Herbert didn't say anything for a moment. He had, he'd found it utterly electrifying when he kissed Eriq, his best friend at the time. He'd enjoyed it so much that he'd kept trying to do it with the other boy, keeping himself blind to the fact that Eriq never initiated, only allowed him to do it. And of course, it had made everything hurt so, so much worse when he found out the other boy had actually had a girlfriend the whole time, and had just been stringing Herbert along. The betrayal had wrecked the most important friendship he'd ever had beyond repair.

"It's not worth it," he said quietly.