"Yeah, I said that, and both of those things can be true."

And he's sure Florian would give him much the same look, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't feel a strange sort of inadequacy when he holds himself up to the person that others seem to be perceiving him as.

"I didn't say I was uncomplicated, Ethan... if I was I wouldn't— worry that I'm not really that guy." Huffing a bit, he rolls over onto his back and looks up at the ceiling.

"It's—... it doesn't matter."