C159 FROM AFAR.

Despite the separation, Brandon clung to a sliver of hope that his relationship with Ethan might somehow heal. But as two months passed without any communication between them, the reality of their estrangement began to settle in. The silence was deafening, and it became clear that this wasn’t just a break—it was the end.

His job at Wings was gone, too. Fired without so much as a word from Ethan