Shy Boy Ch.3: The Change
The time that Eric and Travis spent with each other remained consistent and often very steamy.
Leo, on the other hand, wasn't around as much as he used to. He took it very hard after his parents' divorce and moved out of the neighborhood with his mom.
The dynamic between the friends seemed to waver. Eric kept Travis very busy with his many sexual fantasies that they brought to life. However, he did become less friendly towards Travis.
They only interacted when it was time for Eric to get his dick sucked or maybe to play a new game that he bought. As time progressed, Travis grew closer to Eric's older sister Sophia and less so with Eric.
Sophia would prove to be a voice of reason and someone truly accepting of Travis's differences. She was the first person to spot Travis's sexual preference, it wasn't hard because she was bisexual. At least, that's what she told him.
A week later, Travis's social life would be flipped upside down, his sexual activities and appetite would be revealed to his general friend group. Apparently, his "friends" told everyone that Travis was gay behind his back.
He was absolutely devastated by the betrayal from his best friends for literally all his life. To make matters worse, he was told that Eric's family was moving, and he would never see Sophia in person again.
Travis spent almost a month without directly interacting with people around him outside of his parents. Even after hearing the news about Sophia and Eric moving, he just bottled up his feelings.
He and Eric's interactions immediately stopped after the betrayal. Eric tried to contact him, but the trauma never disappeared or healed. He just separated himself from the gang.
Honestly, Sophia was the only person who never treated him differently. In fact, she embraced him more closely than she did prior to his outing. It's almost as if she took him under her wing because she knew that she wasn't going to be there for him.
The days, weeks and months seem to whisp by until it was their final day together. They spent every weekend attending parties together, watching movies at the local theater and he accompanied her while she got a tattoo.
"Stars just resonate with me, and they look so sexy on me, don't they?" Sophia asked as she gestured to the line of stars tattooed below her waistline.
Travis smiled for a moment as he observed her tattoo. "Soph, you know I love blue, and the stars look so cute. Next time we visit a tattoo shop, I'll be getting one too!"
Life moved on with Travis, it was like he was missing a piece of himself without Sophia and even Eric. He didn't have a sister to talk about guys and he didn't have his "best friend."