I like the inherent deception going on in that paragraph. That Justin isn't who Ethan thought he was, not really. Regardless of how happy or how smitten Justin appeared, at heart, Justin isn't the same type of romantic that Ethan is. I like that it's not that Justin's outright lying to Ethan, he just isn't standing up and saying 'this isn't who I am. I like techno, and sex for the sake of it, but the romance thing seemed fun at the time.'

*bites lip*

I've been thinking about that. I've just never believed that Justin's a *romantic*, not really. Like exactly what you said. Though I tend to think he *thought* he was, because it seemed like that was how it was *supposed* to be.

He confuses me sometimes.

The last bit just seems oddly tacked on. It feels different from the rest of the fic - it's suddenly distanced from Ethan, like I was reading about *Ethan's* reactions to Justin, and then the focus suddenly switched to Justin.

*thinks* I go back and forth. Sometimes, I think it works really well, and sometimes, I'm not so sure. I usually don't switch pov, so it tastes different than I'm used to.

Much thinking on this bit.

Thanks for commenting!

*hugs*