TIFU By my friend finding my Reddit account

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OMG IDK WHAT TO DO RIGHT NOW! I’m still shaking as I write this.
So as a back story, back in August, I met this Girl (He/She’s trans (Born a Girl, Identifies as male) so I’ll be referring to her as a him) in my hs marching band, who I’ll call F. The way I met him was pretty interesting, I was pseudo-friends with this other boy (I’ll call him B) previously, who was friends with F (I became friends with B in 8th Grade)

My first ever interaction with F was as follows. F went up to B, who was right next to me (B and I play the same instrument). In the middle of talking to B he noticed me and said “Oh hi kid who sits next to B” yes, that’s what he called me. As time went on, we got to know each other, for a while, he called me “this kid” before finally calling me by my actual name (which I’ll substitute for “OP” from now on). Eventually, B and F parted ways, and B and I parted ways, so now I just have a new friend (F) who I met completely on accident. Now this context is slightly important for the story, but F has some sort of mental condition, he and I both think it’s undiagnosed autism, but his dad refuses to get him tested (denial?)

Time went on and he and I learned more about each other, I’m one of the few people that know he’s trans for example.

Now here’s the fuck-up, a few weeks ago, I joined r/bandmemes, the name speaks for itself, it’s memes about band, and I posted a few memes on there. Makes sense right? I’m in several school band programs, yeah, I’m not the only one at the school who had that idea. Now, I’m in a few different music programs, but in the symphony orchestra, there’s this oboist, who I’ll call O. Just today, O approached me and said that he found my Reddit account. He said he happened to be scrolling on r/bandmemes and found my account, he didn’t sound disgusted or anything, just sounded like a friendly “Hey, I found you”. I was a little bit confused but wasn’t panicked at the time, hoping he wouldn’t see anything. Ohh how wrong I was.

Now if you’ve seen my reddit account, you’ll know that it isn’t exactly the most normal account, and I have sometimes gone to some more… questionable subs. No I’m not talking about that, get your head out of the gutter, I’m talking places like r/furry_irl and r/vore_irl (both are considered SFW btw). But I do heavily rely on the anonymity of being behind a computer screen. However, just about everybody engages in some questionable activities on the internet, if you think you haven’t… you’re lying to yourself. But my Reddit account falls deep in my personal iceberg. So not many know about it. As a result, my account contains information that not many people know about me. For example, nobody… and I mean NOBODY… that I know in person, knows that I’m a furry.

Apparently, O messaged another person, who I’ll call A, and A sent F a link to my reddit account. Then in the middle of a conversation with my parents, my phone kept going off. After I was done talking to them, I looked at my phone and I saw a few messages from F. He and I then had the following conversation over text:

*Before I look at my phone*

F: Hey, I’m really really sorry (I’m like scared you’ll kill me tomorrow sorry) but I need to tell you the text message that A just sent me.

F: I’m like extremely uncomfortable

F: To the point where I started crying

F: It does have to deal with you

F: I need you to respond

F: Like, I kinda need an explanation

F: I’m sorry. I actually kinda don’t like you rn after I witnessed what A sent.

*At this point I pick up my phone*

Me: Who TF is A (I didn’t know his name)

F: A (A’s last name)

F: The flute player

F: Please don’t actually curse around me

F: I wanna explain but I fear that you will hate me (FYI: F is a bit paranoid, he thinks that everyone not friends with him hates him, and he throws that term around a lot)

F: Alright, can I send you it?

F: Don’t hate me pls.

F: I’m like crying and can’t do my homework or anything

F: Especially after what I just witnessed

Me: Can you just tell me what’s going on?

Me: I have so many questions rn…

F then sent me a screenshot of a text interaction he had with A (Which went as follows:

A: You’ll Never believe what I found

A: (Posts a link to my Reddit account)

F: It says mature content.

F: Wait, wtf

A: OP’s Reddit account ^ )(end of screenshot)

F and I started bickering back and forth, then F started going through my posts, screenshoting them, and sending them to me, after about 3 of them I protested with “Please Stop”

F and I argued a little bit more, then I panicked, and blocked him

I’m honestly freaking about a bit right now. God knows who knows about it now, O, A, F, god knows who else. I have to go to school tomorrow but I’m genuinely scared as to what will happen with F, A, O, and god knows who else.

TL;DR: My friend found my Reddit account, and confronted me. I freaked out and blocked him, and now I’m mortified.

Comments

  1. Lishyjune Avatar

    I honestly think someone going to all the trouble of finding any social media account, looking at everything you have posted. And then judging you for it, is creepy, unnecessary and weird.

    I’m saying that. Nothing is sacred on the internet and it’s there forever.

    If they can’t get past it and are acting like they are holier than thou then maybe you don’t need to be friends with this person.

  2. ChewbaccaOnFries Avatar

    Is this algebra?

  3. Key-Economist-7804 Avatar

    I’m so lost for somereason, I got it when it was just F and B now theres fricking the entire alphabet.

  4. jbourne71 Avatar

    I’m not reading all that but I’m happy/sad that happened to you.

  5. I_am_INTJ Avatar

    F needs to learn what personal boundaries are and respect them. You’re into what you’re into. If F doesn’t like it then they know where the door is.

  6. NullGWard Avatar

    Just ignore and block them. I’m not sure from what you’ve written that you’ve actually confirmed that it is your account. I’m also not sure that blocking these people from your life will be much of a loss.

    Delete your Reddit account, if you wish. If any of them keep bugging you, you can tell them that you found their disgusting accounts on Reddit, X, Truth Social, etc., and that it’s no use for them to deny it. You know it’s them but you’re the bigger person, so you won’t report them to the school right now. (Your bluff may be enough. You probably won’t need to get a VPN to create any accounts.)

    It may seem like it will be a while, but you will finish school soon enough. If this is seriously affecting you mentally, please talk with a trusted adult.