when will i ever be free of these two – Nothing but My Aching Soul

evil-diabolical-oops:

thepalmtoptiger:

Alright, hear me out.

Andrew puts his trust in deals because he believes the only reason people have for staying around is if they’re getting something out of him.

The only person who’s part of his group Andrew doesn’t explicitly make a deal with is Nicky who essentially picked the twins over Erik and his life in Germany. Which is why it’s so important when he breaks off his deal with Neil because he’s putting trust in Neil to stick around even when he’s not getting anything out of it from Andrew. Both of them want nothing from their relationship.

I think another reason Andrew makes his deals is because it allows him to control what people are allowed to take from him. It’s a bridge to functioning with others.

But then Neil comes along and muddies the waters because he respects boundaries, and his damn martyr complex means he will give to and for Andrew without expecting anything in return. Andrew doesn’t end up needing a deal with Neil because he doesn’t need to control what Neil will take from him.

A relationship based on deals would never work out. Which is why their relationship is based on trust.