exactly. thousands of people can't be wrong. it is (or was) very obvious that there is (or was) something going on there. they can deny it all they want but there's just no way it's not true in some sense.

or maybe Ryan really is that blind and still didn't know that Brendon love(s/ed) him. maybe Brendon finally couldn't take it anymore and that's what the text was. and when Keltie confronted him about it Ryan couldn't bring himself to say that he didn't love Brendon back so that's why Keltie left.

ah ha! theory number 2! XD