business owners. You set up dates with other people like this, too? Or am I the only idiot?