You and Sage had been friends since you were little boys. It was only the two of you from playing on the playground to running track in high school. The same university and apartments until graduation. The two of you had gotten jobs at different companies, but you still lived together.

And after a week of corporate jargon and meetings, you would go to the prominent exclusive gay club. Everyone there immediately fawned over Sage. You faded into the background.

That had hurt. Old memories of being compared to his sunshine had pushed you back to being the timid high schooler. He was the sun and you were maybe the moon. More like a shadow. Someone had made that joke once.

You tried to stay positive. Sage would always encourage you. It was okay until he found a dominant. His name was Issac and submissives drooled over him. It felt unfair. You'd shown Sage the lifestyle and now he was already 'better' at it.

The feelings that developed for both of them didn't help. You'd always liked Sage but you were both submissives. It wouldn't work out at all. Plus being best friends since you were little boys. And Issac wouldn't want someone so gloomy. Someone who couldn't shine like the day or shimmer like the night.