stevepop but specifically where Steve was wholly convinced his crush was one sided (regardless of whether it is or not)
because Soda is good and perfect and could do no wrong, and in the 60's queerness was seen as bad and wrong
Steve can accept that hes gay because it would track perfectly well for him that hes some heinous disgusting taboo thing, but Soda couldn't be there was no way
and maybe, just maybe, if Soda does like him back he gets to see that being queer is alright because if someone as good as Soda is queer than it can't be all wrong










