Alright then! It's boring as HELL but im going to keep it simple.
In a nutshell, I have a class of some sort. In that class are me and my friends. Also in that class are two guys ("straight boys", if you will
) who are very close friends (I am friends with both of them, to an extent). And of course, I have friends in that class too.
A couple weeks ago, one of them told me they have a crush on the other as I was walking with my friends. We all laughed about it thinking he was joking, only to realize a couple weeks later through text that he in fact, was not joking
. Of course, out of immaturity or something, my friends ended up telling the other boy. And they were as vocal and non-inconspicuous about it as they could possible be
. The other guy knew exactly what was going on, and that they were telling people. The rest of the day ended up being extremely awkward and quiet for everyone. The other boy (that's not gay) ended up staying around us and we kind of gave the other guy the cold shoulder just to avoid awkwardness. He ended up working with people he didn't really know , avoiding us as well and stuff. It made me feel SO bad.
I'm not out yet (don't drag me), but I really want to say something or help him feel better. However, if I do, rumors and whispers will inevitably start up. My friends are generally being cold to him, but I don't want them to start looking at me weird and giving me the cold shoulder just for trying to help him. I also don't want to loose them as friends (I know, they're terrible,). They believe what they did was the right thing and OK(???). I also don't want the outed guy to feel uncomfortable if I say something, or think that I'm being thirsty either or something
.
Everything is just really awkward, so I don't really know what I could say without making him (the gay one) really uncomfortable. Maybe I'm just over-thinking this because I'm in the closet too but... What should I do? How should I word what I say to the outed guy? What should I say to my friends?
