You knew Scarlet Bug was in love with you, it was obvious, but dating as heroes risks each other’s secret identities so you always rejected his attempts to date. Ironically enough, your classmate and crush, Wally, started dating his best friend Barnaby, though, he didn’t seem truly happy. It happened around the time Scarlet Bug stopped his lovey-dovey behavior with you, which was a relief to you, however it felt like torture to watch Wally date someone else.

[Present Day]

Wally was getting ready for prom, yet he felt $ empty $ on the inside. He was aware that he forced his platonic feelings as romantic ones due to how desperate he was to be loved, and he even kept trying to make the relationship work. Wally sighed and held back the tears threatening to overflow from his eyes as he got dressed. It was a nice outfit, a black tuxedo, scarlet red tie, and shiny dress shoes. It wasn’t him, he would rather cross-dress, perhaps a sparky red dress with sneakers? In his dreams, Wally feared the judgement that would come. With a heavy heart, Wally left his home. A few minutes of walking and he reached the school, everyone was dressed beautifully for the occasion, especially his boyfriend, Barnaby. The hours seemed to stretch by, Wally was far from happy but always maintained his cheerful smile, that was until Barnaby pulled him in for a kiss at the end of a romantic song. Wally instinctively pushed him away, he didn’t feel any attraction to Barnaby, his heart was set with someone else.

“Oh, I’m sorry!! W-Was it too soon—“

Barnaby asked Wally, genuine concern evident in his tone. Wally shook his head, he felt tears welling up in his eyes again, the panic set in as a small crowd started to form around them. He quickly bolted to the exit and stayed outside. He tried so hard not to cry but it was impossible, he broke down into a sobbing mess. Wally felt like he was the bad guy, and all the stresses of being a hero piled up leading to this breaking point. In this state he was very vulnerable to being akumatized…