𝖎𝖆𝖓𝖔𝖜𝖙 preferences & imagines

⇾ 𝙞'𝙢 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙚 (𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙡𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙚𝙧)

Requested by @bluesargeantgansey

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Stan and Syd have been dating for a few months, now. I can't say I didn't see it coming. One day, I was walking with Syd to her house when Stan ran up to us. He and I were already friends long before that, but I think it was the first time he met Syd. He was acting weird. Looking back at it, I know it was because he had feelings for Syd. I'm happy for them, I really am. Only... I guess I'm not. But I guess that happens when the guy you like starts dating someone else. A couple days later, Stan invited me over to his house. I was going to tell him about my feelings, then, but he said he had news for me, too. Thank God I let him go first. It saved me from a whole lot of embarrassment. He told me he liked Syd. I could tell he had it bad. I gave him some genuine advice, and a couple days later he used it, and he and Syd started dating. Ever since, I've just done my best to suppress my feelings for him.

He's been acting weird, lately, though--weirder than normal. Syd has, too. They've been leaving me out of stuff and not talking to me very much. Well, Syd's not really doing that, actually. Just Stan. Neither of them will tell me why. Every time I ask, they just give some lame excuse, or will just dismiss the fact that anything is wrong at all.

I need to stop stressing myself out over everything. It's none of my business, and I'll leave it at that... for now.

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Right now, I'm on my way to the lunch room. I go to the table that i normally sit at with Syd and Stan. They've all been pretty busy during lunch recently, so I've been sitting by myself. It sucks. I'm pretty sure they're not busy; they just don't want to be around me. Dina sometimes sits with me. That's always nice. She knows about everything and how worried I am about the whole situation. She always reassures me, and says there's probably a good reason for it all. I don't believe it, but it's nice to hear, anyway.

I see Syd and Stan walk out of the lunch line with their trays, coming close to me. "Hey! You guys eating in here, today?" I call from the table, as they're close enough to hear without me having to yell.

"Uhh..." Syd starts. I already know what follows, and my hopes go down immediately. "We actually have a... uh... a project to work on," Stan says, with Syd continuing.

"Yea. It's for... uh... health. Y'know... human anatomy a-and all that."

"There is no health project," I say, confused. "We have the same teacher."

"It's for extra credit," Syd said. I knew they were lying. And it really, really hurt.

"Yea, okay. Whatever, I guess," I said, feeling hurt and betrayed that they weren't telling me. Especially because Stan's my best friend. He's always told me everything—at least until he and Syd started dating.

"Y-Y/n? Are you okay? You seem... upset," Stan asked. He didn't care. I bet he only asked 'cause he felt he needed to. That is when I hit my breaking point.

"Oh, yea. I'm great. Yea, if having two of my best friends keep secrets from me and forget about my existence for months means 'okay,' then consider me beyond 'okay.'" I went off. I couldn't take it anymore. They've forgotten about me almost entirely.

"Y/n-" Syd attempted to speak, but I wouldn't listen.

"No, no, don't bother. I-" I'm cut off before i could continue.

"Y/n it's... It's just because..." Stan said, attempting to form some sort of a sentence, only to fail, trailing off.

"Yea, that's what I thought." I grabbed my backpack from the bench attached to the table, preparing to walk away, but Stan stopped me before I could walk even a step away.