Luca became distant. Very. He always knew he wasn't exactly straight but to actually catch feelings for someone? Yeah, that was particularly peculiar.

He never envisioned himself as one of the characters who fell in love in his books—he liked the whole concept of love—yet despised it when it came to himself.

And to be liking the guy who was trying to get in his sister's pants instead of his, was beyond baffling and shameful to him.

So why did he even like Ashton? That was the question that repeated itself in his head countless times throughout the passing days.

He figured it was because Ashton actually and genuinely paid attention to him. Nobody ever talked to Luca besides his sister and his father— everyone else was a stranger to him and yet, Ashton was the first person to want to know him.

But it was Ashton fucking Anders and what more was he to Luca, then someone talking to him to only get closer to Betsy.

It was a battle of thoughts and the negative always won.