He could always turn Isaac down now, but he isn't sure of the result that would yield; while he's positive that Isaac will more or less be a kicked puppy by the end of this no matter how this goes - because honestly, there's no way for it to go that isn't "horribly wrong" - a rejection will result in tremendous amounts of awkwardness, to say the least, if not flat-out avoidance. Isaac is one of the few whose company he actually enjoys, so Kimblee would like to avoid the...ah, avoidance, if at all possible.
On the other hand, actually indulging him in this sort of thing isn't going to work very well, either; the level of genuine caring and affection that Kimblee is capable of (bluntly put, next to none) is never enough to sustain a relationship - he personally doesn't care, but his partner invariably does, and this tends to end in the other person trying to change him somehow. Isaac claims that what Kimblee will give him is enough, and perhaps it will be for now, but Kimblee knows that won't be the case for long - however, it's possible to make a bit of an object lesson out of that, isn't it? It'll likely sting when everything eventually goes to hell, but it will prove a point.
And oh, it will go to hell.
He doesn't have much to lose from accepting; Isaac isn't like Archer, whose personality would likely warp horribly as the result of engaging in something like this. There are already a multitude of rumors regarding him, so it isn't as though his sexuality is going to be called into question any more than it already is. The relationship will eventually collapse in on itself, it'll probably sting for a bit on Isaac's part, but at the very least there will be confirmation that this isn't going to work.
He'll only be mildly inconvenienced for a week or so - and he's only granting it that long because he's feeling particularly optimistic today.]
Well. Perhaps I'd be willing to indulge you for now.
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[All right. Let's just...weigh our options here.
He could always turn Isaac down now, but he isn't sure of the result that would yield; while he's positive that Isaac will more or less be a kicked puppy by the end of this no matter how this goes - because honestly, there's no way for it to go that isn't "horribly wrong" - a rejection will result in tremendous amounts of awkwardness, to say the least, if not flat-out avoidance. Isaac is one of the few whose company he actually enjoys, so Kimblee would like to avoid the...ah, avoidance, if at all possible.
On the other hand, actually indulging him in this sort of thing isn't going to work very well, either; the level of genuine caring and affection that Kimblee is capable of (bluntly put, next to none) is never enough to sustain a relationship - he personally doesn't care, but his partner invariably does, and this tends to end in the other person trying to change him somehow. Isaac claims that what Kimblee will give him is enough, and perhaps it will be for now, but Kimblee knows that won't be the case for long - however, it's possible to make a bit of an object lesson out of that, isn't it? It'll likely sting when everything eventually goes to hell, but it will prove a point.
And oh, it will go to hell.
He doesn't have much to lose from accepting; Isaac isn't like Archer, whose personality would likely warp horribly as the result of engaging in something like this. There are already a multitude of rumors regarding him, so it isn't as though his sexuality is going to be called into question any more than it already is. The relationship will eventually collapse in on itself, it'll probably sting for a bit on Isaac's part, but at the very least there will be confirmation that this isn't going to work.
He'll only be mildly inconvenienced for a week or so - and he's only granting it that long because he's feeling particularly optimistic today.]
Well. Perhaps I'd be willing to indulge you for now.