This is so, so ridiculously good. I don't know, it's something about the dynamic between them. Your Eric is perfect. It's definitely the best characterization of him that I've ever read.

They would be symmetrical were it not for little things, like the way Eric threaded his fingers together and rested them on his stomach, as opposed to the way Brad put his hands behind his head.

I love this, and the whole paragraph. Actually I love that whole little scene and the conversation they have. There's something so natural and real about it.

I'm gonna stop gushing now. But good job!