Netflix's Gay Teen Love Story on 'Sex Education' Has Us Emotional AF

Light spoilers ahead! 

"Are you sure you want to go in like this," Eric's dad asks his son as he struts up the school's prom in high heels, Ghanian garb with a headdress, and a beat face of makeup.

"Why?" Eric claps back. "What's wrong with it?"

His father pauses before he answers. "When I first came to this country, I had to do so much to fit in. I never wanted the same for my children. I wanted you to be proud and strong. But you are so different. It makes me feel scared for you."

With glassy eyes, Eric replies defiantly, "Your fear doesn't help me, dad. It makes me feel weak."

"But why do you have to be so...much?" his father stops him from walking away again. "I don't want you to be hurt."

"This is me." says Eric. "I'll be hurt either way. Isn't it better to be who I am?"

His father thinks about it for a second. "Maybe...I am learning from my brave son."

This is just one of the many tearjerkingly queer moments on Netflix's newest teen drama Sex Education. Ncuti Gatwa shines as Eric, one of two openly gay teens at Moordale Secondary who struggles to balance his unapologetic fierceness with his family's religious conservatism, all while desperately trying to get a leg up the social food chain.

The show centers on Otis (Asa Butterfield), a socially anxious virgin who, after the school finds out his mom is a shagging shrink, starts an underground sex therapy clinic. But his best friend Eric starts stealing the scenes about half-way through the season with irresistible charm and moving storylines.

It's almost revolutionary to see a character as unabashedly black and as gay as Eric, especially in a high school setting. And when someone's shining as their authentic self, the bullies come running to try and knock them down a peg.

Heavy spoilers ahead!!

In comes Adam, son of Moordale's Headteacher and tragically repressed school bully with a dick "the size of two coke cans, one on top of the other." (It's relevant to the story, I promise.) Buckling under the pressure of having a huge schlong, he can't perform with his girlfriend and ultimately gets dumped, leading him to double down on his daily harassment of Eric, or as he's dubbed him, Tromboner.

Adam is relentless in his torments, all while struggling to care about school and being a general fuck-up. His relationship with his father is complicated to say the least; he constantly demeans Adam and lets him know how ashamed he is of him. Adam eventually screws up so badly that his father decides to send him to military school. With everything spiraling out of control at home, Adam takes out his unhappiness on Eric, jealous of his relationship with his father.

In the Season 1 finale, Eric finally confronts him, "Were you born a bully or are you one because your dad's one?"

Adam sits stone-faced in the corner of the classroom. "What the fuck would you know Tromboner?"

The two get in a physical altercation, throwing each other around the room and wrestling to the ground. But just as you think something really terrible is about to happen, the panting boys lean in and, shockingly, they kiss.

The differences between the boys are ever so apparent. Adam's frustration with his sexuality and overbearing father led him to lash out at what he wanted the most; Eric's freedom, joy, and confidence that he worked so hard for throughout the season. 

After the two hook up, it's stressful to think that Adam's anger might poison Eric's pure spirit. The trope of a closeted bully falling for a precious gayby isn't a new one (The Perks of a Wallflower comes to mind), but it's nerve-wracking to think Adam might abuse or take advantage of our pure and sweet, sweet angel, especially since it's unclear if he's coming out of the closet any time soon.

But it seems like Adam really does have feelings for Eric and he subtly lets him know that it wasn't just a fling. 

Unfortunately, Adam's dad has other plans. The next day, he's ready to send Adam off to military school. All day, Eric painstakingly searches for Adam. He decides to swing by his house after school is out.

It's there when we get one of the most heartbreaking moments of the series. Eric watches as Adam gets into a car with an officer in uniform. He pauses when he spots Eric across the street and stares longingly, maintaining eye contact with him as the car leaves the driveway.

Anyone else feeling absolutely gutted? 

The future of Adam and Eric is unclear, but we can only hope Sex Education gets renewed for a second season and we can get some answers on the fate of #Adic. 

Sex Education is streaming on Netflix now. Watch the trailer below.