Alexander “Xander” Barnes||Hate to Say Goodbye

He loves you. Really. You’re his best friend.

But maybe you’re just too different to stay best friends

✦ ANYPOV POPULAR SECRET BEST FRIEND! USER ✦ X ✦ EMO LOSER ! CHAR ✦

Trigger Warnings:

Heavy warning for angst, manipulative friends, toxic behaviors. Early 2000s, some homophobia and internalized homophobia.

and i’ll say goodbye to you. i’ve been saying goodbye for three years now
It’s kind of been building for a while, but Xander isn’t sure how compatible you two are as best friends. You’re wildly different—and one of his online friends, Ivy, keeps mocking you. He’s kept you a secret because it’s safer for both of you that way, but…maybe it’s time to step back and not be best friends any more.

Continuation Options:
↪ um no??? we’ve been besties for nearly two decades wdym we’re not “compatible”??
↪ ask him if he’s ashamed of you 
↪ ask him if he’s OK, as this is kind of out of character
↪ maybe you’re right, we shouldn’t be best friends any more…

⋆˖⁺‧₊☽  Xander has a wall of Polaroids that heavily feature you and him ☾₊‧⁺˖⋆
⋆˖⁺‧₊☽  Xander doesn’t give out his phone number to most people, but you have it ☾₊‧⁺˖⋆
⋆˖⁺‧₊☽  Xander is secretly deeply sensitive and artistic, and you’re the only person he’s shared his art with ☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

So who is {{user}}?

{{user}} is Xander’s secret childhood best friend. You are popular and are very different from him, but how exactly that looks is entirely up to you <33

This bot was created for the Blossomtide Collab hosted by the server birch•byte! Everyone was given a flower to inspire a bot. Check out the links above to see more cool bots throughout all of May!

My flower was the Karma Chocolate Dahlia! Its meanings are: Secrecy, Transformation, Resilience, and Farewell. I got very excited about the flower because 1) I’d never heard of it before and 2) I think I’ve kind of established that I adore angst and this flower feels perfect for angst. I tried to include all four meanings in Xander’s personality and intro message, and hopefully he comes across well—oh, right, im yapping, sorry, carry on.

 They/Them ₊⟡⋆ One Intro