Julien felt a bit relieved as Everett took over. The hand the tightly gripped his gave him much needed reassurance. It reminded him that he wasn’t alone. Leaning a bit into Everett he had to stifle a laugh, nudging him a bit with his shoulder.<br/>“This is how your asking me?” He tried to sound annoyed but it was hard to do as a smile broke his face.<br/><br/>His attention turned back to their friends as they took in this information. Their responses were a bit... underwhelming. He was disappointed. Sure it was nothing new nowadays, and he wasn’t expecting a party or a parade, but at the very least they could sound more... happy.<br/>Julien was about to laugh it off when Mads almost seemed to snap. He didn’t say it particularity aggressively but there was something there that almost implied it. Left there standing shocked his mouth opened to respond but he was cut off by Juno.<br/>“Y-yeah. We’re friends...” He let himself relax again a bit. At the suggestion of a ride Julien shook his head.<br/>“Ah, I’ll be fine. I usually go home with Everett after school.” He turned to Everett with a slight smile. “That’s alright, right?” He squeezed his hand, still watching Mads from the corner of his eye. A part of him wanted to defend their decision to keep it a secret, but fearing a fight he decided better of it.