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Hey sweetie, it's always a treat when you open your inbox <3 I'd like to ask C, D, F and J for our lawyer boy Foggy Nelson. Thank you in advance!

Thank you very much, luvvy!

C (Communicate - what is their love language?): Just because he’s not going out every night in a skintight leather jumpsuit to beat up baddies, doesn’t mean that Foggy isn’t doing his part in the community. Foggy is an acts of service kind of guy and while he may not be as idealistic as Matt, he’s still often quite ready and willing to help. This becomes especially evident to you in your courting period, when he offers to help you fix up your craptastic, overpriced shoebox of an apartment. And not just by helping you move things: The man knows his way around some plumping and wiring. And the fact that he’s willing to do it for the price of a round of drinks at Rosie’s and at least $10 worth of 99-cent pizza? That’s how you know he’s already whipped for you.

He knows how rough it is out here and while he may not be rolling around in cash like what people expect of a lawyer, he never wants you to suffer and will do whatever he can to assure that you stay safely afloat and are taken care of. Even if that means he has to clean the dishes so that you don’t have to worry about them or pick up the clothes from the laundromat because you have to stay late at work.

Please appreciate what this man is readily doing for you. No, seriously, please: Words of affirmation is his love language. He knows cum laude from Columbia University, being fluent in Punjabi, and running his own law firm isn’t anything to sniff at, but he’s always felt somewhat secondary to the likes of Matt. After all, Matt was viewed as the more impressive one: Impressive in court, impressive in grades, impressive in terms of looks . . .

Foggy knows he’s not untalented or dumb, but he often worries that the world just views him as the goofball when standing next to Matt. So when you express to him that you have eyes only for him, that you adore him, that you think his butcher story is funny every time he tells it, that sometimes his smartness intimidates you?

The poor boy is a blushing mess, stammering, “W-well, er – I mean, Matt’s – ”

“I’m not dating Matt, Franklin,” you assert time and time again. That’s how he knows you’re serious: You call him by his actual name. “I’m dating you. And if Matt’s dating life is anything to go by, I believe that I have made the right choice here. Now shut up and let me adore you.”

You make a compelling argument. Proceed.

D (Devoted - how do they show they're serious?): It’s honestly a little hard to notice the progression that happens when Foggy decides he’d like to get serious with you. After all, he was already offering to help you around your place, offering you advice and such . . . But offering to help you do your taxes isn’t what most people would think of when they think romance. That being said, god, Foggy, stop being so sexy with that W2 –

It probably doesn’t really hit you until he enters phase two: Using “jokes” to test the waters. Just straight up corny nonsense such as, “I’m over here so often, I might as well live here” or “Okay, I’ve watered your windowsill plant . . . You think it recognizes me as its other parent? Am I plant daddy? . . . Am I daddy?” You’re starting to pick up what he’s dropping, but you can’t be sure if these are being dropped on purpose or just slipping out while he’s not minding his words.

But then . . . Phase three: Going to open house showings. Most places in New York had the audacity to only accept couples looking to buy, despite knowing damn well that most places in New York needed a family of nine with six of them working three jobs each to get buy. Interestingly, attending one of these sessions of snobbery was Foggy’s idea. He was even the one to coach you on what to do and how to act.

“Okay, we gotta sell this idea, alright? I’m talking, like, ‘young couple that is well-enough established despite being so young and just living in the moment until they inevitably unexpectedly get pregnant, realize they don’t want to raise their kid in the city, move to the suburbs, then move back to the city when the kid is on the cusp of puberty to help them sorta toughen up and reconnect with their urban rat roots – ’ ”

“Foggy, how much thought have you put into this?”

“I have a vision board hidden somewhere in my apartment, you just haven’t seen it yet,” he says as he takes your hand in his. You know his joking, but you’re also somewhat convinced. “Shall we?”

You weren’t not quite sure if you were playing the exact image Foggy directed you on, but you were certain you’re selling some kind of image, given how eager the realtor seemed to be. There were other couples, of course, but she seemed to hover around you and Foggy the most. Probably because Foggy was just better at banter than you were and knew his way around a conversation by trade. Or maybe it was because his hand barely left yours – and you didn’t mind that. Maybe it was helped by the fact that whenever he referred to you as “sweetie” or “babe”, you could feel a warmth in your cheeks that was never quite there all the other times someone else had called you either of those things.

Or perhaps it had something to do with the way he smiled at you whenever he glanced your way –

Oop. Yup. That was probably it.

You obviously don’t get the apartment. (“I mean, could you imagine the neighbors? We’re Hell’s Kitchen folk, they’ll wait until the garbage pickup is late and accuse us of bringing the property value down,” Foggy jokes after you both take your leave [pockets full of canapés richer, to boot].) But what you do get is a better understanding of what this relationship is probably headed towards. You can’t wait to see what happens next.

F (Flirty - how do they flirt?): Given that he doesn’t necessarily have the absolute highest opinion of himself, Foggy tends to lean into his skills to make himself more appealing to you. He knows it’s a little goofy, especially considering how the strapping handyman trope has taken a backseat to make way for the sexy CEO in a bespoke suit image, but it’s what he’s got. He wants to show you that he’s capable in various fields – a jack of many trades, so to speak. On top of that, though, he also tends to rely on his sense of humor. When he’s not stressing over a case or cracking down on his coworkers’ insane lives outside of the firm, Foggy is a pretty lighthearted person who’s ready to share his jokes just to make a person smile. And there’s no smile he wants to see more than your own.

He likes to regale you tales of his college years, or childhood stories where he was admittedly being a little turd but can easily laugh back on it now. He doesn’t necessarily mind it if you laugh with him so long as you still respect him. After all, he respects you plenty, as evidenced by how highly he speaks of you with other people. If your occupation or biggest interest is something that can be networked and includes a portfolio, he’s going to throw your name out there. During his relatively brief run with Hogarth, Chao & Benowitz there were surprisingly a few situations that could be interpreted as schmooze fests, and what sort of lawyer would he be if he couldn’t see an opportunity before him? Unlike most, however, Foggy was less prone to talking himself up for his own benefit and far more likely to be heard talking about his “extremely talented friend” and sharing your professional social media to encourage potential commissioners to seek out your work.

It may not be a direct form of flirting, but it counts because this man would praise you to your own Maker if he could. When it comes to talking with you directly, though . . . To be honest, you can’t exactly tell. They’re wrapped in light teasing, as though the compliments were a delicate lady and his tone served as a fancy coat for him to bundle her up in. They could easily be interpreted as a joke on your end but you can’t help but suspect that there’s intention beneath that smile, that twinkle in his eyes, hidden in that lilt.

“You can only use that pretty face of yours for so long, cupcake,” he might smirk when you pull off an impressive shot while playing pool.

“Oohh, it is evidently my birthday!” he would say, barely trying to hide that he was checking you out in your new outfit.

“C’mon, smart girl, put those brains to use; I wasted all mine in college!” is his encouragement during trivia night at Josie’s.

Foggy thinks the world of you. Truly, he does. But he never wants to put you in a position where you feel like you have to reciprocate. After all, he knows he’s not necessarily the most handsome or smart or brave or –

“Foggy, shut up and just kiss me,” you finally say one day. The winter coat is coming off.

J (Jealous - how jealous are they? How do they show it?):

Jealousy with Foggy is a bit of a weird one, in that how it presents depends a lot on how seriously you take his feelings. Because despite being a total catch at the end of the day, he still not without his own batch of insecurities. Whether he means to or not, he often finds himself comparing himself with Matt. And more often than not, those comparisons end with him being second fiddle to his own best friend. He doesn’t resent Matt for it, of course, but he also doesn’t exactly feel eager to view himself as such; who would?

And considering he already views you as The Greatest Damn thing since bodega bakeries, those thoughts don’t get much better. Because while he should be thinking, “Damn, I’m good; look who I managed to get!”, he sometimes falls into slumps where he thinks, “Damn, they could do so much better.” As a result of all this, Foggy’s instances of jealousy usually start off very quiet; almost like a somber puppy watching from afar. The person speaking to you is hella fine, he’ll admit, and they clearly know their way around a conversation like it’s a waltz. He doesn’t know anything about them besides perhaps their cool or auspicious occupation, but that’s really all Foggy may need before he starts to worry that maybe this person could provide better for you.

How it goes on from here can be dependent on whether or not you notice and what you decide to do about it. If you roll your eyes and dig your heals in and wind up instigating, purposefully laughing loudly at whatever (not actually funny) story your hot talking partner while placing a hand on their shoulder? If a later confrontation leads to you calling Foggy a big baby and demanding that he “man up”? He’s not above telling you to just leave and go hang out with your new boy toy or whatever. He doesn’t have time to delegate and debate; he’s not about to go all attorney on you, he just doesn’t have the patience for it.

But if you notice that he’s a little quiet during the interaction and feel like he could lighten up, it can make all the difference.

“Hey, babe,” you nudge him. “Tell them about . . .” One of his more popular jokes or stories. Or maybe a complex principle of ethics or school of thought that he had to learn during his years at Columbia. He quirks a brow, certain that nobody wants to hear it, but you insist. You clear that path for him to make his presence known to the “competition”: That he is smart, he is funny, and, most of all, he is your boyfriend.

He doesn’t feel as nervous anymore when his banter is met with genuine laughter. He doesn’t feel threatened when he feels your arm link with his, or your fingers entwine with his own. It’s amazing how quickly he can go from feeling like a soft puppy to a top dog when you’re so willing to give him the room for it.

Thankyousomuchforyourpatiencemygod

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