((I’m going to answer this ICly and OOCly.
Because Hayley will not answer as I would.))
“Um, I am. I’m fifteen, while he was…fourteen? I don’t actually know when his birthday is…I-I should probably ask that. Or, um, already know that.”
Though, I’m not sure of Ryan’s birthday.))
It’s just by a few centimeters but…
I like it. It makes me feel safe.”
Hayley mentioned once sometimes he feels way bigger. (Though not to him.)))
I-I should…probably ask him a lot of things…”
((I genuinely don’t know.
Hayley’s family doesn’t have that much money, but they’re by no means poor either. They could afford a two story house, albeit a somewhat small one.
They’re lower middle class.))
I’m kind of in awe of it. He’s so organized.
…Would he get annoyed with me if I apologized again for back then? U-um…I kind of really want to…”
I think they argued (and by that I mean Ryan got annoyed while Hayley apologized) about it a lot when they were getting used to each other and he was tutoring her.))
“U-um…um…m-me? N-not like he’d really want me to say my full opinion on this anyways…s-so…”
Though not by as much as Ryan likes to pretend, I think.
But she’s kind of nice to a fault.))
“Oh, Ryan is, definitely.
He’s really cool, and intelligent. And perceptive. He’s kind of awesome, actually. A-actually, he’s really awesome. I’m always thankful for the help he’s given me.”
Hayley’s by no means dumb, and when she actually tries, she can easily manage above average grades. (Though her neophobia, only knowing one language, and anxiety get in the way of this.) But over all Ryan wins.))
“R-Ryan. Y-yeah…h-he can be a little mean, though.”
Hayley’s comedy comes more from her responses to things, reactions, and actions. And they don’t tend to be conscious. Ryan’s snark is magical. (And obviously Hayley likes it.)))
“R-Ryan…I just…he’s really…I want to say more but…I don’t know where I’d be without him.
I guess it depends? He’s a pretty good friend to Hayley. I think Hayley’s a better friend to people over all (like if she barely knows someone, she’ll still tend to drop everything to help them), but in many ways his friendship goes deeper, but maybe not entirely? Like Hayley really cares about all her friends, but she definitely plays favorites (though she rarely means to).
Between each other it’s hard to tell, too. He’s really nice to her, and is there for her when she needs it. He’s her comfort, and often she is for him, too. So it’s hard to tell. I’m not sure?
Though, Hayley’s experienced philia, while I’m not certain he has.
Though, Ryan’s pride doesn’t allow her to say what a good and supportive person he is, and it kills her because she really wants to. And just give him credit for all the help he’s given her. He’s also the only person in the Arcadium she ever picks on back, which she only did with her friends from her hometown. Which means she is rather comfortable with him. (And that she really likes him as a person.)))
“M-maybe I do? I do say that word a lot…I-I’m s-s–…
The inability to apologize or say that word is really difficult, and I want him to know this.”
I guess it depends? Ryan does so more smoothly. And probably more with others. Hayley lies in the way she can with the one word, but it’s easily spotted as a lie, and she pretty much knows he’ll get it’s a lie. She just says it on habit. (Or because she wants him to point it out, but she doesn’t have the bravery to say it herself, though she’ll never say it.)
She’s otherwise a really honest person who feels terrible about lying, though. And has difficulty doing so, and is even almost incapable of it without that word. So I guess it’s up for debate?))
I don’t really…u-um, barely…curse at all.”
He curses like crazy. And she barely curses at all. Ever. She doesn’t even say words like ‘suck’ usually. She does however curse the most around Ryan.
But he curses a lot. (She secretly finds it really attractive.)))
He has so many books, and his bookshelf, it’s so cool! A-and u-um…um…! M-moving on…?”
Hayley reads a lot. Obviously. But I don’t think she quite compares to Ryan, who has more books then her, and doesn’t play video games as much (and if he has a choice, never). Hayley tends to focus on other things more, too.))
“This is tough…some of the stuff he tells me…
I always like hearing it.
T-though, I guess I am, too, so I don’t know…?”
She is working on a comic and is an artist. And she tends to design things. But I don’t think it’s that much of a difference, though. It’s more of a case by case basis.))
I hope it doesn’t bring him down too much, I worry it does.
B-but, I do plan to always be there if he needs me. No matter what I’m going through.”
((This is another one of those that’s up for debate.
They both have their fair share of problems. They both have very similar disorders (depression, panic attacks, and anxiety) and both have pretty bad phobias.
Hayley does have the whole dead friend thing, and went through a lot of toxicity, and just had an all around bad time. But Ryan tends to push everyone away and he seems to deal with his disorders worse. But Hayley also doesn’t tend to stand up for herself.
It’s interesting, because they both cause their own problems for themselves. But each one does the opposite problem that causes the issue. (This is kind of what drove them together. Ryan helps Hayley have a backbone, and someone to actually vent her problems to. And he becomes more empathetic around her.)))
“This is hard…let me think…m-me, I guess…?
B-but…u-um…m-maybe not…ah! A-ah! I-I think, I’m done, s-sorry…!
If she acts on them is another issue entirely. She tends to, but she doesn’t work well under pressure. Though, I don’t think Ryan is as bad as he pretends he is.))
