INORITE??? They've known each other forever! They grew up together! All those years of adolescence, sharing their dreams when Ryan had no one else to share them with! Spencer was there for Ryan's father and the rest of Ryan's fucked-up young life!

Ahem. FYI, I mentally call this the Spencer/Ryan Angst Fic of DOOM. It's all about Ryan Ross' pain, okay? Okay.