You'd look so cute with fox ears! Aww, I should talk him into that, that's adorable. I feel his artistic method is lost on me, but I'm down with cute guys in cute costumes.

His parents will come around. They didn't throw him out, right? And they will see you making him happy, so far they've only seen him be miserable after coming out.

Because saying you're sorry is better than 'Ha, sucker, too bad!'