That entire
Todd Coming Out series from that Chris Finch site is amazing.
It is hard to watch at times because you really feel Todd's pain, but that is what makes it so good.
At that point, he was certain Karl was done with him, what with Karl telling him he was out all night and not sleeping till 5 am and all that.
He tells his mom about Karl and how that relationship began ..
And then not too long afterwards, as the conversation progresses, we see him trying to "undo" his confessions by saying things like..
"I love Sarah, I'm gonna make it work .. Yeah, you're right, one kiss and I'm in love .. Besides, he can't care for me - he won't be seeing other lads if he did.. They're all the same .." and so on. He got all his grief off his chest and you would think that would bring him closer to self-acceptance .. instead he wishes harder to fix things, to make things work with Sarah, he's even willing to quit his job in attempt to keep away from karl ..
So many times I just wish I could get in there and give him a hug .. *sigh*