part 1

"What happened? What did you do?" Ben said as he moved to stand in front of them, leaning against the counter opposite and looking down on his friends.

"I told him I loved him."

"And he wasn't ready to hear that?" Ben said sadly, putting the pieces together.

"No," Marcus said, a prominent tremor now audible as he spoke.

Wincus 3 part oneshot (threeshot??)