For a moment, Adam's heart fluttered before his stomach twisted again as he listened quietly. He couldn't make up his mind what he was feeling beyond confusion. Ronan had feelings for him. But Ronan was also in love with Gansey. Adam didn't know which of those things had come first, but it was probably Gansey. How could someone not love Gansey? He was almost perfect, and if he wasn't so stupid sometimes he might be too good to be true.

He swallowed around a lump in his throat, and his smile was only half forced, but his shoulders didn't droop. "You should tell him," he said quietly. "It sounds like he's really important to you." It wasn't even that Gansey wasn't important to Adam, too, because he was, and Adam wanted him to be happy.

Adam had already been blessed with a happy, supportive family and friends in his own reality; he couldn't expect to have everything he wanted, no matter how desperately he was in love. It wasn't like Ronan didn't care about him, after all, and that was better than nothing. He just felt like it wouldn't be him, in the end.

"I'm sure you're important to him, too."