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Nick who always gets slapped and dumped. Cheated on by his girlfriend and still somehow the villain, he does what he does best: shrugs it off and runs to Brian to cry about it. College hasn't changed him much, he's still loud and reckless.
But this time, things are different. This time, Brian has already confessed his feelings to him.
Before Nick could get a heart attack, Brian told him he doesn't have to return Brian's feelings. Nick understood and everything went simple.
Underneath, nothing is simple.
Even though, Brian remains the most controlled person in the group, and terrifyingly serious about his studies. What nobody knows is that Brian survives in silence. He has a stepmother who waits for him to fail and a father who punishes him without listening to him first.
In his empty rented studio where he lives, drinks, smokes, jerks off to Nick's pics and drowns in guilt over thoughts he can't stop having about his best friend.
Nick insists he's straight. Brian hides his feelings, convinced chasing someone is exhausting and pointless. So he stays there just to protect Nick from his own stupidity.
Aiden and Hunter are a year into their relationship now, no longer hiding or hesitant. They look solid and happy.
Until one careless night, Nick drags Aiden to a bar and jokingly asks if he still likes girls. Doubt takes root in Hunter's mind quietly. What if one day Aiden realizes Hunter isn't enough?
Then there's Sam who's trapped under a father who controls every detail of his life, from his food to his love. But Sam only cares about his adorable boyfriend Casen. Though what he didn't know was that Casen had already fallen into his father's hands who had threatened him to stay away from his son.
Casen hides his scars and his pain, sinking deeper into suicidal thoughts, and Sam's rage burns hotter every time he realizes how close he is to losing him.
But some storms can't be controlled forever.