Oh God, they were kissing. Did he kiss him? When did he do that? Oh. Wait. No, it was Holden kissing him. Woah, that was bad, right? This was bad. He felt wrong for doing it this way. He swiftly pushed Holden back but kept his hands on his shoulders, knowing that doing any of this without Holden's consent was a line cross.

"Holden." He looked him in the eyes and then looked away, unable to look him in the eyes. "We shouldn't-- I've got HIV. AIDS. I, erm, yeah." He knew he didn't need to add much. It spoke for itself. Death sentence. Slutty. Gay. Spread easily. Maybe he was dumb but he didn't know if swapping spit was dangerous or not. "Sorry. Should have warned you."