[Activity] Breaking Ground ((open))

[Ainsley Green]

"That's fine. Just... focus on working and less on getting me all balled up. He pointed out, trying as gently as possible to set the bricks he had down.

[Leo Eskandari]

"Okay, okay. I'll stop teasin'. It was just nice gettin' looked at like that."

[Ainsley Green]

Ainsley paused with a brick in each hand, frowning.

"Am I not attentive enough?" He asked, his tone concerned he'd been neglecting his boyfriend.

[Leo Eskandari]

He sighed before setting down his load with a grunt, "No, that's not it. You're wonderful. I just still have trouble believin' anyone can look at me like that."

[Ainsley Green]

"... Have you talked to the campus counselor at all?"

[Leo Eskandari]

"Not about that anyway. Haven't gone in a while."

[Ainsley Green]

"You know that I could compliment you until I run out of words, but it won't fix that.... right?"

[Leo Eskandari]

He sighed again, "Yeah... I should start that up again. Bein' with you just almost makes me forget my baggage."

[Ainsley Green]

"Not really. It just shifts it to me." Tough love Ainsley.

[Leo Eskandari]

Leo's heart sank.

"What? I don't... do I really make you feel like that?"

[Ainsley Green]

"I mean... Kind of?

You have these thoughts, thoughts that consume you.

I don't mind helping you carry the burden, but I can't be expected to carry it forever."

[Leo Eskandari]

"I'm sorry. I don't mean to put everything on you or make you feel like your my therapist. I'll do better, I promise," he said, looking ashamed.

[Ainsley Green]

Being much shorter than his boyfriend, Ainsley leant in to lean his forehead into Leo's chin to console him.

"Come on. Show me how many bricks you can lift, big guy."

[Leo Eskandari]

"As long as you don't get distracted," he teased half-heartedly, happy for the change of topic.