Overheard

[resonant]

Today was apparently Guy Day at my coffee shop; usually the place is primarily staffed by small cute girls with streaky hair, but this time there was nobody there but New Gay Guy and Not-Quite-As-New Straight Guy.

New Gay Guy has never said a word to me beyond "What can I get you?" and "That'll be $3.41," but he's got that kind of personal style that says, "It's important to me that everybody should be able to tell I'm gay with a single glance." You don't see a lot of that in Bovine Middle America. It's kind of cute. I'm trying not to do that slasher thing where I stare at him as if he were a character.

Last time he worked there, he was carrying on a very animated conversation with a male customer, which I guess is who Straight Guy is talking about.

Straight Guy: "Was that your guy friend you were talking to the other day?"

Gay Guy: "Yeah."

Straight Guy: "Huh." He seems to have expected Gay Guy to deny it, and now he flounders around a bit, like he doesn't know what to say next. Then he says, "How long have you two been talkin'?"

Gay Guy: "About a month."

Straight Guy (sounding completely sincere): "Wow."

Gay Guy: "What?"

Straight Guy (again sounding completely sincere): "That's a long time."

Gay Guy: "These days, I guess it is."

Comments

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

These two are clearly Philosophers To Watch.

[darthfox.livejournal.com]

your comment actually made me laugh out loud. :-D

[gurrier.livejournal.com]

Guys can be such guys!

[ac1d6urn.livejournal.com]

*Chuckling at the conversation* The scary thing is, I can picture myself saying the same thing.

If I'm thinking of a right town, your coffee shop is an hour away from where I live. Greetings, neighbour. :) It's a small world.

[lobelia321.livejournal.com]

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I'm trying not to do that slasher thing where I stare at him as if he were a character.

I don't even bother trying any longer. Unless it's a personal friend when one's musings can get embarrassing.

[thereallyle.livejournal.com]

The first time I read that, I thought "Wow" was just the straight guy being silly and thinking they were literally talking for a month. ^^ Hehhhh...

I love to watch people. :D

[resonant8.livejournal.com]

You're kidding! I thought the nearest slasher was tzikeh and her crowd in Chicago.

[ac1d6urn.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't have a crowd (sheltered lifestyle, obviously), but I definitely qualify as a slasher.

Funny, I was just in Peoria on Valentine's day.