I shouldn't be surprised. I REALLY shouldn't.
I've been watching Project Runway with my mom and sister. I know most of you don't watch it, so I'd like to take a moment to explain Mondo.
When I saw the first episode of this season, I'll admit, I thought Mondo looked really weird, and I didn't know how I felt about him. But after the next episode he was pretty much the most adorable person ever. He's this short, quiet guy who dresses like the personification of a neon sign tripping on acid and stumbling around New York City. Except I don't think he actually does acid.
What really made me like him was how absolutely withdrawn from everybody he looked during the first few days. There was this moment when all the guys sharing his room were sitting around chatting and laughing...and he looked in like he was going to join them, then faltered and wound up leaving the room. I cannot tell you how often I have done stuff like this. And there were a few interviews with him where he explained how shy he was and how much trouble he had opening up at first, and it all just sounded so familiar. The need to wear something crazy to get yourself noticed, and yet shying away at the same time and being unable to start a conversation - I've done this too many times to count. He quickly became my absolute favorite.
There's other stuff, too - for one thing, he is ridiculously talented. His designs are completely crazy, but the thing is that they're always well constructed and there's always something beautiful or appealing about them that put him at the top for almost every challenge. And he's the nicest person there. Even when everybody else is acting like a total bitch about something, Mondo will never say anything that you could possibly twist into being rude or bitchy. Basically, he's an adorkable crazy little sweetheart and I want him to win more than anything.
...And then, during tonight's episode, he reveals that he's been HIV positive for ten years and has hidden it from everybody in his life.
This is real life. This is not just fiction being unfair to me. This is a real, adorable person who I've somehow grown to really care about, and the world is being remarkably unfair to him.
GOD F*CKING DAMN IT ;_____;
WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN
When I saw the first episode of this season, I'll admit, I thought Mondo looked really weird, and I didn't know how I felt about him. But after the next episode he was pretty much the most adorable person ever. He's this short, quiet guy who dresses like the personification of a neon sign tripping on acid and stumbling around New York City. Except I don't think he actually does acid.
What really made me like him was how absolutely withdrawn from everybody he looked during the first few days. There was this moment when all the guys sharing his room were sitting around chatting and laughing...and he looked in like he was going to join them, then faltered and wound up leaving the room. I cannot tell you how often I have done stuff like this. And there were a few interviews with him where he explained how shy he was and how much trouble he had opening up at first, and it all just sounded so familiar. The need to wear something crazy to get yourself noticed, and yet shying away at the same time and being unable to start a conversation - I've done this too many times to count. He quickly became my absolute favorite.
There's other stuff, too - for one thing, he is ridiculously talented. His designs are completely crazy, but the thing is that they're always well constructed and there's always something beautiful or appealing about them that put him at the top for almost every challenge. And he's the nicest person there. Even when everybody else is acting like a total bitch about something, Mondo will never say anything that you could possibly twist into being rude or bitchy. Basically, he's an adorkable crazy little sweetheart and I want him to win more than anything.
...And then, during tonight's episode, he reveals that he's been HIV positive for ten years and has hidden it from everybody in his life.
This is real life. This is not just fiction being unfair to me. This is a real, adorable person who I've somehow grown to really care about, and the world is being remarkably unfair to him.
GOD F*CKING DAMN IT ;_____;
WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN