"I got sucker punched in the face." He said bluntly, staring the other boy down shrewdly before letting some of the tension relax from his shoulders.
Eric's surprise was somewhat satisfying in it's own right, and Carson let it soak in. For a second he considered leaving it at that, but if he was honest he did want to be able to vent about his frustration with that evening to someone. But the older boy had to remind him of what an even bigger cluster-fuck the previous day had been, and he couldn't hide the way his face pinched. "I don't know how you found out, but it isn't a big deal." He said evasively, stepping back and leaving the door open so the other boy could follow. "Birthdays are just the same as every other day, the only difference is that you have one less year to achieve your goals."
"Besides," he continued with a shrug. "You decided not to go to prom anyway. So it isn't like the fact it was my birthday was going to make a difference."
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Eric's surprise was somewhat satisfying in it's own right, and Carson let it soak in. For a second he considered leaving it at that, but if he was honest he did want to be able to vent about his frustration with that evening to someone. But the older boy had to remind him of what an even bigger cluster-fuck the previous day had been, and he couldn't hide the way his face pinched. "I don't know how you found out, but it isn't a big deal." He said evasively, stepping back and leaving the door open so the other boy could follow. "Birthdays are just the same as every other day, the only difference is that you have one less year to achieve your goals."
"Besides," he continued with a shrug. "You decided not to go to prom anyway. So it isn't like the fact it was my birthday was going to make a difference."