The Boyfriend Lie — Episode 10

Stop sending me ugly gross shit. Ripey me. Oh my god. This was a massive misunderstanding.

At the time, my brain was frying because of Chloe. Meanwhile, Leo's bros were spamming me with chats of Leo sitting alone at a club VIP looking all heartbroken with a drink. It made me sick.

I angrily typed out that text, copied it, and fired it off to every single one of his bros in my recents. I accidentally pasted it to Julian, too. No, no, no, no. I texted the wrong person.

The dog was adorable. It wasn't ugly at all. If anything, my meme was the gross one. Please, please don't take it personally. My face was burning red as I frantically explained.

His expression relaxing. The bunny in your profile picture is cool. I blinked, instantly excited. I drew it. It's the logo for my band.

Band? Yeah. I put together an indie grunge band called Riot Rabbit. I'm the lead singer. We're all just students from different majors.

That's badass. Getting a compliment from him made me suddenly shy. We even really hope we can land a slot at the campus music festival next month. It's super competitive for student bands to make the main stage lineup,

but we'd kill for a chance to actually perform up there. Julian listened quietly. Riot rabbit? The corners of his lips curving into a warm, genuine smile.

You'll get your stage. I'll make sure to be in the front row. It was the first time I'd seen him really smile. It hit me right in the chest.