But her fears are my fears, and I’ve been so afraid of all the things I’ll lose, it never occurred to me that Becca would be afraid of losing the same things.

Because I’m always putting myself first.

“So what do you want me to do, then?” I ask, trying to keep my voice level.

“You’re pissed,” she says.

“No,” I say, and it honestly blows my mind that I mean it. I’m not mad. I’m just—well, I guess I just want to learn how to work the curtains for a little while so maybe she can take a break. “I want to give you the same support you’ve always given me, so just tell me how, I guess.”

Becca lets out a breath. “I just need some space. Some time to figure stuff out.”

“Okay.”

“And Noah?”

“Yeah.”

“You’ll always be my best friend. I promise.”

And I know she means it, but I also know that things don’t last forever. Whatever we were, it’s changing, and I just have to hold on to the hope that our new something will be enough.

When we hang up, I immediately turn to the Diary. I know I promised her I wouldn’t take action without talking to her first, but she was the one who said she didn’t want to talk, so . . .

Sunday, July 1

MeetCuteDiary posted:

There’s a rumor going around that the Diary is posting stolen stories without getting permission to use them. I don’t know who started this rumor, or why you hate the Diary so much, but can you please just DM me and we can figure something out? You’re going to hurt so many people over a rumor you know isn’t even true. Please just contact me, and we’ll fix this. Please.

Step 10: The Release

The big bad conflict that tries to pry you both apart, the moment you think maybe the relationship won’t survive.

Monday, July 2

Itwasntme posted:

Anybody else see that Meet Cute Diary post and get a little apprehensive? Do y’all believe the Diary’s really innocent here? Idk if I want to keep supporting them with all this drama.

Undeservedpressure replied: The Diary’s definitely at fault here. Just look at the power imbalance. That blog’s huge!

FOBwrotethissongaboutme replied: I don’t know either, but I’m probably just gonna bail. This is too stressful for me.

Barelybaileye replied: Noah and Drew are so cute tho! Who cares what happened with the meet cutes.

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