[Erik could speak French fluently. If they were inside a soundproofed room, then he might have taken this as an opportunity to show it.]
Does that matter to you? Appearing to be a gentleman. What if present company didn’t require it?
[The effects of his drink have long since dulled any trepidation he might have felt expressing interest in a man. It’s not that he’d be bothered by it. Erik had larger concerns than that, but it’s not something he’d be so overtly blunt about.]
no subject
[Erik could speak French fluently. If they were inside a soundproofed room, then he might have taken this as an opportunity to show it.]
Does that matter to you?
Appearing to be a gentleman.
What if present company didn’t require it?
[The effects of his drink have long since dulled any trepidation he might have felt expressing interest in a man. It’s not that he’d be bothered by it. Erik had larger concerns than that, but it’s not something he’d be so overtly blunt about.]