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"W-what?" I stammered. "What ever do you mean, Liuouis?"

"I mean The Quietest Hearts Roar the Loudest of fanfiction.net which can be accessed with THIS LINK!" Liu screamed, tears in their eyes.

"It's not what it looks like, Liu!" I rejoindered passionately. "It's a mere creative writing exercise, nothing more--"

"'Then I got in2 Sigma position, and Jeff the Killer and I mated soulfully in2 the night and morning and even the afternoon and evening again,'" Liu cried, quoting The Quietest Hearts Roar the Loudest directly 2 my face. "A creative writing exercise? I'm not stupid, Wormchamp. This is SELF-INSERT FANFICTION."

I broke in2 a sob and fell 2 my knees in front of them. "Fine! It is! And I'm ashamed, Liuous. Ashamed 2 have written such explicit yaoi. Ashamed 2 have hidden it."

"It's not the yaoi, Wormchamp," Liu choked out through his tears. "It's that you wrote it about JEFF."

I banged my fist against the ground. "I know, I know! I just can't get him off of my mind!"

"And I can't get him off mine, but this isn't how I deal with it!"

"It's different for you, Liu. He's your brother. But 2 me..." My voice trailed off, and I wiped away a tear. "2 me, he was everything."

"I don't know what 2 say, Wormchamp," Liu said. "I thought your heart was with me."

"Of course I love you, Liu. But..." I bit my lip. "But I also love Jeff. And I think you do, too."

Liu coughed in a painful sob. "It's true!" They fell 2 their knees beside me. "We can't keep going on like this. Our relationship isn't built anything but our pasts with him."

"That's not true," I fought back. "Maybe in the beginning, but now...there's so much more. We can get through this. I'll quit writing Jeffchamp fanfiction, I promise, and I'll never think about his lithe Omega form ever again."

Liu sat up and took a swig of Monster. "I guess I'll believe it when I see it." He stood and left the room, slamming the door gently behind him.

Liu doesn't even drink Anon. Why, I---

Liu clears their throat behind me. "Actually, Wormchamp...I drank a buzzball the other night."

"W-what???" I scoff.

"I....I couldn't get Jeffrey off my mind," Liu blurts with tears in his eyes.

"You should've talked 2 me!" I cry. "We could've made it work! You didn't have 2 turn alcohol!"

"B-but I thought it was my body, my choice!" Liu shoots back.

"So you CHOOSE 2 harm yourself?" I almost scream. "You have a history of substance abuse. Does that mean nothing 2 you? All the progress you've made?"

"It's just one drink, Wormchamp. I can loosen up every once in a while." Liu gorans and rolls their eyes.

"A whole buzzball isn't loosening up," I growl. "Especially not if you're using it 2 drown your sorrows."

"I'm not drowning," Liu murmurs. "I'm floating. For the first time in my life...I've felt worthful again. But if you're gonna order me around--"

"STOP!" I roar. "You sound just like him!"

Tears prick Liu's eyes. "I'm not your little project. Stop trying 2 fix me, Wormchamp. You can't even fix yourself."

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