Thanks a Lot, Universe
āYou and Brian seem really close. Just wondering if youāre, like, together.ā āLike a couple? No. But heās my best friend. I care about him a lot.ā āI know.ā Brian knows that anxiety and depression arenāt magically fixed overnight, but he still doesnāt understand why itās all hitting him so hard right now. Sure, his dad is in prison and middle school is stressful, but heās seeing a therapist, heās got good friends, and heās 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 āCursed Monster Brianā and snap whenever someone asks him whatās wrong? Ezra is trying his best to look out for Brian, but heās not sure that heās actually helping. Sure, theyāre still best friends, but as Ezra prepares for the talent show, he also starts talking with Victorāthe kid who relentlessly bullied Brian last year. It seems like Victorās changed, and whenever he and Ezra hang out, Ezraās stomach feels a little bit swoopy. But even if he likes making music with Victor, it feels like heās betraying his best friend. And he worries that heās falling for another boy who wonāt return his feelings ā¦ 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 otherāeven when it feels like everything around them is changing.