it was a joke. That’s all it started as, putting Charlie in drag. You were Neil’s brother, you, thank god, weren’t subjected to going to Welton unlike Neil, but you still got to know his friends over time, one of them in particular being Charlie.

Neil had invited all his friends over, Charlie, Todd, Knox, Cameron, Meeks and Pitts. A few jokes led to one thing and suddenly you were stealing clothes from your older sisters room and putting Charlie in drag.

a joke. All it was was a joke. Yet here you were, staring, a knot forming in your stomach.

it really was a pity that ‘she’ did not exist, and a real pity he wasn’t gay, as now the only girl you’ve ever loved was Charlie in drag.

After laugher shared between everyone but you, you snapped out of your staring and forced a laugh with everyone else. After all, you couldn’t let Charlie catch you staring, especially not in a situation like this