conversations by a rug

A young boy falls for a girl, but the girl doesn't feel the same way so he spirals out for a bit but he's realises that he's just happy to be there as a friend after a long night of binge smoking and drinking all alone. He's never received the validation he's been spewing around his lady love but the elders have said that's what life is all about so he's alone like a troubadour.