Ace/aro kotlc
Linh sets down her brush and pulls her hair back into a ponytail, rushing her way through her actions. She grabs her purse and leaps to the small cafe Dex had asked her to meet him at. "Darn it I'm so late!" She thinks, nodding at the waitress while she speedwalks to the table Dex was sitting at. A blush rests on his cheeks, and he smiles at the girl. "Linh! Hi." He looks nervous, but excited and hopeful as well. Linh cocks her head at him, wondering what he was up to. "Hi, Dex. Um... so why'd you ask me here?" The boy in front of her bites his lower lip and looks at the floor. "I uh,,, just kinda wanted to ask... you out? Like dating and relation ship stuff." The boy stutters out. Linh can feel her heart sink. "Oh, Dex. I'm sorry, but I'm really not interested." She can see Dex swallow, and nod. "I-I get it, I'm sorry, I really- Sophie said- I dunno what I'm doing..." he looks flustered and won't meet Linh's eyes. "Dex, it's not that I'm not interested in you. Well I'm not, but the thing is... I'm not interested in anyone. I'm aromantic, and asexual. I'm sorry Dex, but I'm not interested in a relationship." Linh takes a deep breath. She had openly told Tam, but there'd never been a reason to tell anyone else, and it felt good for someone to know the information. "Oh! I'm sorry. That... actually makes sense. I um- actually am asexual as well." Linh's head snaps up. "Really?" Dex nods and Linh beams at him. "Wow! So... I'm sure you understand." "Of course I do. I'm not going to make you do anything, and I can always just be your friend. I would never be offended by that." The feeling Linh had had earlier leaves, and she beams. "Thank goodness! Not everyone is understanding like that." Dex nods, grinning right back at Linh. "Of course, I understand. So... friends?" "Friends."