summer madness

I--she, she just doesn't get it. It makes fuck all sense, I don't even know anymore... I used to love her... she used to love me... What went wrong? Was-s it me? Is it all my fault, again...?"

Gus gave such a heartbroken self loathing look, then hid his face in his hands, only a second later peering back up at Alix through his fingers. His brown eyes shone soft and sad like two clouded murky diamonds. For a moment Alix let herself think he looked nice. More than nice, maybe even beautiful, if Alix let herself think that. Her heart stung in her chest for her best friend. Of course it wasn't her fault. It was never her fault.

Blue eyes latched onto brown again. They are beautiful, she thought with a sense of finality. Not that she would ever admit that out loud, but as sad as they were, those eyes still twinkled like diamonds. And it's hard not to admit, even secretly, that they were some of the most mesmerizing eyes Alix has ever had the pleasure of fixing her own on.

The girl sighed, shaking her head with a forced smile. "People fall outta love often... I wish it weren't so for your sake, of course I do. But it isn't your fault that you two fell out of love, it just... it just happens. I'll be here for you if you need me, mate, you know that... So, if you need a jumbo bucket of Ben and Jerry's and need to listen to Celine Dion for four straight months then I am the girl for the job," she gave a small chuckle, managing to make Gus smile, "And it will be hard but you, we, can get through it."

"Together?" Gus asked.

"Together."

rest easy gus we all miss you.