You're my moon

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Bertie Gilbert wasn't one for Drama. He liked making films and hanging out with his friends. That said, it's hard to ignore your flatmate crying in his room for six days. He wanted to know what was wrong but he knew Dean wouldn't say. He got on YouTube trying to distract himself. One video caught his eye "explaining the tweet - Jack Howard" what tweet?

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Deans Sobbing was interrupted by a knock on his bedroom door. "Go away Bertie"

"Ok, but check YouTube"

Dean pulled out his phone ignoring all the missed calls. He saw jack had a new video.

Jacks eyes were watery and his hair was flat, not a good sign. "I wasn't sure if I should make this video, but based on all the messages I've been getting I figured it was necessary. Six days ago me and Dean got in a fight, the worst fight we've had in all nine years we've been friends. It wouldn't make sense for us to continue the way we had. All our dirty laundry was out and we realized something. We're different people than we were at fourteen. So Dean quit YouTube. I'm sorry, he was a lot funnier than me, he was the backbone to jack and Dean. We're not deleting the channel but don't expect new videos from any channel besides mine. Dean if you're watching, I'm sorry, I know I can't be forgiven, but I wish things were different. Bye groovy people."

Dean turned his phone off and cried again. He wound up leaving his room about an hour later. Bertie was watching a Wes Anderson film but turned it off when he saw Dean out of his room.

"Hey"

"Hey what are we watching"

Bertie smiled, maybe Dean was done with YouTube but he wasn't done with me, "submarine"

"Nice"

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Dean called his brother that night, knowing that Daniel would understand.

"Dean, hey mum and dad have been worried about you"

"Hey Dan can we talk"

Dean told him everything, he came out to his brother as bisexual, he told him about Jack and the fight.

"Dean, you said that Jack was going to date you after high school, how did that even, i don't know, come up"

"I don't know if you remember this but in school me and Jack were bullied a lot, and one day this one asshole, Derek, was being nasty. He kept asking if my knees hurt, and how did it feel to have jacks cock in my mouth, and Jack lost it. He said 'what if he does suck my dick, what if we're dating, you gonna bully me for being in love with a man.' And Derek and his friends beat Jack up and threw him in a dumpster. And after I helped him get out I asked why was today different, we got bullied and tormented for being 'emo's' and losers constantly, why today did it matter. And he said it's because they're right, he told me he was gay, and I told him I was bi. He was the only person who knew. We talked about it a lot that day. And he said it would be easier if we were dating so that girls would stop hitting on us. And I said why not let's date. Then he got flustered and said we have to wait till after graduation because of the bullies but he'd love too."

"Dean?"

"Yeah"

"Did you ever stop loving him"

"I've tried to, but no matter what shit he puts me through, I still love him"

"You spent nine years in love with him, and got nothing in return?"

"In the beginning I did, the past 4 years have been rough"

"Dude why do you have a girlfriend"

"Because I'm done with Jack if I forget he exists I'll get over him."

"Dean, you can't just forget him, he's been your best friend forever."

"Well I have to try"