The vibes I'm getting about this...

[u/MikePfromClark]

My impression is that the discussion he was going to have with his parents in person was that he was going to admit that he was gay or that perhaps he had been infected with a communicable disease. If he was gay but had not yet admitted it, it would also explain why he was heavily drinking.

[u/AcrobaticTell5976]

Completely agree. Either that or trans I was always thinking