Strange // Ryllon

eighteen

"Do you wanna watch something?" Brendon asks as him and Ryan sit on opposite sides of the couch, quietly eating Chinese food. Ryan shrugs, causing Brendon to hesitate. He eventually grabs the remote and scrolls through shows.

"Psych," Ryan says, more to himself than to Brendon.

"Oh, yeah. Dallon loves that show. I tried watching the first episode, but I don't like it," Brendon explains, and Ryan simply nods.

"Yeah, it's... dumb," he says quietly as he looks down. "Choose whatever, I guess."

Brendon looks at him for a bit. "Have you seen Jennifer's Body?" Ryan hesitantly nods. He watched it, yeah, and he had to pause it when Brendon was suddenly singing in the background. Cried and had a breakdown and had to wait 3 days to resume the movie.

Yeah, he watched it.

"We can watch it, if you can't find anything," Ryan tells him. Brendon searches through shows and movies before giving up and choosing Jennifer's Body. Ryan remembers sitting with Dallon on the couch, how they were on opposite ends and he managed to make Ryan open up and even crack a little smile.

"Just so you know," Brendon begins nervously, causing Ryan to look at him,"I don't expect you to open up or talk to me, but... if you're okay with it, I would like to talk."

Ryan has spent so long ignoring everything that has happened, he hardly even remembers it. He never even let Brendon explain himself, he just pushed him away and broke down and yelled at everyone.

"I love you, but you wanna know something about yesterday's card game?" Ryan asks, kissing his boyfriend quickly while smiling dorkishly.

"I love you too, and what?" Brendon asks in amusement and Ryan's expression gets a little more serious. The door opens.

"I know you cheated," Ryan says.

"Wait, you just now told him?" Jon asks. Brendon and Ryan frown.

"Tell me what?" Ryan asks. Spencer follows Jon inside.

"That Brendon cheated on you," Jon says, and then suddenly everyone is tense. Spencer looks at Jon and Brendon in disbelief. Ryan and Brendon's hearts sink and their eyes widen with fear. Ryan looks at Brendon, hoping he will deny it as tears immediately begin to fill his eyes.

Brendon looks at him, trying his hardest to find what to say before managing a small, "Ryan..."

Ryan's heart shatters and he stands up. Brendon copies him.

"Wait-"

"Get away from me," Ryan says quietly and angrily.

"Let me explain-"

"Why on earth should I listen to you?!" Ryan snaps, and Jon and Spencer nervously watch them. "You-... you fucking cheated on me?! And you didn't tell me?!"

"I was planning on it, babe, I-"

"Oh, yeah, sure, right," Ryan says, voice breaking. Brendon, terrified, tries to take a step forward and grab his hands.

"Baby, please-"

"Get away!" Ryan shouts, pushing him hard.

"Ryan," Brendon says. Ryan grabs the closest thing next to him and throws it at Brendon, hoping it'll get him to go away. Brendon dodges his face from the box of tissues, and Ryan throws more as he yells at him in anger. Tissue box, pens, headphones, a half-full water bottle, until he is out of nearby items and he nearly begins to rely on his shoes.