"Well, Lucius. You might be right where the emotional damage is concerned, the potential for that would be subverted by the measures you've taken. But surely you must realise that these imbeciles we go to school with will be ready to dole out a lot of physical punishment now that they have more material to support their assumption that all three of us are homosexual."

Edward thought about all of this for a moment, then remembered that Lucius, as his friend, also deserved some reassurance. "Obviously you realise that to me it doesn't matter one bit what your sexual orientation is. I'm an intellectual."