Originally Posted by LemonadeMan:
“The question is, can it beat his fruit metaphors? Can it?!”
He can rise to the challenge.
Originally Posted by MissCeltic:
“I was just having a look at some clips on DM and was watching the first kiss scene in the flat.
Do you think that Brendan planned on making a move on Ste that night or do you think that he saw an opportunity when Ste got up to get a drink and just went for it.
I was always a bit confused as I dont know why Brendan thought that Ste would be up for it as Ste had given him no signs that he was interested in him in that way. You could say that Brendan saw that Ste looked up to him but it appeared to me early on that Ste really wanted to be mates with Brendan.”
IMO he definitely planned it, what with the get him very tipsy and the "oh no I've forgot my cash let's go back to my flat ploy". The whole of the start of that scene he's just watching Ste endlessly waiting for the opportune moment for it to seem accidental and Ste's fault.
I always thought at that stage Brendan, at the start of the relationship, wasn't even bothered if Ste was/would in the future be defining himself as gay/bi.
He just found him attractive and thought Ste had the right sort of personality/attitude towards him (Brendan), that made him easier to manipulate into doing what he wanted (ie. sleep with him, do what he says and stay quiet about it).