it’s 2:45 AM that isn’t important but it gives context Ethan and Chad headcanons
Ethan is in constant conflict about how he feels about Chad
because Chad is Chad
he played football in high school and he flirts with girls like it’s nothing and he high fives people when walking to class and everybody loves him
and Ethan resents him for the fact that everybody loves him when most people don’t even like Ethan
because even when he wasn’t sitting with his shoulders in, trying to act as non threatening as possible, with insecure virgin comments and cardboard costumes
before richie died and he didn’t have to play a part for some big scheme to get revenge, when he would act closer to who he really was
people didn’t like him then either
no one would high five him in the hallways or think about him with fondness
no body would talk about him the way he was sure they would talk about chad
and he hates to admit it but he’s jealous of it
that everyone loves chad
but he’s living with the guy and he’s supposed to make friends with him
and no matter how much he doesn’t want to see it he sees why people love chad so much
chad shakes his shoulders and makes him laugh
chad offers to buy him lunch and puts his arm around his shoulders while they walk to class
chad calls him cute and when ethan was sick chad made him chicken soup
they live together for six months and he sees Chad sitting on the floor puking into the toilet hungover and still saying please and thank you when Ethan gets him advil and water
he’s jealous of chad for how much love he gets but he loves him just as much as everyone else does
he hates him too though
not when he’s flirting with girls or talking about football or whatever bullshit
he hates him the most when he’s sitting next to Mindy
and their both smiling and laughing at each other
and Sam and Tara are across from them just as happy
looking like a family
ethan sees chad in those moments and he hates him
he hates seeing chad laughing eating dinner with his family
when ethan won’t ever have that again
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