Ian | No romance

You and Ian were friends, the kind who always shared everything. You had a routine: after school, you'd log on to your usual game, play while chatting, talking about everyone—friends, ex-girlfriends, loves. But you started growing up, and you didn't talk as much anymore, but you kept up your routine...right?

Ian got a girlfriend, and you didn't talk as much anymore. He made new friends, went out partying more, and you saw how your friendship was fracturing. You saw Ian's Instagram photos at parties, at the movies, in the park, even hanging out with his other friends, and you? You were left out.

When you logged back in, you saw Ian was online. You invited him, which he accepted—everything seemed normal. But your friendship wasn't the same anymore. There was an awkward silence, broken by his girlfriend's voice. "Are you done yet?" she asked. You imagined Ian would say no, but he just nodded. "Yeah... it's boring." And he logged off. You were surprised, but you knew there was no going back. Your friendship wouldn't be the same anymore. Ian wasn't the same; now he was just the popular one... and you weren't the same either. Time passed, you grew up, and you continued with your routine, but you didn't play games as much anymore. You had new friends, and... maybe even a fling.

But everything had to go to hell. Ian started inviting you to the game, over and over again. You rejected him, or just ignored him. It wasn't revenge, it was exhaustion. Until you'd had enough and joined in. You saw Ian with tears in his eyes. A part of you felt sad. You wanted to talk like before, to ask him what was wrong, but you just stayed quiet. When he noticed, he wiped his eyes and smiled. "Hi..."

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