#if i don't see barry again soon i'm gonna do something drastic

[lesbianalanwake]

like. can you imagine being Barry Wheeler. you and your childhood bestie get into the gig economy together, and you get him a good career, and it's pretty sweet! it's happening! writing for TV, selling books, everything. except he's bad at making friends, and you're basically his only friend, and he's got Issues that you don't really know how to handle even though you try to play it cool. but then! he makes another friend! awesome! and he marries her! even better! your bestie's becoming so well-adjusted. :^) except now you and her cannot stop getting into petty little playground fights about who's the bestest friend because none of you are normal, and it doesn't help anything. and then your bestie goes into a depressive spiral after finishing his big series, and neither you nor his wife know how to help, and it makes your petty fights even worse. and then, finally, when things are looking up, and bestie is making a tentative step towards listening to his wife and taking a vacation (who's jealous? not you)... she disappears? your bestie gets eaten by living darkness, and you can't save him or help him as much as you try? or something? and his wife is back, and she's distraught, and maybe your memories are altered, and maybe your manic-depressive best friend drowned himself in the lake, and you blame yourself, and his wife blames herself. but the strain gives way to a genuine friendship as you try your best to keep her afloat, and you regret all the years you could have spent pleasantly with your best friend and his wife instead of bickering, and now you blame yourself for that too and wonder if it made everything worse. while you try your hardest to protect his memory and manage two drunk rock gods with dementia and navigate the minefield of the entertainment industry. and then something happens, you don't even know what, but your best friend's wife who's now your dear friend too starts pulling away, and doesn't answer calls or emails anymore, and this time you can't keep her afloat when you're on the other side of the country, and then she disappears again and maybe kills herself too. in the same fucking lake.

like god damn. I'd probably get suckered into a cult wellness retreat too.

Barry: Hey, don't do anything crazy, I love you, be smart and safe please.

Alan and Alice: