What a bad position to find your selves in, I feel bad for both friends.

That was really good. It was very realistic and I could feel the character's inner conflict .
And it would be really so much easier if sexual orientation was a choice, but it isn't. The story touched my feelings.

This is fantastic. And I'm not the most eloquent reviewer, so I'm gonna stop there.

As for the personal thing, I find writing to be the best catharsis.

You see so many stories where the gay kid has been in love with the best friend, and the best friend so conveniently turns out to be gay as well, but.. in real life it really doesn't work that way. This gave me an important insight as to how those who actually have their friends in love with them feel, and how heart-wrenching it is to not be able to love them back, no matter how much you want to. It's really, truly awful. I hope both Gene and Jonathon find solace. You wrote this really, really well. Thank you for sharing.

This was sort of hard for me to read because it's personal for me, because I was Gene, once. Thanks though, it's really given me insight and it was well written an relatable, well, for me at least.

That was a good story. I could tell it was personal from the moment you said their ages in preschool. It has a lot of potential to be a novel. You should think about making it into one! One thing i'd like to point out is that you mention their names in every other sentence. It was a bit repetative. Other than that it was great!

I wish I will never have to be in Jonathan's shoes... I mean... it hurts to see your bestfriend suffering. but, it is unbearable to know that it is YOU who hurt him/her.

You wrote it fantastically. it was... as if...I could feel the emotion...