A New Perspective

<div align=center>William didn't think Gabe mind being manipulated, after all at the end of the day it benefited Gabe as much as it did himself. William was far more open to romantic advances when he was in a good mood, and of course that lead to... Well. It wasn't that difficult to work out. Bill didn't think there would be any nuts in things like fries, he felt sorry for Oli. Only due to the fact that that meant peanut butter was a no go area for him. But it's so delicious. He frowned a little, finding himself feeling peckish again through thinking about peanut butter. Maybe Gabriel had some back at his dorm. He could make toast.

"I'm hungry." William complained, sticking the lollipop back into his mouth for a moment and frowning up at Gabe. "I want peanut butter... The smooth kind, though." His thoughts trailed off, the chance William would talk about peanut butter for the next hour and a half was pretty high right now if he wasn't stopped immediately.

"It's okay... I'm.. I'm a little shy, too." He mumbled, frowning a little and tilting his head to the side. "It's okay though. It's okay to be shy, people are really scary." </div>

<div align=center>Due to his insistence on keeping the mood up and not wanting to throw his weaknesses out there, Oliver still kept up his positivity about the situation. There was probably something he could eat that wouldn't give him an allergic reaction. Actually, there probably was a lot. So he didn't feel the need to be worried or make the others so. ”I will.” He replied to Gabe with both a smile and a nod. Though it seemed the topic of peanuts had once more made Bill hungry again, or at least having another craving. Oops. But by now he knew that it wasn't serious and that Gabe would probably dispel the situation. The last thing he wanted was for everyone to be upset again, even if they seemed like they were just playing.

With Bill's reassurance Oliver slightly looked down, not being used to associating with anyone let alone other shy people. He was just used to thinking that he was going to be lonely for most of his school career, but that was mainly due to the jerks back at his old school. But Bill had Gabe, and they seemed happy together. It gave him hope, and made him smile just a little bit. ”You're right, people can be a little scary...” But it wasn't an excuse to not put himself out there to at least try to make friends. ”But then there's nice people like you guys. I'm just... Glad that I have a chance to start over here. Thank you two for being so kind.” Oliver looked up to them gratefully, knowing that this probably was the beginning of a lot of thank-you's.

Once the arcade was in sight Oliver let go of Bill's hand, teetering forward to hold open the door for them once again. He was excited, clearly. It was going to be a first for him, but he hoped it would be equally an enjoyable experience for the older ones. </div>

<div align=center>"Darnit." William pouted, "maybe later, then?" He asked hopefully, looking up at the older boy with a small smile upon his features. On the thought of that the boy's mood seemed to pick up a little further. He was much nicer when he was in a good mood, and that was good for everyone. He squirmed at the kiss, though giggling rather than moving to pull away. William wasn't sure how much he trusted Gabriel's culinary skills, even if it was just toast. He'd had far too many bad experiences with that boy and cooking to ever really trust him with it.

William beamed as Oliver spoke again, it was nice to know people didn't think of him as scary, though William had a fear factor that was more or less equal to a new born puppy - he wasn't very scary even if he tried to be. However, he didn't think the same thing could be said for Gabriel. The man didn't get angry very often, he was altogether very mellow for the most part... But... He's mean when he wants to be. He glanced up at him for a moment, studying his face. Really mean. Bill's gaze shifted back to Oliver, he lifted a hand and ruffled his ruffled his hair in an affectionate sort of manner. "I like you, kiddo." He smiled softly, "I really do."</div>