I didn't. I thought he was just awkward and overly enthusiastic. This has really thrown me by pointing out how very bad my ability to gauge people is.
This.
Also: hello! (Imagine this in an Adele voice?) It is I, the Ghost of Buffistas Past, or something. You may remember me from such posts as "I'm wearing a rubber glove on my head RIGHT NOW AIFG." Or...well, or not, because I have been gone a hella long time and my online community-ing these days is pretty much just Facebook. But I've been following this these past few days & wanted to delurk, becauseall this fuckery makes me sad and heartsick, and I wanted to say here on the board, and not just on FB, that I support you in email, type of thing.
I had been in the way of thinking of Sunil as needy and socially awkward in a vaguely-on-the-spectrum way, and I was mentally handwaving tiresome/grating/disingenuous/self-important stuff and assuming the best - but now i feel like he's needy and socially awkward in a vaguely-on-the-spectrum way WHILST ALSO TRYING TO BE MORIARTY. Which just leaves me flailing in bafflement.
...I just...life is too short for such corrosive Slytherin bullshit. I am deeply sorry if I ever enabled that. I am angry this shit went down, and evidently hurt a lot of people.
Also, I love you guys.