Brandon was born in Lebeaux to a very loving family. Said family only consisted of his mother and his older sister. Brandon had a very happy childhood, although he didn't have much friends because he was usually labeled as a nerd. Which he sort of was, he got perfect grades since he can remember and he liked geeky stuff such as comic books and super heroes. Brandon regardless had a couple of good friends which he loved to hang out with all the time. He was a really happy kid.
Middle School arrived, and so did the beginning of puberty. Brandon noticed his friends started to talk about girls and some even started to date. Brandon, however couldn't find any appeal in dating nor girls. He tried to avoid said topic for as long as he could and focused on school work instead. One day however he got tired of people asking him who he liked when he couldn't think of anyone he started questioning himself. It wasn't that he was a big nerd for dating, in fact he later found out he was a sucker for romance. Or that he wasn't attracted to anyone. He just wasn't attracted to girls. He later came to the term that he might be gay. Though that seemed like a good answer, he hadn't felt attracted to any guy either. He later find out that he indeed liked guys, but the guys in his school were just too cocky for his tastes.
After a year of coming to terms of who he was, he came out to his family and closest friends. Shockingly they were all okay with it and gave him all the support they could. Brandon had never felt happier. He continued his studies and got exceptional grades and was soon ready to start being a teenager. When he was 17 he met Kevin. Kevin was a boy he met in the only gay club nearby, they hit it off right away. They met up a few times after and they soon began dating. They were however dating in secret due to Kevin not being out yet. After 1 year of going out they decided to go 'all the way'. Brandon planned everything with candles and all. After words their relationship began some what stronger. Months passed and Kevin confessed that he was cheating on Brandon all this time with numerous guys. After talking with his sister about this she recommended for him to get tested for STD's just to be safe. So he did, he went to a local clinic to get checked. He tested HIV positive, that's when his life changed completely.
Brandon went through a period where he was severely depressed, he wouldn't get out of bed and he would barely eat. He did not understand what he did wrong. He didn't go out and sleep with everyone, he only had sex 3 times with the same guy and this happened to him. After hour long conversations with his family, they convinced him to see a doctor where he learned that he could live a normal life if he took care of himself. Brandon got back on his feet and re-applied for college (he had already graduated high school and was off to go out of town before all this happened). He soon got accepted to Lebeaux University where he is majoring in Engineering. He still lives with his mother, and isn't planning on moving out anytime soon. Since he was diagnosed he lost contact with any of his friends, and isn't really looking forward to making new ones. He is just focusing on living life as best as he can.
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