HELP NEEDED FAST - first fight ever with my NT best friend

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I need some super quick (good) advice!!
Having the first fight ever is a big deal. Especially for me, the fights I've had with best friends are countable on one hand.
And i have only ever a few best friends to be honest, this guy being the firts 'real' one.

I was unoficially diagnosed with aspergers and ADD a couple of weeks ago, by my fantastic and trusted psycologist. My dad has it too, and we've only known for little over a year.
So, naturally, I was brought up without any special care, and was just looked upon like that 'highly intelligent and really wierd shy nerdy' kid.

Back to the real problem, lets call him 'C'. We are both 17. My best friend for over 2 years now, but definately the best one ever. C is a very extroverted party-animal, and so extremely social that he is uncomfortable being alone. (I am obviously the oppposite, and I have no idea how i am one of his best friends)
But the reason he is my best friend, is that i never feel uncomfortable around him, like i do around almost everyone else. When i had a severe depression, being around him was like therapy to me, because all the suicidal thoughts dissapeared for a time. Nothing felt like it mattered, and that was wonderful.

What happened yesterday, is really what im going to talk about. (Lol ADD thanks for distracting me) the night before i had slept over at his appartment, and everything was great. I might have got drunk for the first time in my life, and i am never doing it again! Anyways, i woke up quite early and went on tumblr or someting. He woke up around 12, and immediatly said; "f**k, 'A' was supppsed to be here around 11!"
(A is a girl from his class)
He got dressed, and there she suddenly were. I was just kind of shocked, even though he has done this before. I felt a panic attack come over me (should i talk to her? Should i climb out the window?) and i just decided to not give a f**k. (Decided to make this my persona (social mask): not giving a f**k on the outside, worried as crap on the inside)
Everything actually went fine, she was really sweet, and i managed to get home in a couple of minutes.

later that night, he asked me if i wanted to go to the mall with him, i said yes. Even though i hate it. I also thought bad about the sleepover, but it turned out alright???(i had a huge social hangover from a family gathering) i said yes to go to the mall, because i have in a long time tried to challenge myself and become more social, or to lose my social anxiety. So i got ready, and for a couple of ADD reasons, i didnt make it in time. I litterally never got out of the house because i was so late(we were going by train).

I texted him, and he got really mad at me. Honestly i had no idea why, cause i was getting ready to go, because i decided to go! He thought i just didnt want to. Hell, i even packed some of his favourite cake my mom bakes, for him!

I have no idea what to do. He is obviously mad at me. And i am mad at me too, for just agreeing to stuff that i dont really want to do. I have just learned to do it anyways, because i was getting over anxiety. Im also mad at him, for not even asking what my aspergers is all about. I asked him to research it, and he did, but never made it through the 'ass burgers' joke, which actually makes me really mad. My other best friend just told me that she will love me anyway, which is sweet, but it just sounds like they dont really care. It is a huge point in my life, and 'ass burgers' is what he notices. How do i get out of this? The only thing ive told C yet, is that i am sorry that i missed the train.

Does anyone else have NT best friends? The extremely social ones?? How did you make them understand? How did you put up the boundaries, that they lack? (He has an IQ of 130, he should be able to understand)
Im also having a lot of trouble explaining this to them, since terms like 'going non-verbal' and 'social hangover' etc. doesnt really exist in danish.

If you just read all of that^^^ you are the actual overloard of awesomeness, and if you have some sort of advice, thank you so much!! ! ♡♡

send an email or a text to C telling him what delayed you. This way you have a chance to get the whole reason(s) out before being interupted or ignored. But make it short. Like one or two sentances. Most people will only give you that much attention when pissed off. Oh, and I mean concrete reasons - like your mother forced you to wash the dishes by hand and you didn't realize it was taking so long - not "it was my ADD" < they won't respect/understand what that means.


Also. Give it time. Im not advocating a forever, but I once "broke up" with my best friend for almost a year, and then one day bumped into him while walking down the street, and opened up a conversation, very worried. It all turned out fine, and the past issues were 'forgotten'.

Don't wait a year - but send the explination, and see if he replies forgivingly. If he replies angry, consider not replying right away. If he doesnt reply at all, wait. wait. wait. And if you don't want to wait any longer, contrive to bump into him somewhere and open up a conversation with "hey what are you up to lets hang out" (the thing you were suppossed to do prior to the breakup, rather than discussing the breakup).

Not that this is necessarily a 'breakup' - it could just be a normal 'hiccup' which happens in all social groups from time to time.

Just remember something I was once told, and have seen (through experimentation) is typically true: The general population doesn't want to hear a big appology - a simple one, or none at all sometimes works best, and then pretend the issue never happened. Doesn't usually placate me personally, but it seems to be the "social way".

"I'm sorry I was running late, and even more so that I didn't contact you sooner about it. Lost track of time, and mother delayed me, as usual. Do want to hang out sometime - am free next wednesday if you are. Bye for now."

the ass bergers thing is a good joke to him. I have friends like that. he just thinks your just like everyone else. probably doesnt feel the need to lable you. think of it as a compliment. it's good to try to be more social, and everyone has social blunders. you need to accept that. things don't work out the way people want them to all the time, and god laughs most when man makes plans. apologise, and move on. I could say more, but I better stop.