Yeah — yep, give or take, [ a quick passing confirmation, hurrying to brush over it and finding himself less surprised by the fact that he's ahead of sam than he thinks. obviously he's ahead because sam knows who he is. that's the stipulation and that was the assumption even before sam affirmed. should he mention he knows sam's cap now? is that a congratulations? so many variables about being ahead. ] That's pretty crazy. [ :/ :/ :/ ]

[there's a conflict of feelings here — giddiness, because he has something to go back to here. something to built back on and check in with sam here constantly. here to help, as always! it isn't just a fresh start of a nameless face and then there's the dread, the please don't ask, please don't ask a loud reverb in tandem to his pulse sitting still a little too close to his ears.

and then he's asking - oh he's asking about college oh god. okay, he can work with this! ] Oh, um well — the suit, I guess? I mean, I was looking at MIT, but maybe in a little bit. I missed this years admissions. [ another lie, fingers drumming on the box. he got his friends in. it was no surprise that no revised letter had come for him. ] I'm just — sticking around New York for a bit longer.