Brodie was heart broken. The person he cared about the most knew how to hurt him the most. And he did it. It hurt so much that it was almost beautiful. A collection of events, perfectly orchestrated to provide the worst possible pain. And it happened.

But there was someone that never hurt him like Maxwell did. Someone who was caring, loving, very cute, and would never be so unthoughtful.

Brodie rang the door bell and waited. Seconds later he heard a large dog barking and Sam opening the door in front of him.

"Hey dude. I just read about what happened, are you doing okay?" Sam asked as a friend.

"No, I hate everything. And no offense, but I didn't come here to talk to you." Brodie said as his hair was over half of his eye, like a true scene emo. He was even thinking about dyeing his hair black.

"Well mate, you came to my house, I don't know who else you would expect. My dog is cute if you want to talk to them, I also have a cat-"

'Is Ian here?" Brodie asked. As he mentioned Ian's name, his mood slightly rose.

"Actually, yeah. He's in my room playing my guitar."

As Brodie walked down the hallway, he heard a someone playing a Red Hot Chilli Peppers song. He thought back to the good times when he was still in Palmer. RIP. It was so nice to have a special buddy to hang out with, especially when they "forgot" to tell Ivan they were having practice.

Brodie opened the door and looked at him. The sadness inside his stomach morphed into a bunch of small butterflies that flew into a sunset. But a sudden thought stabbed him. He knew what would happen. He still had feelings for Ian. This was a bad idea. He was mad at Maxwell, but not mad enough to cheat on him. No one deserved to be cheated on.

"Hey Bodie! It's good to see you! I can't believe that Maxwell would have-" Ian yelled happily until his phone buzzed. Ian scrambled to look at his phone with a complete loss of interest of the current conversation.

Brodie awkwardly watched Ian blush and giggle and reply to a text message. "Sorry! That was Kevin. That boy sure does have my heart! He's taking me to Pole Position this weekend. I hope he also lets me position his pole afterwards, if you know what I mean! ;)" Ian loudly said.

"I'd say I'm happy for you, but I don't have even a little bit of happy inside me. Tell Kevin I said hi and I hope you guys live happily ever after." Brodie lied.

Brodie thought about how life might be different if he never moved to Norman. His parents said OU would be a great school, but was it worth losing Ian? Everything felt so right with Ian. His whole life with Ian, it was going to be perfect..

But he wasn't with Ian. And Ian had moved on to someone taller…

Brodie looked back at Ian and said "Hey, do you want to go get some food? I want to talk about stuff."

"Sure, Friend!" Ian said and smiled back. Ian was so cute.

"Well frick, they said they don't have the pretzel pizza anymore, do you want to settle for a boring lameo pepperoni?" Ian asked.

Brodie felt even more sad. (he didn't think that was possible) "Yeah, sure. :( So I had a fight with Maxwell and I was thinking about ending it forever because I think I might still have feelings for you…"

"Brodie, you and Maxwell are great. He treats you way better than I ever could. You should stay with him. It's healthy for you." Ian said. "If things ever change with me and Kevin, we could talk, but until then: Maxwell is who is best for you."

"That sounds kinda selfish, but I understand." Brodie said with serious eyes.

"Dude, if you compare anyone with Maxwell, we are all pieces of shit. Maxwell is the ultimate cinnamon roll. Now go add some more icing!" Ian smiled and said.

"Ayy lmao!" Bodie yelled as he shared a high five with his good friend, (nothing more at the moment) Ian.