Grian's Perspective-

It had been about five days since Grian agreed to ask his friend for advice. He had been procrastinating partly because of nerves, but mostly because Jimmy had clubs during lunch (or he forgot that he agreed to meet Grian alone in the library).

Finally, on Thursday, Grian waited outside Jimmy's fifth period to walk him to the library. Jimmy was surprised but happy to help out and they sat at a table together.

"So what advice did you need from me?" Jimmy asked, tilting his head.

"Mumbo's not great at advice and you've known me longer than he has." Grian explained, not pointing out how another reason was the fact that Jimmy had a crush on Scott currently and could perhaps helpGrian map out his feelings.

"Oh, okay." Jimmy shrugged, resting his chin on his hand. "So what's up?"

Grian took a deep breath. "Do you remember Scar/"

"Yeah."

"Well um...cod, why am I nervous?" Grian laughed, ignoring how Jimmy looked a little concerned. "Okay, I'm gonna spit it out."

Jimmy sat up, fully facing his friend.

"We...kind of...confessed to each other a bit ago?" Grian winced as his voice cracked, and he watched Jimmy's eyes go wide. He continued to push on, swallowing his fears. "It's complicated but basically, we'vebeen kind of flirting a bit more and on Valentine's I asked him what was up with that and we agreed we'd ask friends for advice on what the heck we should do and...yeah."

"Wait, wait, wait...how close are you two?"

"Pretty close. I mean...we'd been telling each other like...I love you and stuff for a bit..." Grian mumbled the last part, staring at the table.

Jimmy looked shocked. "You've been what?!"

Grian kicked his ankle. "Calm down! Don't look so shocked."

"Are you sure you two aren't already dating?"

Grian sighed and ran a hand down his face. "Jimmy, please. I didn't tell you this so you could tell me how stupid I am, I told you this so I could get advice."

"Advice on what? How to not be oblivious?"

"Oh rich coming from you." Grian snapped.

Jimmy blushed and he took a breath. "Alright, fine. What exactly did you want me to help you with?"

"Just..." Grian frowned, "Do you think this is a good idea? He's one of my closest friends..."

Jimmy tapped his fingers on the table and shrugged. "I don't know, honestly. If he makes you happy, I think you should. Besides, it's probably better to try it rather than ignore it."

"But what if it all blows up? It is long distance."

"Well, you really like him, right?"

Grian nodded, watching Jimmy's expressions.

"If you both like each other, you'll make it work I'm sure." Jimmy's ears turned red as he tried to give an example. "Honestly...for me, at least, one of the reasons I like Scott is because he's one of the few people who can really...handle me, I guess."

He noticed Grian's confused expression and elaborated. "Like...he knows me and knows how to help me in my different moods. And I can do the same for him. And if you and Scar are close friends, shouldn't that make dating easier? Cause like, it's not like everything changes when you date, you're just...together."

Grian paused, thinking about what Jimmy had said. "I guess..." He eventually said, glancing up, "I'm just scared everything may fall apart, or I rush into things, or like..." He shut his eyes tightly and took a breath."I'm just scared it'll end up like my last relationship even though we're a lot better at communicating."

"I mean, you'll never really know until you take the plunge."

The boy in the sweater raised an eyebrow. "How would you know?"

Jimmy rolled his eyes. "Listen, did you want my help or not?"

Grian laughed and Jimmy shook his head, grinning. "I don't know, Grian, it's up to you. But from what I've heard, I think he's really nice and you should go for it."

He glanced up at his friend, surprised by his sincerity, and he slowly nodded. "Yeah..." Grian whispered, his heart racing a little just at the thought of being something more with Scar. "I think I will."