I Fell In Love With My High School Best Friend (Gay Storytime Animation)

[@AarenHuang]

What was your first love like?

[@jacksonevans5679]

Handsome, roguish, kind, and quite possibly the most evil man alive.

[@AarenHuang]

@@jacksonevans5679 Lol this sounds like a different guy I had a crush on. He played me as well as other boys with that handsome face.

[@avatarstudios5091]

My First Love Was A Nice Boy quite kind not cool but kinda cool best friend and stuff I liked him from the first time I saw him I liked him for about two years until he got a girlfriend and I know it hurts when someone else has a partner I felt the same way when my heart got destroyed but I got over him eventually...🙃😭🥲

[@AarenHuang]

@@avatarstudios5091 Wow 2 years is quite a long time. Good to hear you were able to get over him though. It can be a very difficult process.

[@FanaticMind_]

Haven’t had one yet.

[@sisser8565]

This... This hurts 😭😭😭 It's too relatable...

[@AarenHuang]

First love can be so beautiful and strong, yet so painful too 😭

[@FanaticMind_]

Dude tell him. You seem like you’d be great together. Oh he’s with someone, never mind 😂

[@AarenHuang]

Haha thanks. He's in a long term relationship with his boyfriend already. And he's doing residency in a different state. I don't think we would ever be together at this point, but we will always be good friends. I think I will tell him I was in love with him some day.

[@FanaticMind_]

@@AarenHuang Sounds like the best option to me. I just wanna meet someone in real life at this point, or anyone at all. Whether that’s a friend or relationship.

[@AarenHuang]

@@FanaticMind_ It's good to make friends with a long-term mindset. :) I've made friends through online apps who have introduced me to other people who I also became friends with.

[@FanaticMind_]

@@AarenHuang I’m going to college next year, so maybe I can make friends there.

[@AarenHuang]

@@FanaticMind_ College is a great place to meet new people and make friends! :)

[@LenHealsU]

This story hit home! I was the same way! When I was 18, I had a crush on a friend, 16. I knew he wanted it just as much as I did, but we were both too scared to act upon it for fear of everyone finding out, for we had the same circle of (Straight) friends and our families all knew each other. . This was back in 1966. I'm 74 now. Back in those days it was much more dangerous to come out in public than it is today. Fear of all the vicious gossip associated with it, violent harassment, and worse! I recently found out that he had been in the military in Vietnam and contracted that Agent Orange, which took his life. That "what if" has haunted me till this very day. I could've, should've, would've, but didn't. I could have prevented that whole scenario (Vietnam) where we potentially could have lived a happy loving life together. Bottom line: Better to get a "no" answer or rejection than to go through life with that "what if" tearing you apart for decades. I have publicly come out to more long time Straight friends and relatives this past year than I did all the years since I was born put together! And I must say that I can finally breathe! Thank God I look much younger than I actually am, due to healthy eating, exercise, etc. So, there's still a chance?

[@teden6505]

2:44 that went from 0 to 100 real fast.

[@reepacheirpfirewalker8629]

My first love was when I was 4 and my best friend who was the same age I didn't want to be with anyone else but him. Now in my 50's I still think about him as being what always made me smile. And still does.

[@ScienceProject99]

Love your stories, as a fellow gay asian with plenty of crushes back in high school. But I have to admit it is super anticlimactic that you never let him know that you liked him back. I get that you were shy but if he told you he liked you, that was an obvious opportunity right there. but what can i say, expressing our feelings to others is hard especially in your case being raised as super religious

[@AarenHuang]

That's a good point. I actually confirmed that he liked me when we were hanging out with another one of our friends. They talked about how Theo would tell her about his crush on me. I was surprised and unprepared to really tell both of them that I liked him. But I think I might do so in the future if a similar opportunity presents itself. Sorry for the anticlimax lol >

[@Vina.Acecook]

bro... I'm so in love with your channel 😭

[@AarenHuang]

😭 thank you!! i'm so glad you love it!

[@Vina.Acecook]

@@AarenHuang well to tell you my first love story... it was with one of my best friends as well... we were a group of 6 Vietnamese born German kids (3 of them are to this day my best friends of 20+ years friendship 🎉 we're all 30 now xD). I don't know how it happened but one day me and at that time one of my besties became really close. we always shared a bed when we had a group sleep over, we always sat next to each other, shared our meals and drinks, even hugged each other when going to sleep. we were like 12/13 years old at that time. and one day we kissed each other out of the blue and it was weird cuz at that time I never thought about such things but I felt like I was in heaven. the whole thing went on for year or so but we never actually said that we love each other. the other boys in the group never knew about us even though we often hugged right in front of them. especially at sleep overs which was like a weekly custom for us. ... and then came the day that he moved away... I was in shock I was devastated bc that whole last year he and I were inseparable... he was my love my life... I didn't know what to say and we couldn't even get to say farewell to each other properly... after that I realised that I was gay... part of me didn't even recognised it up to this point bc it felt so normal, so natural... I never thought about being gay when I was with him, it was just him and me that's all I ever knew... 6 years passed and his uncle asked me about the highschool I was in bc he wanted him to attend that school as well. gosh that day my heart skipped a beat or two I was excited but also really scared... I didn't know how to react, what to say when I would see him again. and so the day came and it was as I feared he buried all these memories away and had a gf at that time... we were still friends ofc and he would often come over to hang out and even sleep over sometimes but all in the spirit of friendship... nothing more nothing less... to this day I've never confronted him about that one special year... about us... to this day I have not told him that I was so in love with him and that I still did love him after 6 years when he came back... and now 13 years later we lost contact and I just keep this special year and person in my heart as my very first love story without him ever know anything. damn sorry for the long story 😂 edit: maybe it was all just teenage curiosity for him and that's all that it was.

[@AarenHuang]

@@Vina.Acecook Wow that was so sweet and so deep. I think what you said about how it just felt so natural really makes so much sense to me. I remember at prom, my best friend and I were just joking dancing with each other, and that felt so right. It just didn't feel as fun and as right dancing with girls lol. And hugging him and being with him felt so right too. Thank you so much for sharing. Sometimes these beautiful moments and memories aren't meant to be recreated because they are beautiful exactly where they are in that moment in time.

[@Vina.Acecook]

@@AarenHuang you're probably right. even if I tried to recreate it, it wouldn't be the same. the first love is probably always special as both sharing and gaining new experiences together.

[@AarenHuang]

@@Vina.Acecook Agreed. It's something that isn't entirely in our control either, but there is a beauty to it. :)

[@Rijnard.]

I love the way he tells the story

[@earlydable]

This was a great story of a great friendship, thank you for sharing

[@AarenHuang]

Glad to hear you think so and to have the opportunity to share it!

[@maxwellmediainc]

Homophobia ruins lives and this is a perfect example of that . I am so sorry you went through that and that you felt you couldn’t be honest I hope your in a better place now

[@vickieburger2654]

My first love? She's been my best friend for over 4 years now, we've been dating almost a year. (One year in June!) And She and I are both females. A few days after she moved into my neighbor hood I went down to her house and introduced myself to her. Her names ReAnna.

[@AarenHuang]

That's incredible! So glad to hear it worked out for the both of you. :) Sounds like you are a friendly person as well, introducing yourself.

[@BuriTechVids]

Very deep video! The last words "I'm done feeling guilt for simply being who I am." reminds me that there is more life situations that reminds you that this life isn't about other people opinion on a certrain things. I mean.. my example: Do you want to do something very deeply but you are so afraid of others opinion/reaction? Well, there are people who are afraid to do even simple things without overthink in head what will others say if they do it. I was like that.. And you know, there are some phrases like 'you live only once'.. But it has no real background or effect for you when you have no experience. It's plain phrase. Do you know when I really understood this phrase? When my dad was diagnosed with cancer (in my 25) and he died in less than 1 year after that.. You know, when something like this happens, you are going to reorder your life priorities because you know that anytime in the life you can lose everything and you start to feel immune of others opinions/reactions for certrain things. When you see how quickly you can lose your control over life.... you want to do things according to yourself. Yes, this was very sad part of my life, but on the other hand (i'm the type of person who is trying to find anything positive in negative situations), personally I started to be more freedom in terms of LGBT or doing things I like and maybe "man can't do because it's not common for men".. Or just stupid posting posts on Facebook about supporting LGBT community. I have my whole family there and practically now I don't care what they think about it.. It's my way, I want to help people, educate them in this and I want support my friends publicly. With no shame or overthinking.. Just live. I hope this was a bit understandeable, sorry for worser English.

[@AarenHuang]

Thank you so much for sharing! I had a similar experience with my mother, who passed away when I was 22 from cancer. I remember her saying, "I guess that's life", in a way that she expected more and had hoped for more. And she did - she had so many things she wanted to do, and I feel so sad when I think about how she wasn't able to do many of them. But it also got me to think about how short life can be, and to really evaluate what I care about and what matters to me. At the end of the day, like you said, we can't let other people's opinions and views stop us from doing what matters to us, from doing what we want. So glad to hear you are living fully. :)

[@mcfleury2253]

This hit me way harder than Love Simon

[@coffeebliss3230]

Wow, the person who voiced this is amazing

[@AarenHuang]

Yeah! He’s incredibly talented!

[@Ophidimancer]

Thank you for sharing your story!

[@AarenHuang]

You're very welcome :) I'm glad to have to chance to share it.

[@samgoodell8110]

I am a Christian. I believe in God. I am also gay. I don’t think they should be mutually exclusive. God teaches to love and we deserve to be loved. It doesn’t matter who you’re attracted to. All that matters is sharing love with that special person God made for you. ❤️❤️

[@ItsKadelyn]

I respect to you im bisexual

[@powermariobros]

Being gay is a lifestyle of sin. You may call yourself a Christian now but when the day of rapture comes, you’ll see your true placement either you go to the kingdom of Heaven with Jesus Christ or um… you already know.

[@TheEarthRealm]

Dude I'm soo glad I've never had to deal with unrequited love situations... 😩

[@charlie-hazard]

Dude. You're brave for being yourself while being in a religion like that. I'm glad that some people are like this and not homophobic. You'll also get a chance to tell him some day. Just be patient. :]

[@GABE_is_here]

Henny i don't even know how to define "first love", but i guess my real first love was when I was 18 during my 1 year pre-uni program... and of course it was unrequited. Long story short, he didn't have feelings for me (and also the fact that i was sending obvious signs on Story that it's not even a secret). We were friends, but not close though I tried to by asking him about his life. I knew what his ideal type was and undoubtedly, I don't belong in that category so I guess that's why (or maybe i was being cringey on my Story lol). I learned my lesson but ngl I still like him even though we don't go to the same uni now - and probably because I can't go out and meet anyone during the pandemic so he's the only one in my heart. I have a few crushes here and there but not to the point where I _love_ them. I've been single my whole life, and I had too many straight crushes before because my place is either closeted or gays just don't exist. Dating apps ruin my mental health because most just want pp and the hole, or they ghost me. I made a few friends there tho so I'm thankful for that. Yes I'm exposing myself but whatever haha Just found your channel btw. Here's +1 sub! and please keep doing what you're doing

[@AarenHuang]

It sounds like you were and still really like this guy. Sorry to hear that it's unrequited. I unfortunately am too used to that as well. Hopefully, after this pandemic lifts a bit, you'll be able to meet someone who likes you for who you are. Either way, I find that making friends in the gay community came often be even more fulfilling, so I'm glad to hear you've been able to make some. :) Thanks so much for the support. I hope to keep sharing!

[@markgonzalez3454]

I look forwards to Friday's just to se your vids My first real deep love was my best freind thought I just admired him but soon in 9 grade started to have a crush on him HARD All through out high school and few months ago I came out to him he was supportive about it but did say he's straight Took some time to get over him but good news is we still talk and hang out when we can 😁

[@AarenHuang]

Aw I look forward to sharing my videos on Friday's too! I may begin to post every other week since the animations are starting to taking a bit longer (sorry!), but I plan to keep making them :). So great to hear he was supportive and that you still talk and hangout! Yeah, it's hard when the guy is straight, but it sounds like through time, you've been able to get over him. Thanks for sharing!

[@BryanBMusic]

Your work is lovely

[@AarenHuang]

Thank you so much!

[@denismacm]

This video made me so sad 🥺 I hope one day you can tell him the truth ❤️

[@AarenHuang]

Got me emotional thinking back too! D: I think I will one day!

[@giusoriano]

This hits...hard. I've loved (truly) a guy who was in love with me but was also unable to express his feelings because of his beliefs: he didn't want to be in love with a guy. We don't talk to each other anymore cause he was so afraid of his sexuality that he did some awful things to me that I cannot forgive. I think that this kind of feeling is one of the most hurtful ones because you know that your loved one loves you back, but, for some personal things, he won't be with you, never.

[@justmeajah]

😭😭😭😭 nooooo

[@craigbradley3313]

Breaks my heart - like so many others - my first love will never know

[@priyapun6896]

Nice animation

[@TheMagnificentTrio]

I want a part two/update if you tell him!!! But only if you're comfortable doing that, lol. My first love was/is a guy I met in high school. I am lucky enough to have a supportive mother who is both religious but also grew up with gay friends. My dad's side of the family, on the other hand, not so much. It's okay though, I live with my mom and am much closer with her. Anyway, I am friends with this guy and I eventually developed feelings for him, but he’s straight (my crushes usually are, darn it). I did confess, and while he sees me as just a friend, he said he was flattered. I'm very lucky to have a friend like him; he sometimes kisses my cheek and we also cuddle sometimes (makes me swoon everytime💞💞💞). Again, he’s not gay, he's just an awesome guy. Very few straight friends are willing to do that for a gay friend (at least from what I've seen).

[@AarenHuang]

Wow yeah, that's so sweet of him to give you kisses and cuddles!! Great to hear you are surrounded by such loving and accepting people. Noted! If I do tell him, I'll keep in mind a part 2 haha. Thanks for letting me know that it's something you'd like to see!

[@TheMagnificentTrio]

@@AarenHuang No problem! I hope I do find someone who likes me romantically, but having a friend like my straight crush is still great for now. I also wish you luck and hope you find a man that makes you feel happy and special. You deserve happiness.

[@AarenHuang]

@@TheMagnificentTrio Thanks so much! I'm okay if I don't find one, but it would be nice to. :) Best wishes to you as well! In the meantime, glad to hear you are in good company.

[@evilisevil5778]

God, I need an update on this!

[@uthought9910]

im boutta cry

[@anirbandaschoudhary2874]

My first Love was a girl (well I'm bisexual) so I told her about my feelings it was very tough, but everything good we started relationship but after few months she cheated on me (it was my worst time). But now I have a boyfriend his name is Alex.

[@AarenHuang]

Sorry that you were cheated on. It's an awful thing. :( Nice to hear you have a boyfriend now though.

[@anirbandaschoudhary2874]

@@AarenHuang Yeah first love's betrayal broken me :( .But I handled myself alone because that time no one knows about my sexuality.(Awww thank you and I hope you one day you can tell him the truth

[@AarenHuang]

@@anirbandaschoudhary2874 Being hurt from love and relationships can be so intense, especially when we have to deal with it all by ourselves because we don't feel like we can share our sexuality with people close to us. But I've learned that there a lot of people over the world experiencing similar situations, and I find some comfort in knowing I'm not alone. I think I will tell him one day if there is an opportunity. :)

[@puppybutt]

​@@anirbandaschoudhary2874boy or girl

[@bluejin6710]

i love ur story and i think ur still fortunate as u found people in the circle , mine the other hand were sucks as they are all straights 😢

[@AarenHuang]

It's never too late to make new friends! But yeah, there was a bit of luck in how I ended up with the gay friends I have now. But before that, I only hung out with straight people too.

[@bluejin6710]

@@AarenHuang *hug*

[@LV-dz5vg]

5:00 this is so fucking gay, ILOVE IT🤣🖤💀

[@TonikirtasH]

Somehow, I cried.. :)

[@celierodrigues3811]

It was good story

[@elvist2810]

OMG. this makes me so sad. it's like my own story but in college. except my best friend was straight. and i suffered so much.

[@Pluto_boi]

relatable

[@PeLuRu4586]

Right in my kokoro. I need some tissues... 😭😭😭

[@AarenHuang]

same 😭, it gets me in the feels when i think back to those days

[@PeLuRu4586]

@@AarenHuang Send you a thousand virtual hugs 😭😭😭😭

[@AarenHuang]

@@PeLuRu4586 Thank you much ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ A thousand virtual hugs to you as well

[@ItsKadelyn]

Whats kokoro

[@PeLuRu4586]

@@ItsKadelyn It means "heart" in Japanese. The whole phrase means "relatable to the core of heart".

[@denisjunior7581]

Bro, im from brazil and i find your channel in tik tok, i realy liked your channel, is helping me to understand more inglish, thankyou

[@tOnySi]

lmao @ Filipino boy to the rescue

[@AarenHuang]

Hahaha yess, my beloved pinoy to save me from the social gravity of the cool korean kids

[@SomeGuy-cf2lp]

At least you had a better experience then I had. I once told my friend I loved him and he ghosted me for months, when I made caramel apples for him during Halloween he slammed the door on my face and told me to fuck off

[@AarenHuang]

I'm so sorry that happened to you. That must've definitely hurt so much. :( Hopefully you were able to move on from that. I know it would've been very difficult and taken quite some time for me to get over it, in a situation like that.

[@SomeGuy-cf2lp]

@@AarenHuang At least my second rejection was less worse but still as infuriating. I once enrolled in a Coffee class and I met a guy who loved video games including Halo just as much as me. I told him I liked him and he was cool with it and we stayed friends. When we graduated he had to move to Perth for a while to live with his mom so he can chose who to live with, his dad or his mom (their divorced). He promised that he'd come back in 3 months but due to covid he had to stay longer, he kept promising every week, every month that he'd come back but thanks to covid I had to wait 6 months for him to come back to Queensland. Only for him to text message me that he didn't like me that way. He made me wait 6 months for a text message rejection, he could have told me face to face 6 months ago.

[@AarenHuang]

@@SomeGuy-cf2lp Dang, I'm so sorry that happened. Do you think he might have liked you but then his feelings changed? It's so awful to drag it out that long.

[@SomeGuy-cf2lp]

@@AarenHuang no idea, he said he never explored his sexuality so he doesn't know. He also told me he left Bracken Ridge to and I quote: "Escape the gay drama"

[@AarenHuang]

It sounds like he may have been involved with more things for him to need to escape. D:

[@suyumi]

Me who's about to go to college and never got to experience something like this😭😭😭

[@justmeajah]

You will!

[@timthatshim8037]

This breaks my heart😢

[@boiyonetta]

Asian here. Similar situation as well. Religion and societal expectations are the real villains here.

[@indigodragon4098]

Lol I feel this

[@scxrpio7728]

8:10 Do you make wattpads?

[@040flo]

there is this guy i met in university 6 months ago and I was immediately attracted to him (very hot), also cause he gave me looks. We got to know each other and he has kind of a childish personality (innocent way) and I didnt make a move cause I felt like he didnt want to get too close somehow. He showed pretty clear signs of being attracted to me tho so now I'm pretty sure he was just afraid I was straight. I'm on an exchange year now but I'll ask him on a date when I go home for christmas. Hope I'll have the guts, I dont have anything to fear in particular after all

[@justmeajah]

Any updates?

[@pongtv2469]

I love that movieeeee

[@AarenHuang]

Nice! Loved it too!!

[@MrBama1819]

Something similar happened to me

[@AarenHuang]

How did things turn out in your situation?

[@taiga5845]

Bro when I heard that he had a boyfriend I legit just screamed “NOOOOOOOOOOOO!” This actually got me on my toes and almost the whole video I just kept telling myself “please get together!” Over and over again but sadly this is real life so I had to pull myself back into reality😢

[@milicalabovic2787]

I suport you for Who you are

[@AarenHuang]

i support who you are too :)

[@Olivialovey]

Hi its been long

[@AarenHuang]

It's been long since what? :o

[@fatmahssengo3429]

This is sad 😥

[@milicalabovic2787]

Im lesbian but i had feelings for my Best friend but she moved i didnt tell her how i feel and im sad and i feel i can cry can you give some advice to People whos lgbt your video made me feel im not only lgbt tank you for teling this you really good person good luck finding someon

[@AarenHuang]

thank you for sharing. do you think she is open to lgbtq people? i think it really depends on the situation, but i always hope to stay connected with people who i care about. it's important to be true to yourself, but it's also important that you do what is safe for yourself too. thanks for sharing, and i'm wishing the best

[@Dog-Lover36]

Portable standalone webcams are totally declining because all computers will contain built-in webcams. Logitech and Creative designed the best webcams.

[@AarenHuang]

Agreed. This was back in 2008 when computers didn't have webcams. And boy did I wish he got me that webcam instead of his boyfriend lol.

[@AllenTax]

Story is sad,good,immature & young. It is A better of love story. I seen,read worse. I liked a few guys. None knew. Not out then. One guy was named Dan. Was nicknamed rainbow Dan. It didn't fit him. He wasn't flameboyant or had a high pitched voice. He was just a new student yo the school. First saw him when he came into class. High school. 3rd period English. He was IMO handsome. 6'2" spikely blonde hair.Blue eyes,flawless skin. I say about 190 pounds. He was a quiet guy. Sat up in the front of the class. He was verbally bullied on by one student the day he came in. Burkley L. Who also bullied me at times. He bully us both randomly in that class off and on. It never stoped. He ended leaveing school.

[@rossmarquez6019]

He's the one that got away :(

[@scharnhorstkaisarbeethoven]

I love you chirag 😪😪

[@WaLoliiiu]

Please tell him that you love him.

[@somewhereoverit711]

My first love ended up knocking up a girl and I moved away because I was so hurt.

[@drkaret]

My frien wos so close and so far at the same time and my hart wos torn a part

[@bigtgaming8660]

Hi 👋😊

[@AarenHuang]

Hello :D

[@AnguruSukino-yc4xs]

Bro you should be a wrighter

[@amore1223]

4:49 - 5:04 me too bro

[@nukecoffee4959]

Well i am filipino and coming in grade 7 soo lets see

[@jeonsan8586]

Specially straight boy crush

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