@Bumblebelly
Koistream’s sense of humor had managed to instill some sort of comfort in Newt, to the point that he actually started giggling. And it wasn’t strained laughter, either, which was abnormal for him in that specific situation. And, somehow, the fact that the calico was simpering himself after cracking his own joke made it a sliver more charming. Perhaps it was the confidence that Koi seemed to possess and that Newtheart lacked, but he couldn’t deny that the former pulled him in like a magnet.
“That’s a relief, but not for that poor girl. She was probably asking for honest advice, and you had the audacity to lie to her? You suck,” he exclaimed in a joking manner, throwing in a chuckle or two, especially at the end.
Then Newtheart froze once more. Dear stars, did he want to give him a heart attack? He felt like he was on a never ending roller coaster. “W-what..? Of course not,” he murmured at the personal inquiry. What was he trying to get at? Of course he wasn’t. Was he trying to make him fall into a trap, to get him to confess publicly so the rest of the clan could ostracize him? Too bad, since Newt didn’t like boys, and he didn’t like Koistream.
He had to repeat that mentally a couple of times in order to convince himself.
He was a bit taken aback by his next words, but, quite honestly, he also felt a pang of jealousy. How was he so open about this? Was he lying again? Was this part of a big scheme? He was utterly perplexed. “Do you really? You like everyone? But.. aren’t you scared?” he got closer to the tom to whisper the last part, as he didn’t want unwanted ears scooping up information that didn’t concern them. “Y’know, scared that they might judge you?”
He was admittedly a bit flustered at his not-so-subtle flirting, but made sure not to comment on it. He didn’t know. He’d be lying if he were to say he wasn’t at least a bit attracted to the tomcat, but he definitely wouldn’t admit that out loud. Or to himself, for that matter.