That would be just fine and dandy if Rory didn't have what he has. What is that? He has friends. He has a father who wants him, AFTER knowing he is gay. His 'roommate' is putting up with a lot more than you know when it comes to Rory (Aaron Keslin). Eddie and the others weren't the only ones lying in that house, which scores Luke extra points for not punching Rory in the throat. The chances are very good that most of Rory's new friends, if not all of Rory's new friends, will be accepting of his homosexuality. What makes the situation worse is he would rather LEAVE all of that to go to a place where his guardian is exceptional at hiding things and making it other peoples' faults in the process, and where he has no idea just how anyone might react to his being gay. While there are still some closed doors on certain strategic secrets (Seth, Aaron and Lukes relationship, the conflict between Jase and Eddie), those are secrets that Rory can live without knowing, and are only a necessity to the plot of the story being told (which is in my mind the only reason Dom threw them at us). The only reason I am holding back on calling him a little terd is because he still has every right to be angry, it just seems like he goes too far sometimes.
Dom, two things. One, you have to anticipate people overanalyzing your stories when they've yet to show a discernable direction (DD), or have the reader wanting to kick a character or two (TOU). It just means you're doing a good job at keeping our attention, so you need only worry if the overanalyzing is brief before a new topic forges its way into our lives . Second, you probably could have avoided the transvestite comment had you not mentioned a friend wearing lipstick. Keep us posted on that BTW.
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