Fraternity X Pretty Boy File

"Let him go," said Marcus, Leo’s vice president. "He’s a pretty boy. Mu Tau collects them like trading cards."

Later that night, Leo found Kai sitting alone on the library steps, looking less like a magazine cover and more like a deflated balloon.

Leo felt a pang of recognition. He’d spent years being the "smart, boring brother" to Kai’s "beautiful, interesting brother." They’d both been reduced to one dimension by other people’s eyes.

Kai hesitated. "I don't know. Friends? A place to mess up and still be liked? Somewhere I don't have to perform all the time." He looked at his hands. "Everyone sees the face first. They assume the rest is empty."