Original: May 22, 2018
July 11, 2018
Very kinda sorta proud here.
TW: Homophobia, I guess?
Roman sighed as he heard they were going to announce the prom king and queen. It wouldn't be a surprise for him if he actually won the King's crown.
It was so obvious and cliché that he would. What he wondered was, who would be his queen? He hoped that it wasn't going to be some girl who would be all demanding. He also hoped that it wouldn't be a girl from the cheerleading squad.
He hoped it wasn't actually a girl, since he had his boyfriends.
"Roman, there you are! They're going to announce the king and queen soon!" Patton, one of his boyfriends, said. The other two, Virgil and Logan, being dragged by him, complaining that they could walk by themselves.
"Is it really necessary that he would have to attend? We already know that he would be the king," Logan said, pushing his glasses up (with his third finger).
"Yeah, Pat. We can just hang out here and wait til he's announced winner." Virgil said, stuffing his hands inside his pocket.
Roman sighed and stood up, saying, "I would have to attend. I just really hope that the queen is accepting of me."
Patton went to say something but someone else cut them off.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Gather around for the announcing of this year's prom King and Queen!"
They all sighed and entered the gym again. Roman felt his hands start to sweat and fidgeted with the edge of his shirt.
Patton noticed this and held his hand, smiling reassuringly. Logan did the same, except on the other. He didn't smile but the touch was warm and comforting.
Virgil tried to be difficult and hugged Roman from behind, which he didn't actually mind at all.
(I need to see this part drawnnnnnnn! I still do.)
"Alright, is everybody ready?!" Their classmate, Remy, shouted. He wore his leather jacket and shades everyday, even if it was night. He held the microphone in one hand and his Starbucks in the other.
Cheers rang through the entire gym. Remy chuckled, "Alright, bros. Y'all wanna know who this year's King and Queen are?!"
Logan winced. "His grammar is horrible."
Roman laughed. Only Logan would notice that at such particular event.
"Alright, the winner of this year's King is no other than Roman Prince!"
Cheers grew louder as Roman pushed himself to the stage, giving everyone his signature smile. He heard two distinct voices and turned to it.
It was definitely Patton and Virgil, screaming their loudest. Logan smiled and gave him a thumbs up; Roman gave one back.
"Alright, calm down everyone! This year's Queen is... Erin Myers?"
The entire room broke into whispers and gasps as a tall and thin girl walked onto the stage. She definitely had the face of someone who Roman knew.
She walked as if she were to collapse if someone even spoke. She was the total opposite of what Roman thought would be the Queen.
"Hey," she whispered to Roman. "I'm sorry that your boyfriends couldn't be the queens."
Roman chuckled. "It's fine, Erin."
Erin blushed and hid her face in her hands. "I used to have a crush on you but I knew back then that we weren't meant to be."
"When was that?"
"Two years ago.."
I finally figured out I was gay only last year! How did she know?!
"I figured out by the way you did things that you were gay, guess I deduced it right," Erin giggled.
Roman finally realized why they picked her as queen. Even though she was really shy, she looked really pretty and dragged in a lot of attention to herself.
The crowns were placed on their head and Erin blushed. Roman was used to it and all he did was sigh. He knew what was going to happen next.
"Enough chit-chat! You guys should—"
"Wait," Erin's voice resonated through the entire gymnasium. "I-I don't deserve this crown..."
She looked down and sighed, "I never did deserve this crown. My friend rigged it..."
Everyone gasped and looked at her. "It's true, and I would want to give it to the one who really deserves it."
She walked down the stage and walked to Roman's three other boyfriends. He couldn't believe his eyes, was she...?
Erin smiled towards the three and bowed, "Hello, Patton, Virgil. Salutations, Logan."
The three were just as confused as Roman. Erin grabbed Virgil's arm and told the other two, "Follow me."
It was silent for a while. Only the sounds of her clicking shoes and their footsteps were heard. As they reached the stage, Patton and Logan walked towards Roman.
"What did you tell her?" Logan whispered to Roman, who immediately shrugged.
"Do you think she's doing what I think she's doing?!" Patton said, nearly shrieking. The nearby girls awed at him.
(He was really close to them since they were some of cheerleading squad and he is also a cheerleader.)
Erin smiled at Virgil, who looked up to her in confusion. She smiled and placed her crown on his head.
Realization brought the audience back to life and they all cheered, not only because Erin Myers finally did something bold, but they finally had the first guy as Prom Queen.
"This man is your new Queen!"
Everyone cheered their loudest, especially the cheerleading squad. (They love Virgil as much as they love Patton.) Everyone was happy for the results.
Patton smiled and hugged Virgil from behind as Roman gave Virgil a small peck at the cheek.
"Ew, do you really think that he deserves to be the queen? I mean, look at him. He's not even a girl."
Someone in the crowd said, shutting everyone up. Roman tried to scan the gym and finally spotted who it was.
She was the worst and by far, bitchiest (sorry for my language) teenager everyone has met.
Roman tried to go down there and punch her right at the face but Logan intervened.
"Who are you to say that he doesn't? I believe that he has more rights than you to be the 'queen' because I know he has more of a heart than any of your so called friends combined."
Logan shook of rage as he stared at the girl intensely. She just scoffed, "Whatever, but he's a guy. He shouldn't be a queen. Oh wait, he shouldn't even exist!"
Virgil hid his face into Patton's chest, feeling himself break down.
"Falsehood!" Logan screamed. "You should be ashamed of yourself. It doesn't mean he's a guy means that he shouldn't be who he wants to be.
"That goes for all of us. You don't like us for our sexual preference? Fine! But that doesn't change who we, as a person, are. Our personalities don't change, but our sexuality does.
"Love is love! I used to believe that saying was false but after I met these three..." Logan looked back at them, tears in his eyes. "I finally found myself falling for them..."
The crowd was shocked. Their valedictorian was finally showing emotions. Logan continued his speech.
"And it didn't change me for being myself. I just found the people who I love the most and I was willing to give them a chance."
(Omg I'm crying. I'm still crying.)
It was silent before it erupted into chaos. People were booing at the girl as some were cheering for Logan. He felt pride swell in his stomach and looked back once more.
His boyfriends were all in tears. He knew that there was one way for them to calm down: a hug.
He spread his arms wide and they all came crashing down on him.
"We love you too, Lo!"