Well, I actually thought it felt like a mistake on Radek's part - I mean, repeatedly asking Rodney what he thinks of him, that's the sort of thing I would expect. But outing Rodney to John in public like that, I'd kind of assumed that Radek would not have done that deliberately; if John didn't reciprocate, it could destroy their friendship, and potentially cause career problems for Rodney if there are any homophobic types around. It didn't seem to me that Radek was expecting that kind of response. If he did, that would be a fairly malicious thing to do, and Radek doesn't seem to be that sort of person.
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2006-01-13 04:52 pm (UTC)Well, I actually thought it felt like a mistake on Radek's part - I mean, repeatedly asking Rodney what he thinks of him, that's the sort of thing I would expect. But outing Rodney to John in public like that, I'd kind of assumed that Radek would not have done that deliberately; if John didn't reciprocate, it could destroy their friendship, and potentially cause career problems for Rodney if there are any homophobic types around. It didn't seem to me that Radek was expecting that kind of response. If he did, that would be a fairly malicious thing to do, and Radek doesn't seem to be that sort of person.
But you're the writer, and you know best!