Amarlie's eyebrows crept up at the fact Asher was even saying this out loud. She would be lying if she wasn't completely WTF over why they didn't just give dating a shot. They were two of the most compatible people in the world, and they had been attracted to each other from puberty and inseparable growing up. They lost their virginities to each other. They were always there for each other unconditionally through the tough times. And the sexual chemistry was undeniable. It had never been a thing for Asher that Zen was born in the wrong body. It didn't bother him that his body was 100% physically 'male'. All three of them had been as close as friends could be, but Ash and Zen had a really special bond that surpassed the undercurrent of their friendship. She never really got why they kept it at FWB, and she had told that to Justin when he asked. She had just never seen either of them sway from the 'We're happy with the arrangement' agreement. But she had also never seen Ash jealous before, and Zen slept with other people occasionally. Namely, he tended to enjoy sometimes being with other trans men for an emotional empathy. Zen had never defined his sexuality, or slapped any labels on himself. And he wouldn't. She asked him once if he knew what he was, or it just didn't matter, and he said he knew, but it didn't matter to anyone else. That, too, was something they always respected. Ash, on the other hand, was as gay as they came.
"Ash, you can't just not tell him and sit there stewing every time he's with someone else. That'll eat you alive. Plus, it means that even if you didn't mean to, you're changing the boundaries. He would be hurt if you didn't talk to him about it, or kept thing from him. You guys have never kept anything from each other. It can't change now. But shit, I didn't even realise he hooked up here. Who was it?" she asked curiously. Zen wasn't a prude, but he never talked about the other people he slept with who weren't Asher, out of respect to Asher. He just did it, and didn't see a need to broadcast it. Zen was a complex guy, and an onion dude. He had a lot of layers, and he was one of the more rare types of people in this world. He never judged anyone, and never imposed boundaries on himself either... so he didn't to anyone else by default. It was special. Amarlie always so deeply respected that side of him. "So... wow. Like, love? You're falling in love, or you've always been and only just realising it?"
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"Ash, you can't just not tell him and sit there stewing every time he's with someone else. That'll eat you alive. Plus, it means that even if you didn't mean to, you're changing the boundaries. He would be hurt if you didn't talk to him about it, or kept thing from him. You guys have never kept anything from each other. It can't change now. But shit, I didn't even realise he hooked up here. Who was it?" she asked curiously. Zen wasn't a prude, but he never talked about the other people he slept with who weren't Asher, out of respect to Asher. He just did it, and didn't see a need to broadcast it. Zen was a complex guy, and an onion dude. He had a lot of layers, and he was one of the more rare types of people in this world. He never judged anyone, and never imposed boundaries on himself either... so he didn't to anyone else by default. It was special. Amarlie always so deeply respected that side of him. "So... wow. Like, love? You're falling in love, or you've always been and only just realising it?"