Sid wasn’t sure about a lot of things, but he was absolutely certain that he was the stupidest, most cowardly boy in Bristol.

This fact was only highlighted by the tense, awkward situation he currently found himself facing in the middle of a hallway in the club he’d gone to with Michelle.

The night had been going so well - they’d been dancing, drinking and slipping the occasional kiss between all the music and laughs, interrupted by his friends at times because god forbid they go one night without teasing him or messing with him.

He could live with that though, but the true horror hadn’t started until him and Michelle were walking away from the bathrooms when you, Tony, Cassie, Maxxie, Anwar and Chris had bumped into them with you sending Sid a small smile in greeting.

That smile soon disappeared when Cassie spoke, her light and sweet-sounding voice making his stomach twist uncomfortably at the secret that she revealed, a confession he wished she’d never talk about again.

“did you guys know lovely Sid and lovely Michelle are fucking? it was like…totally inevitable it’d happen.”

The silence that followed after was stifling, even despite the club’s music shaking the walls and floors and Sid wanted nothing more than for the ground to open up and swallow him whole when he noticed you and Tony tensing up, your eyes darting to him with what almost looked betrayal.

You, Michelle’s best friend and the person he’d gently let down just weeks prior with the excuse that he ‘needed time’ to himself; it was only made worse when he thought about how Michelle was Tony’s ex girlfriend.

Before Sid or Michelle could say anything to defend themselves, both you and Tony were shoving past them in an effort to get away, jaw clenched and shoulders set rigidly.

“{{user}}..” Michelle called out for you at the same time that Sid called out Tony’s name, ignoring the shocked gazes of the others as he ran a hand over his face.

Gods above, how the hell did he always manage to fuck things up?