Not to be a sissy or anything, but could someone help me with a personal issue?

I am considerably young, and long story short, in love. The only problem is that, quite frankly, I'm a guy, and so is he. He kind of always acted just a bit like he accepted my sexuality (he was definitely aware of it) and I like him very much (to not have to say the other L word). I liked a relative of his, it went horribly, and now we go to different schools; I didn't get to talk to him at the end of the year because he didn't come that day, but I really, sincerely think he's just a portion of my life to me. I want to help him in life, that's all, but I'm not sure if he'd even bother to spit in my direction nowadays. Could somebody hep me, because I feel like my life is missing purpose if I can't support him like I used to.