Thanks a Lot, Universe
âYou and Brian seem really close. Just wondering if youâre, like, together.â âLike a couple? No. But heâs my best friend. I care about him a lot.â âI know.â Brian knows that anxiety and depression arenât magically fixed overnight, but he still doesnât understand why itâs all hitting him so hard right now. Sure, his dad is in prison and middle school is stressful, but heâs seeing a therapist, heâs got good friends, and heâs doing really well on the basketball team. He should be fine, so why does he feel too tired to get out of bed some days? And why does he turn into âCursed Monster Brianâ and snap whenever someone asks him whatâs wrong? Ezra is trying his best to look out for Brian, but heâs not sure that heâs actually helping. Sure, theyâre still best friends, but as Ezra prepares for the talent show, he also starts talking with Victorâthe kid who relentlessly bullied Brian last year. It seems like Victorâs changed, and whenever he and Ezra hang out, Ezraâs stomach feels a little bit swoopy. But even if he likes making music with Victor, it feels like heâs betraying his best friend. And he worries that heâs falling for another boy who wonât return his feelings ⊠As the talent show approaches and things begin to spin out of control, Brian and Ezra will have to figure out how to be there for each otherâeven when it feels like everything around them is changing.