Segs references and internalised homophobia

You wake up in tangled sheets that next morning. You glance down at your naked body, and then up at Harry, who's cuddling you closely. Apparently the few weeks of not speaking to you led to some frustration.

He stirs and sighs, before his eyes open. He looks down at you and smiles.

"Morning, love." He says quietly.

"Morning." You reply. With a yawn, you sit up. "Oh, I'm tired."

"We we're up late, huh?" He grins, and his eyes travel from your face to your body.

"Yeah." You laugh slightly. "Give me some clothes, I'll go make us some coffee."

Harry nods and chucks some clothes at you. You head downstairs, and start boiling some water for a coffee.

"Morning, Y/N." Shrignold says to you.

"Good morning, Shrignold, sleep well?"

"Why would I sleep? I had recruitments to do."

"Pardon?"

"In the family, dear, we had some very legal and not illegal things to do."

You nod. "Right..."

He taps his fingers on the side. "Y/N?"

"Yeah?"

"What's your opinion on..." he glances around. "homosexuals?"

"Huh? Gay people?"

"Yes. Do you think it's... wrong? In any way?"

"No, of course not." Youre 99% sure most people in this house are LGBTQ+, and anyway, you literally had a make out session with Paige.

"Well... I..." he looks down. "My family forbids it. And yet... I'm struggling to understand... how people aren't attracted to men?" He says it quickly and winces. "Oh, how shameful!" He covers his eyes.

You pause and turn to him. "Shrignold, if you're gay, you're gay. You can't change that. And there's nothing wrong with it at all. If that's you, that's you."

He peeks through his fingers. "Really?"

"Yeah, really. It's no big deal."

"But it will be to Malcolm! And... and... love is reserved for a man and a woman! I feel... I feel disgusting for this!"

You watch as his hands shake. You feel sorry for him. "Shrignold?"

"Yes?"

"Maybe the family isn't for you."

"But..."

"I know. I know, it's all you've ever known. But look at us around you. We don't care what you are. And you have no pressure to be up all night doing these... recruitments, which I am highly suspicious about."

"I hate to admit tht you're probably right. It's not so easy, though... once you're in the family, it's not exactly a piece of cake to leave."

You sigh slightly. The coffee is getting cold. "Look, Shrignold, don't put yourself into an unsafe situation. But we're all here for you, and you'll figure it out. I'll take Harry his coffee up, he's very tired."

He nods sadly. "Thank you for listening, Y/N, it truly means the world."

You give him a smile and head upstairs.

Harry has fallen back asleep, so you stick the coffee on his bedside table and climb into the sheets again, into his arms.