"I've seen you around but haven't actually spoken to you until now."

Jakob knew he could have approached Sam but he'd been too shy to do so or didn't know what to say, since he wasn't good at meeting strangers. The Swede waited a few moments before answering because he wondered if he really was Syn's actual boyfriend now. Was he? He'd like to think he was.

"I---yeah, I think I am. He's got an older boyfriend called Ivar but we've---we've become really close the last few weeks."

He really liked Syn.