Charlie: 10 years is a long time to have known someone. I know we wouldn't but I can still be embarrassed about the way I acted and the things I said even if I'm happy about the outcome. They are. You can't say things like that.
Charlie: I think you mean when I beat you.
Charlie: [panics as he reads the text and immediately dials Eren's number, not even waiting for him to say anything on the other end]
Charlie: That is not what I meant. Not at all. You are important, to the kingdom, to your family, to me. Just not as important as the people who actually have a say in running things. Which I wish you did as it would make my job a lot easier. I'm not asking you to keep that a secret. I would never do that. Keeping my sexuality a secret is the hardest and most soul destroying thing I've ever done so I would never ask that of you. I just–... I-... don't even know what I'm trying to say.
Charlie: And what does 'fine' mean? Do you want me to come out to the whole magic dimension to declare us friends with benefits? Because there's no way in hell I am doing that. You wouldn't want that either.
Charlie: You are a monster sometimes. I'm not going to deny that.
Eren: Tell me about it, it hasn't been a pleasant 10 years either. Alright, alright, a lot of what you said was very sweet though. I appreciated it. I can and I will.
Eren: [See's Charlie's number flash up on his screen and sighs, answering and about to speak though the other doesn't give him a chance too.]
Eren: Give it time and I will be the person who makes your job easier because of the way I run things, my Mom is doing great but it's going to take more than just her to change things. It's alright, Charlie. As long as you're not asking me to do that, because I'm an advocate for a lot of things and I will not keep my opinions and views on certain topics quiet just because it makes some people uncomfortable.
Eren: Fine means fine. It means that I wish it didn't have to be this way, but that I understand that it does and I don't want this to end so I'll buy a dumb burner phone. And no, I don't wish for you to declare that. I'm not wishing for you to declare anything until you're ready. I think you underestimate how little I think about what bigoted people will say about what I do in life.
Eren: I wish you wouldn't use that word.