Stance Change

Back in my day all we had were enemies. Nowadays people have so many friends they have to worry that they're secretly enemies. Must be nice.

Elliott. who hurt you so much, man??

Joe

Such a woobie. I want to wrap him in a comfy and give him hot cocoa.

Indigo

Are you a writer on Grey's Anatomy because this is a textbook Grey's Anatomy awkward romance situation.conversation.

lilibat

He probably got endurance also - otherwise he would be much more miserable working two jobs and making occasional social visits.

Evgeniy Semyonov

Just gonna put this out there: "Friends with Benefits".

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

wait... there are people who *aren't* worried their friends secretly hate them? I don't think I've ever met one of these mythical beings....

Elliot you big anxious lovable cinnamon roll. C’mere. Let’s overthink things together.

SheepFace2000

The longer this plot goes on, the more i find myself in Elliot. I thought i was Martin for the longest time, but Elliott came in and was all like, "LOOK AT ME. THIS IS YOU"

William Davy

Sadly Elliot has a right to have that fear. I have known way too many people who have done this or had it done to. Elliot probably has seen it a bunch at the bars because that is where the "score" usually happens in this messed up game. Sometimes, the 'game' is meant to pick up the person on the rebound and sometimes it is just comes out as some sort of unconscious "I want some schadenfreude" desire.

Stephen Smoogen

Are you saying your life is a comic?

Daniel Rydberg

This coming from the guy who told Marten to 'think better of people'

Autistic Observer

It;s not paranoia if it's happened to you before.

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

Don't laugh at Elliot, Renee.... That is absolutely a Thing.

Churchill (formerly TeaBear)

Anxiety shouldn't be allowed to team up with paranoia

Thomas Halpin

conversation between two characters who made charisma their dump stat. elliot blasted strength, renee went for high wisdom

Jam Ussery

This was me in Highschool

Dan Curtis

Well, I wasn't worrying that until now....

Alden Bates

Groan. Just Groan...

Elliott and I have unsettlingly similar personalities.

What's a ‘friend’? 🤔

Lalo Martins

is the poly ship finally setting sail.... pls jeph I need to know

BABY

Tamara Macadam

I don't think Rene is the type to do any laughing in secret

Bagge

Ah my favourite paranoia

SpookyPenguin

And then it gets borne out when they suddenly block you on everything without warning

Milayna

Wait. My friends could secretly hate me? That would explain *SO* much. Thanks!

BobC

Some of my best friends suddenly decided to cancel the upcoming D&D session because I was suddenly able to atttend, having gotten laid off from my weekend job. This was the second phone call; the first had been them saying, Oh great! so glad you can show up! And hten 2 hours later, this. Because the previous time I'd showed up during a vacation from work, I'd done something that had upset them. Which they hadn't told me at the time. And now were so upset over the possibility of it happening that they were planning on cancelling *the entire game* rather than tell me of a problem. This happened about 15 years ago. I still consider them some of my best friends, but on my side the friendship hasn't recovered, and I'm traveling 90 minutes each way to play with an RPG group because I can't bring myself to play with them anymore. I never thought I'd end up with friends who wouldn't tell me about a problem. I have no idea if I have anyone I consider a friend who would set me up for something *specifically in order to make fun of me when it fails*. I did have classmates in grade school who did that sort of thing. This is probably why I have so few friends.

Am Queue

Oh, look, it's me, again.

Anthony Gaglianese

Awwww, social anxiety is a bitch. Sorry Elliot.

Ted Van Roekel

poly poly poly

runrin

Yes, but also...yeah.

Elliot, you adorable dummy.

R L

You're overthinking it again, Elliot.

Sleepy John

I was going to say anxiety but then I remembered all the times I got anxious over whether or not I had anxiety

I know exactly how Elliot feels. (You're just being nice to me so you can watch me fail and laugh at me later)

drone r0m-3

Note to Renee: Words about feelings are not the same as words about facts. This causes immense problems talking about how one feels. "I'm afraid that you secretly resent me." or "I feel like you secretly resent me." is NOT THE SAME as "I believe that you resent me."

Matt Grayson

1-Elliot knows EXACTLY what kind of comic he's in, he's got that much meta awareness. 2-Google "Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria." Welcome to my life. And Elliot's.

z

I possibly know people who tolerate me only because of shared social group, but I also have friends who I know wouldn't hesitate a second to tell me if they had a problem with me, and would tell me to f--- off in a heartbeat if they hated me.

David S

I am 300% in

Daniel Farnitano

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Joel Bateman

But Renee is very right there about mutual feelings. Unless there is an element of joy in one's feelings, best to not go there.

Michael Boettger

Oh no elliot is me

XaleManix

Swear to gawd, Elliot speaks how I feel every damn day.

Vilinda

MUST BE NICE

Zeph

Somebody just give that boy a big hug, and tell him it'll be fine.

Michael Boettger

Oh buddy, oh no.

Megg

Ah, anxiety disorders, is there anything you can't ruin?

Verteiron

I'm legit Elliot. Seriously.

Bailey Tighe