Boyf Riends

A Special Day

A/N: Just so we're clear, the stuff in italic text is what the character is thinking, the regular text is like describing the situation I guess, and I think this next thing is self explanatory but I'm gonna mention it anyway, the stuff in quotations is what the character is saying. When I put (J) that means Jeremy is talking, and when I put (M) that's Michael. I'll only use that if they're in the same scene together. That's all.

 
Michael's POV:

Well, I guess today's the day. I have to tell Jeremy eventually anyway. Or I can just suffer in silence, but we're like best friends, he'll understand even if he doesn't feel the same.

...Right?

Well it doesn't matter, I'm just gonna go for it and hope for the best, although I don't know what I'll do if it doesn't go my way.

I take a deep breath and then I go to find Jeremy

About 10 minutes or less of looking, I find Jeremy just sitting alone on his phone. I look at him, not sure I still want to do this. I decide I might as well just go through with it.

It's better than just killing myself by hiding how I feel.

Well I would hope it's better anyway.

...I guess this is it...I'm just gonna tell him.

I walk up to Jeremy and I greet him as I normally would.

(M) "Hey, Jeremy"

He looks at me and looks glad to see me.

He has no idea what's coming.

(J) "Hey, Michael. What's up?"

Now I'm getting nervous. But I've already gotten this far. What else am I supposed to do?

(M) "Oh, nothing much. I do need to talk to you though."

He looks mildly confused but still pretty much the same.

(J) "Um, okay. About what?"

(M) "Something. Just. Come with me real quick" 

I feel like I started sounding nervous. That's embarrassing. He agrees to follow me though, so I take him on a little walk somewhere a little more private, since it's not really something I even want to say to him, much less a bunch of random teens that thrive off of making fun of people, especially me and Jeremy. I'd prefer not to cause any more mockery. We talk a bit about unrelated subjects (because who wants to awkwardly walk to an unknown area in silence) and then we stop and I look around to make sure we're really alone.

Jeremy looks slightly more confused than he already was

(J) "So...What did you want to talk to me about?"

Well, here it goes.

(M) "Well. Okay so...You know how I'm like, a straight man?"

(J) "Yeah Sure."

(M) "Right, well, the thing is...So you see. I just-"

(J) "You're gay?"

(M) "Hm?"

(J) "It's okay if you're gay, Michael, I don't care."

(M) "Oh! Well, yeah. Yes! But uh, that wasn't all"

(J) "Oh? Well what else."

(M) "Well uh... Okay so like..."

Jeremy starts looking a bit uncomfortable, maybe I'm dragging this out too long.

Just spit it out! He'll understand.

I try to breathe and get my shit together

(M) "Okay...Um...I think I might...Like you?"

(J) "Oh."

Oh?!? What's that supposed to mean?!? What am I supposed to do now, this is really awkward. Think, Michael!

(M) "Uh..."

(J) "Wait, seriously?"

(M) "Yeah?"

(J) "Is this a joke?"

(M) "What kind of a sick joke would that be?"

I didn't actually mean to say that out loud but what's done is done.

(J) "I guess that's true. Well. I um...like you too."

(M) "...Wait, really? You do know what I mean by "I like you" right?"

(J) "Like...In a gay way, right?"

(M) "Yes!"

Jeremy starts looking less uncomfortable and more relieved

(M) "Sooo, wanna be my boyf, riend?"

(J) "Yeah! But you have to agree to not tell anyone at school."

(M) "Oh, yeah! Definitely."

(J) "Cool."

(M) "Yeah, cool."

That was awkward, but we were both happy in the end.