If We Were Villains

Content Warning: These Chapter Summaries and Analyses sections contain references to drug use.

Filipa comes over to Meredith’s room to visit Oliver. She tells him James missed class, like Oliver. He spent the night outside and has just returned to his room. Oliver doesn’t want to meet James and plans to stay with Meredith unless she kicks him out. Filipa entreats Oliver to meet James once to hear his side of the story. Oliver reluctantly agrees.

Oliver makes his way up the tower to the room he shares with James. He yells at James when he sees him; he’s angry that he can’t stay angry at James, and says that James, not Richard, was the “sparrow” all along. James responds with a quote from Romeo and Juliet, suggesting he hates himself for hurting Oliver. Oliver begs him to be himself and not play act. James says that is impossible. He admits that he thinks something is very wrong. He doesn’t know why he hit Oliver. He and Oliver apologize to each other. Oliver comes close to him, and James puts his hand on Oliver’s chest. The two don’t proceed beyond this.