#sorry to matteo but he's been knocked off the top of my skamverse boy main ranking list. not that there was much competition but.

[maxbernini]

once again thinking about bilal realizing what jo needed in that specific moment and steering the convo away from her diagnosis and back to dinner, but doing so in a way where there was no risk of her finding it condescending or emotionally overwhelming. there wasn’t any “i know you don’t want to talk about this, so what do you want to talk about now?” or “do you want me to help you plan how you’ll tell your parents?”. neither of those are bad responses, but they’re not what she needed then and he knew that. so he makes a joke about how she promised him dinner and he won’t let her bait him into coming over for food without actually getting it. he breaks the tension whilst indirectly letting her know he’s not judging her, he’s still her friend, this doesn’t change anything. by taking charge and changing the convo, he’s also, in a way, actually giving her all the power: if she wants to talk about it further, he’s shown he’s happy to listen, but he won’t push it; she can decide when she’s ready again.

and now thinking about how many times bilal has had to navigate difficult conversations and learn how best to read specific people and their specific emotions in his short life :)

#bilal is just. he's just. yeah. #sorry to matteo but he's been knocked off the top of my skamverse boy main ranking list. not that there was much competition but. #bilal..........:( #skamfr #*