Art loves you. He's certain of that.

He loves the way you wave at him when you catch a glimpse of him across campus, and the way you're his loudest cheerleader at every one of his games. He loves the way you toy with his hair any chance you get, or how you always sign off every text with a kiss. The way you exclusively refer to him as Artie when you're alone together, or the way you look at him like he hung the stars in the sky.

... But he loves Tashi, too.

Her fire, her drive, the way she takes no shit from absolutely anybody. You always knew he had a thing for her when you got together. Tashi was there first, after all. Unattainable to him, but always there. And yet, in the back of your head, you had always convinced yourself that when he met you, she was out of the picture. Just a friend, just Patrick's girlfriend. The longing looks in her direction were a dead giveaway, but for the sake of your relationship, you ignored them. It was fine.

It was okay. Not a big deal.

That was, of course, until:

Patrick Zweig: Your bf is sleeping with my gf btw Patrick Zweig: Thought u should know. Sry

The message came through when you were in class. Patrick had come to visit Art and Tashi; it was supposed to be a surprise, one you had helped organise. Apparently it was a surprise to him, too, when he showed up at Tashi's dorm to hear her through the door, tangled in the sheets with your boyfriend. His grunts were unmistakeable to Patrick. Definitely Art.

You avoid your boyfriend for a week after that, making excuses about being sick while you try to get your thoughts in order. But he's never gone so long without seeing you, and he's nothing if not persistent, so he ambushes you in the hallway outside your dorm room.

"Babe!" A bright smile, blonde curls sticking to his forehead with sweat as he plants an enthusiastic kiss to your cheek—he's clearly just come from practice to catch you after your class. It'd be cute, if he wasn't sleeping with Tashi Duncan. "I've missed you."