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[prontissimo]

[ It's a conflicted and mixed feeling reading Bruno say again outright that he's worried about Alberto. And not in the way, say, his dad might have said it, so many years ago now – not as if Alberto's the source of worry. He's still not totally sure he's not in trouble with Bruno, which is an even weirder feeling, a potential he'd never really considered before, and it makes him low-key apprehensive for Bruno's arrival... Is Alberto about to get scolded? Silent treatment? Is he going to see Bruno angry for the first time? But somehow... it doesn't really read like Bruno is angry, exactly.

Indeed: Bruno just seems worried. Like, for Alberto's wellbeing or something. Which still feels new. He's had so much whiplash in figuring out how to take care of himself, thrown off by the reliably inconsistent pattern of long stretches of isolation between caretakers: living with his dad, solitude, with Massimo, solitude, with the fairies, solitude, with Bruno, solitude again... But this time, not really. Recently, ever since leaving Stardew, living on his own again has felt different than before, because Bruno is still very much involved in his life, even after they parted ways, which has been hard to navigate those lines in the sand, in the first place... And now Luca is finally here!

Still, it's a lot at once. Alberto's not thinking about his emotional backdrop all that deeply, but it still makes him feel confused and weirdly guilty, but somehow also not at all guilty, that he went AWOL from their daily texts... Because: Luca!!! C'mon!!! But maybe he should have afforded a moment for Bruno... It just didn't occur to him Bruno would be worried so soon. It's bittersweet? The best he can do is swallow this weird feeling for now, and make this dinner the best, funniest, most-anticipated introduction he can. If he keeps his good humor and usual nonchalant airs about him, despite Bruno's worry, then... that'll dissolve his own worry inside. Right? Right. ]

don't be worried
everything's fine. fantastico
you'll see!
👨🏽‍🤝‍👨🏻🛵🌤🌌🔭
ciao

[ Just dropping more little clues in emoji... Bruno could piece it together from their conversations in Stardew, perhaps, but really, it's still not all that clear. Alberto's still trying not to spoil the surprise, but he's feeling like maybe... some clues would be fair... like he owes Bruno a smidge less anxiety on his way over. ]