So… I just keep wondering what would happen if Tristan got JEALOUS～～～🤫🤫🤫
I actually wanna kiss you on the mouth for this tbh
The good news is we’ve already got PLENTY of Tristin has a crush on you and is ragingly jealous fuel from the show. But what I think is really interesting is if he gets jealous when you’re already together. Even a little. Not official, he just knows you’re kind of starting to fall for him back. All I can think of is this clip from the south park episode “bebe’s boobs destroy society” (0:10 - 0:35) because that is DEFINITELY THE VIBE.
Look, it’s not that Tristin is cocky or proud or flashy because he ACTUALLY believes he’s better than everyone else. He’s not arrogant. But he knows that even though he’s neglected, has a non existent relationship with his family, is seen as a status symbol or sex object by everyone around him, and if he’s not careful he could be covered in leeches that are sucking up all his money and resources, he still has something going for him. He knows how to play the game.
And under that, when you strip everything away, he has his own traits - the ones you can’t get from a check or a trust fund or a giftwrapped box.
He has raw, unbridled loyalty and determination.
Tristin doesn’t have any consistency in his life (consistency with a pulse, that is) so if he decides that you’re it for him??? When he locks the fuck in???? It’s so over.
And sure, it might seem a little toxic or shitty on the surface that he’s so into what appears to be your genuine disinterest. But it’s not the fact that you’re not interested in him at first. It’s the fact that you don’t care. His money, his name mean absolutely jack shit to you. Which means from the moment he sees you, he sees the first opportunity in his life to be seen for who HE is, not who he was born as.
THAT’S why he’s so persistent. He’s not some trust fund frat bro who coerces women for sport. He is a neglected person with a heart full of yearning and love and NO WHERE to put it, NOTHING to do with it.
And when you actually start to warm up to him, even just a little? When you start having to fight a little smile at his flirty comments? When you start getting used to having him around???? HE IS FUCKING COOKED. I am sorry to inform you that you’ve GENUINELY rewired his brain chemistry. You have ACTUALLY fucked him completely for anyone and everyone else. You are IT for him now. You’ll always be it. He could be at the altar getting married to someone perfect and he’d still be thinking of you, wishing it was you.
The most fucked up part is he doesn’t have the words to explain any of this!!!!! He just knows he loves you deeper and more dogmatically than he knew he was capable of!!!!!!!
So when he gets jealous? When he thinks something is threatening him having you in his life in any way shape or form???? Someone’s getting run over by a porsche!!!! /hj
Seriously though, it depends on how jealous the situation requires him to be. If it’s just some loser flirting with you at a party, he finds it amusing. He knows no one could ever be there for you like he can, no one can give you all the overflowing love and loyalty and attention pouring out of him, AND give you whatever your heart desires at the drop of a hat. It’s hard for Tristin to feel threatened.
What he does find threatening is emotional connection.
If an old friend from your past shows up, someone you have a bond with or knew for longer than you’ve known him or met before you met him? That’s when the playfulness evaporates. Just enough is left to barely mask the desperation and determination covering him like armor.
You can clock this shift easily.
He’s not relaxed anymore, it’s not a game. Some guy at a party trying to get in your pants (AS LONG AS YOU’RE NOT UNCOMFORTABLE. IF YOU’RE UNCOMFORTABLE HE WILL KNOCK THE GUY OUT WITH ONE FUCKING PUNCH LUKE DANES STYLE /SRS) is almost funny because Tristin KNOWS you don’t like that guy. It’s almost a chance for him to flex a little. He waits, watches, and when the guy makes some comment about how hot you are, Tristin slides up behind you. He wraps his arms around you with that hand placement that makes your stomach flip.
“I think the word you’re looking for is gorgeous.” He corrects the guy, then nuzzles into your neck and ear, making you all giggly and squirmy.
“And, yeah. You’re right.” He teases you, nipping at your ear. He holds you close against him, giving the guy a look. “I have pretty great taste, huh?”
And that’s the end of that.
It’s a game, because he knows those guys don’t stand a chance. But when there’s connection? When there’s history?
Then he’s not fucking playing.
Because the thing is, Tristin does not take chances at your expense. You never have been and never will be something he’s willing to gamble on. If the guy senses this and backs off, that’s one thing. Tristin will just be a little extra attentive - towards both of you - and extra touchy. He’ll want to be close with you, want to make sure he’s still the one you go to for anything and everything. He holds you a little tighter.
God help you if the guy doesn’t like that. If the guy tries to stand his ground instead of respecting the boundaries Tristin is clearly placing.
If your friend (for simplicity’s sake, let’s call him Matt) bristles at Tristin’s protectiveness over you? That’s when he gets really, really serious.
That’s when Tristin prepares for war.
He’s always there, but he’s especially always there when Matt’s around. He makes some comment about wanting to hear all those crazy stories about what you two got up to as kids, maybe his reason is that he’s driving you today, that you’ve got a date after this, or even a half joking “Hey, it’s my god given right as a boyfriend to carry the shopping bags.” or “please, I wouldn’t know what to do without my passenger princess/prince/puppy” (all meant in a gender neutral way)
And here’s the kicker. He’s so goddamn respectful towards you. Even now, even when he wants to beat the shit out of this guy, even when he wants to release the hounds on him and pull whatever strings he has to to get Matt on the sparse list of banned baby names. He’s still so fucking respectful to you. He’s still attentive to your needs, he still respects your boundaries, he still prioritizes you and your wellbeing. He still treats you not JUST like a person, but like the MOST IMPORTANT PERSON IN HIS LIFE. BECAUSE YOU ARE.
All this beef never trickles down to affect you in the slightest, which is truly amazing on his part. The best part is that Tristin is really fucking smart too. He survived k-12 at Chilton (and/or a couple years of military school depending on how that went), he’s smart as fuck. He keeps his eye on the goal: keep the integrity of your and his relationship safe and unharmed and totally intact. So if Matt starts getting weird around you or around Tristin (as if he’d be there without Tristin. Also sidebar: you respect Tristin too. You understand that guys can feel weird or like you might be unsafe if you’re alone around another guy. YOU’D feel weird like that. So obviously you don’t deliberately hang out with one specific guy one on one. You don’t think it’s weird to avoid that situation, since you wouldn’t want him hanging out one on one alone with another specific person too. You trust him implicitly, but he’s too important to borrow trouble or leave room for something to go wrong like that.)
Anyway, if Matt does decide to pull you aside and be like “hey we need to talk” you’re OBVIOUSLY going to be hesitant and guarded, and Tristin will also be within eyeshot/in the next room if you need him. Matt tries to say that he doesn’t like your boyfriend, and you immediately know he doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
“He’s a douchebag!” no he’s literally not. He grew up in an environment that required that on the surface to adapt, that’s just (for lack of a better term) a culture clash thing. “He’s so possessive over you!!!” also nope! Certainly not an amount that either of us feel is unhealthy, and it doesn’t negatively affect our day to day lives. “He just wants you for your body!!!” false. You know for a fact you could tell Tristin you’re totally sex repulsed and he would understand and just find more and more new ways to express how much he loves you and feel close with you. “He’s just a rich douchebag that’s trying to buy your love!!!” already established he’s not a douchebag, one. And two, he doesn’t throw money at you INSTEAD of love. He uses it to express his love and spoil you because in his mind you deserve it. If Matt had a trust fund and was in love with someone, you’re sure he’d do the same thing with the flowers and surprises and fancy date nights.
After that it just boils down to speculation and baseless opinions. Tristin is an evil rich boy, Matt has seen this type of guy before, he’s gonna dump you for the next girl that catches his eye, he’s a flirt, he’s going to cheat on you, blah blah blah.
(also another sidebar: YES Tristin does have a very flirty and charming personality, but that’s a tool he developed to navigate society smoothly. It’s a social skill just like anything else. He charms EVERYONE. Crusty old people, adults, people his age, teenagers, kids, babies. Everyone loves him because he’s pleasant to be around. That’s not inherently bad. He - and I cannot emphasize this enough - does not flirt with people with the intention of getting in their pants. He flirts with the intention of masking in society and keeping things running smoothly.)
You call Matt out for his whackass weirdass behavior and takes and decide that it’s probably a good idea to cancel going out to lunch next week like you’d planned. That’s the end of that. Your foot is down (your foot in those adorable Versace shoes Tristin got you. As soon as he saw them he immediately knew he wanted to see you in every color. And he’s right, they look great on you.)
Anyway, after roasting Matt to within an inch of his life, you leave to find Tristin. Who thankfully overheard all of it.
That meant more to him than anything ever has or ever will. You’re just pouring cement over cement over cement, doubling down again and again that you choose him. And you’ll choose him again and again and again, as many times as you can. You don’t WANT anyone else. You want the person that makes you feel seen and loved, the person who enjoys taking care of you, the person who believes you deserve the world so much he actually wants to give it to you.
You want him. Not the Dugray heir, not the most gorgeous sought after guy in all of Connecticut (probably all of New England. Probably the east coast too at least.)
You want Tristin. YOUR Tristin. And he has never liked the sound of that as much as he does right now, which is really saying something.
