A/N: Written for the Monthly Het-Tastic Drabble-athlon, Fred/Angelina, #049 – reaction, the If You Dare Challenge, #770 – betrayed, and the Het-Pairings Boot Camp, #004 – blow, and for the Star Challenge, Castor and Pollux.
A Larger Poetry Collection
111. Demoted to Third Wheel
It'd been a shocking blow to find himself
the third and final wheel, the one
now lagging behind, in the shadows
instead of walking, shoulder to shoulder,
with his brother.
He felt almost betrayed, to watch them smile
and laugh and flirt together, even worse
when they'd told him, months late
after the whole school knew
But maybe they'd known he'd feel that way
so they'd held it off, looked guilty
doing that to him
But hey, he thought to himself,
it was bound to happen some time, right?
Falling in love?
It was just his brother who'd gotten there
before him, and besides, he figured,
it'd have been the same if it'd been him
who'd brought the first girlfriend home.
Except it wasn't him.