TW Strong language
Shrek, a victim of depression and currently suffering an all time low under his wife.
Donkey, miserable without his children or late wife.
There are no happily ever afters. At least not without a hint of spice.
After Alex's suicide, Riley falls into a pattern of self-destruction. Drugs, parties, and meaningless relationships pepper his depression with brief moments of artificial sunshine. He doesn't talk about his past, even to his friends, his brother, his on again off again boyfriend (maybe, maybe not; he can't do that to Alex so fast).
But the thing about trauma is that it refuses to be ignored, and it will catch up to you eventually.