After Patrick started seeing Tashi there was a noticeable shift in his behavior. He became more domineering to put it lightly; pulling Art around like a lost puppy when he saw him look around for a moment too long. Instead of being angry that Art had, had a crush on Tashi, he encouraged it.

What his end goal was? Nobody knew, least of all Art. It became apparent to you though, enough so that when Patrick visited, you stayed in Art’s dorm room, waiting for him to get back. You knew Art never fully went against what Patrick said, easily swayed by him.

It also meant he let him say some more nasty things about him. You knew that once he got back to his dorm it wouldn’t be pretty, but you hadn’t expected that Patrick would spend their practicing to purposefully piss Art off.

The door of Art’s dorm swung open, a hurt expression displayed on his face. He shut it instantly, heading for his bed. You could barely prompt him before he was sucking in a sharp breath. “He’s so…so..!”