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i mean i don’t think lyle really told ash that it was from his friends. by his statement finally opening up, he wasn’t necessarily blaming him, but was more upset that he made assumptions and instead of being honest with him about the entire situation and his insecurity, he pretended everything was okay which lead to more misunderstandings. it’s fucked up for his friends to do that for sure and i don’t know maybe his friends never talked about hazel in front of ash himself like that
Wdym Lyle finally opened up?? As if the situation is his fault???
Even when I give Ash the benefit of the doubt and assume he doesn't know that his friends talked about his ex nonstop, it still doesn't justify shifting the blame on Lyle. In the first place, why didn't Ash tell his "friends" about Hazel cheating, if it hurt him a lot? I can not understand it at all. Also, he should've known that his friends still like Hazel a lot, so the least I would've expected are comparisons. And it's honestly not fair to Lyle if he's constantly being compared to a well-liked ex.
Even then, all of that wouldn't have been much of a problem if Ash had just given Lyle a heads-up beforehand. Just a quick "hey my friends really liked my ex, so they might be talking about him but you're the only one in my heart now".
And then, he dares to indirectly blame Lyle for the whole situation that was entirely caused by him and his friends??? He knows how shy and insecure his partner is (honestly just throwing him into his horde of friends was not a cool move already) and he's supposed to love him how he is but then he low-key shames him for it??? Nah.
Also, imagine for a quick second Lyle had been bullied by Ash's friends. Of course, he wouldn't have gone tattling to Ash, scared Ash might not believe him or maybe he's just overthinking it. He would have suffered in silence as well. But Ash didn't even try to find out what happened after asking Lyle. If it was me, I would be interrogating my friends asap. Honestly, it already pissed me off that Ash was missing from the group half the time when they're his damn friends. That might just be the introvert in me tho. That shit would give me the same amount of anxiety I had when my parents left me alone at the cashier. （￣へ￣）