Patrick (Ezra Miller) and Brad (Johnny Simmons), a popular athlete, both attended the same high school. Their relationship was first revealed in the movie when protagonist Charlie (Logan Lerman), high on a cannabis brownie, accidentally walked into a room where Patrick and Brad were kissing.
Initially, Brad would only be intimate with Patrick when he was drunk at parties, and was conflicted about the relationship due to his family's religious views. For this reason their relationship was kept secret, aside from some of Patrick's close friends.
Brad's father later discovered the couple fornicating in his house and beat up his son because of it. Subsequently, Brad decided to ignore Patrick, until one day he calls Patrick a "faggot" in the school cafeteria. They ended up in a fight, in which Patrick was outnumbered by Brad's jock friends. Eventually Charlie intervened and beat up the jocks. Following this Brad and Patrick's relationship was undoubtedly over.