A/N: When it mentions the blue eyes bit, I meant that Keefe's eyes are bluer than, for example, Fitz's eyes. If I was writing that letter from another character who had a different colour of eyes, I would've said that they had either teal or periwinkle eyes or whatever the colour of their eyes are instead. I also just can't be bothered editing that part, so I'm just writing this note instead.
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"Soo, your secret admirer seen your letter and you think they'll tell you something about them?" Linh questioned.
"Worth a shot, isn't it?" Tam asked, shrugging.
The two of them made it to their lockers.
"Mmh, well I'm curious to see what they told you." Linh said.
Tam leaned in and licked the DNA strip. He raised his eyebrows.
"That's not so bad." Tam said, opening the locker.
"A little sour, but it's fine. Guess Elwin didn't pick the flavour this time."
Linh hummed as she licked the DNA strip of her locker.
Tam seen another envelope in his locker and he smiled as he took it. He opened it and quietly read it as Linh grabbed her books.
'Dear Tam,
I guess it seems unfair since I know who you are and quite a few things about you and you don't know one thing about me.
Well, prepare your mind to be blown.
One fact about me is that I am a dude. Biologically male. Bet you didn't expect that, huh?
Hope this doesn't change anything.
I'll let you in on a few more things.
I am a year older than you. I would say I can be a hopeless romantic sometimes, hopefully you agree.
Uhm... I have blue eyes.
I guess I can't tell you a lot otherwise you'd know who I am...
Just, be patient with me.
Hey, if you also don't like a guy being your secret admirer, just tape up another note or letter on your locker and I'll find it. I'll read it, so just let me know how you feel.
~ Your Secret
Admirer'
Tam stared at the letter.
"What's up?" Linh asked, seeing how Tam stared at the letter.
"My secret admirer... is a guy." Tam said, rereading that one specific paragraph.
Linh blinked.
"... Uh, are you into dudes?" Linh asked.
Tam bit his inner cheek.
"I-I don't know?" Tam shrugged, looking at Linh.
"He wants me to write him a letter to let him know if I'm okay with him being a guy?"
Linh seen the confused expression on Tam's face.
"Are you... worried it's some like random dude?" Linh asked.
"What do you mean?" Tam questioned.
"For example, if it were like Fitz-"Linh began.
" Hard no. "Tam said, looking at Linh.
" Dex? "Linh raised her eyebrows.
"... Cute dimples when he smiles but no. "Tam responded.
"Keefe... ~?" Linh said.
Tam stayed silent.
Linh gasped and Tam's cheeks turned red.
"Oh my god!! You like K-" Linh began.
"Who does Bangs Boy like?"
Linh and Tam both yelped.
They both turned around to see Keefe and Fitz there.
"No one!" Tam exclaimed, face extremely red.
"A guy!" Linh exclaimed.
"Linh!" Tam scowled, glaring at his sister.
Keefe raised his eyebrows and Fitz stared at Tam.
"A guy?" Fitz questioned.
"Maybe." Tam said, shrugging.
"Have something to say about it?"
Fitz held his hands up in defense. "No, no. I support the gays."
"Is one of the gays." Keefe coughed under his breath.
Fitz glared at Keefe and Keefe smiled at Fitz.
"What about you Sencen, huh?" Tam hissed.
Keefe looked at Tam.
"Uh, I'm fine with gay people." Keefe said.
"Though if I act like an asshole to you, you cannot say that it's homophobic to me."
"... Fuck, now I wanna do that." Tam said.
"Thanks for the idea."
Keefe rolled his eyes. "Oh god..."
Linh stared at Keefe.
"... You really like him?" Linh whispered to Tam, leaning in to his ear.
Tam scowled. "Linh, shut up! Not now!"
Linh backed away, raising her hands.
"Woah, I'm just concerned with your taste, that's all."
Keefe glanced between the twins.
"You two are suspicious." Keefe said.
"Ignore Linh." Tam said.
"Hey, no ignore Tam! I'm better than him!" Linh exclaimed.
"Hey-!" Tam scowled.
"Uh, I'll ignore Linh and Fitz will ignore Tam, cool?" Keefe said, wrapping his arms around Tam.
Tam felt his stomach churn as Keefe had his arms around him, close to him.
Linh stared at the two.
"... Sure, Fitz let's go!"
"Uh... Okay?"
"No, Linh please no-!"
Linh and Fitz walked off.
Tam groaned as Keefe was still on him.
Tam faced his locker again, Keefe behind him with his arms around his shoulders.
"Soo, who do you like?" Keefe asked.
"My secret admirer is a guy." Tam said, grabbing his books.
"Ohhh, makes sense now." Keefe nodded.
"Can you get off me?" Tam scowled, glaring at Keefe.
"You're being very harsh today, sheesh."Keefe huffed, holding Tam closer to him.
Keefe felt how nervous and fluttery Tam was feeling. It was making him smile a little.
"Why are you always so touchy and close?" Tam questioned, shutting his locker once he placed everything he needed in his bag.
"Cause I am just like, soo in love with you Tammy." Keefe said, grinning.
Keefe rested his head on top of Tam's head.
"Ohhh, my lovee~!"
Tam wished his heart would stop beating so much and wished his face would stop getting hotter each second.
"Keefe, seriously." Tam scowled, trying to shrug Keefe off.
"What? Scared your secret admirer will see?" Keefe questioned, now having his face extremely close to Tam's face.
Tam was extremely glad he was not facing Keefe and he was still behind him.
"Mostly scared of the people around, probably staring at us and wondering if the freak and Keefe Sencen are dating." Tam hissed out.
"... Anndd if people did think that?" Keefe questioned.
"Keefe, you are implying things that I think you do not mean." Tam scowled.
Keefe bit his lower lip as he backed away, taking his hands away.
Tam turned around, facing Keefe.
Tam looked at Keefe in the eyes.
"I don't like it when you're joking around like that." Tam said.
Keefe bit his inner cheek, his hands behind his back. He hung his head low and nodded.
"Sorry." Keefe said softly.
Tam stared at Keefe.
Tam felt a lump in his throat and he seen how... embarrassed Keefe looked. His blue eyes shown that strange shine Keefe has whenever he's ashamed of something.
Tam then furrowed his eyebrows.
Blue eyes.
Keefe had blue eyes.
Keefe was a guy.
Keefe was a year older than him.
Was Keefe a hopeless romantic? Well, Tam didn't know that exactly.
Keefe seen how Tam stared at him.
"... Uh, you good?" Keefe asked, waving his hand in front of Tam.
"Huh?" Tam snapped out of his thoughts.
"Oh, uh yeah. Lost in thought sorry."
Tam looked away.
He was getting his hopes up.
Keefe wouldn't write him letters. Why would he? I mean, they only began to become friendly recently. And the letters began before that.
"You may want to see Elwin, you're acting off-" Keefe began.
"I'm fine." Tam shook his head.
"I'm fine. I'm gonna head to class. I'll see you later."
Tam began to walk off.
Keefe quickly grabbed onto Tam's cape.
"Wait, you don't want me to walk with you?" Keefe questioned.
Tam glanced at Keefe and smiled.
"No, you'll be late to your class." Tam said.
Tam then turned and walked away.
Keefe furrowed his eyebrows as he watched Tam walk away.
God, did Keefe make a mistake?
Why was he so close and touchy to Tam?
Keefe fiddled with his cape.
He didn't want to go to class.
He wanted to see Elwin, talk to him.
Keefe needed to talk to Elwin about his... eugh, feelings.
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