[ William's chest warmed at the thought, filling with a secret glee. It meant nothing, it was just hypothetical, but... even having this conversation was closer than he'd ever come to verbalizing his true feelings, and the rush was every bit as intoxicating as the wine they'd both had earlier. ]
Yeah, we would, wouldn't we? The two smartest recruits in our class. People would be jealous of me, though.
[ While William had never harbored particularly low self-esteem, he was aware of the fact that of the two of them, Albert was seen as far more of a catch. People weren't exactly throwing themselves at William Birkin. ]
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Yeah, we would, wouldn't we? The two smartest recruits in our class. People would be jealous of me, though.
[ While William had never harbored particularly low self-esteem, he was aware of the fact that of the two of them, Albert was seen as far more of a catch. People weren't exactly throwing themselves at William Birkin. ]