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Post by Hydro on Mar 9, 2024 13:47:37 GMT -5
Tag: Open! Words: 179 Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Roy hovered by the door of the gymnasium, unsure as to whether or not he'd be welcomed into the room. The cheerleaders were practicing, and he didn't want to be labeled as some sort of perv who took to the bleachers just to watch girls jumping around in skirts, despite the fact that most of the team probably knew of him anyway.
He shook his head, feeling a few drops of water spray off of his hair, and he momentarily was confused. Why would his hair be dripping? He wasn't nervous or anything. On the contrary, it shouldn't be too out of the ordinary for him to be waiting for Olivia to be finished with practice. There was no reason for him to be liquidizing--
Oh. Roy rolled his eyes, mentally chiding himself for being paranoid. Of course his hair was wet, having just come back from swim practice and all. He dug out his damp towel from his swim bag and settled on trying to dry his hair even further while waiting for Olivia's practice to be over.
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Post by Isaac Bates on Mar 10, 2024 7:16:48 GMT -5
Isaac came out of the boy's locker room dressed in a tank top and shorts with a towel draped around his shoulders for good measure. His gym bag lightly bounced against his side as he strode over toward the gymnasium, even so often dabbing the side of his head when some stray water leftover from his shower trickled down.
He paused, momentarily confused at seeing another guy waiting by the gymnasium. Isaac knew the kid wasn't on the football team -- he would remember the blue hair, even if the kid wasn't too scrawny for the sport. The kid was vaguely familiar, and it took a few moments for Isaac to remember Roy from the summer. With a light smirk on his face, Isaac went up behind the kid watching the cheerleaders and asked, "Like what you see?"
Isaac chuckled and said a bit more amicably, "Seriously, what are you hovering around the doors for? It's kind of sketchy."
He glanced into the gymnasium himself, opening the doors further and waited for Roy to follow him. "You coming in?"
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Post by Hydro on Mar 10, 2024 8:21:32 GMT -5
Tag: Isaac Bates, open! Words: 155 Roy had jumped and whirled around with a fist ready to clock the person's jaw when he heard the other guy talk right behind him. Thankfully, Roy released his fist before the other probably noticed. Roy was positive punching Isaac would hurt Roy more than him.
"No, I--" Roy floundered, but his classmate seemed to have taken it in stride, instead leading the way into the gym while casually asking Roy what he was doing. Roy followed numbly, not wanting to appear sketchy, as the taller teen put it.
"I was just waiting for Olivia," Roy admitted to Isaac, his eyes glancing at the cheerleaders until he spotted Olivia. The cheerleaders were doing some series of high kicks and cartwheels before preparing to do a pyramid stack. "I wasn't sure if I was allowed to come into the gym while there was a practice going on. What are you in here for? Waiting for Clarissa?"
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Post by Isaac Bates on Mar 13, 2024 5:29:47 GMT -5
Isaac didn't smother his chuckle when he saw Roy jump from Isaac's entrance. The kid stuttered a bit before follow Isaac into the gymnasium. Isaac climbed up a few rows of the bleachers and gestured for Roy to join him.
"Ah, right, Olivia." Isaac looked over to watch the dark-haired cheerleader perform her acrobatic moves. "Forgot for a minute that you're her boy-toy. It's a free gym, though." Isaac gestured to the other end of the large room where clusters of both the boys and the girls basketball teams were practicing. "No one's gonna notice we're here.
"Yeah, I tend to wait for Clarissa," Isaac said. "I'm usually her ride. You and Olivia gonna come with us downtown tonight? We're going to try out a couple of new cafes. Clarissa claims that Dunkin' Donuts changed their coffee formula or something and too many people go to Starbucks. Or are you waiting for her because you got something special planned?"
He waggled his eyebrows.
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Post by Hydro on Mar 21, 2024 6:43:52 GMT -5
Tag: Isaac Bates, open Words: 155 Roy gaped at Isaac's back. Boy-toy? What the hell was that supposed to mean? Were Olivia and he even an item? Yeah, they hung out a lot together, went on a couple of dates even, but Roy wasn't sure if they were official.
He decided to ignore the quip and joined Isaac in the bleachers. Roy wasn't even sure how to respond to it, so best to just let it go and let Isaac talk. Even though Isaac was suddenly waggling his eyebrows at him.
"I, uh, don't know if we're going downtown with you two tonight," Roy said with a shrug. "Depends on homework, I guess. Olivia and I don't have anything planned, really... Just thought I'd come and say hi, that's all."
Roy cleared his throat and glanced around at the teams that were practicing, from the basketball groups to the cheerleaders. "Which cafes are you guys thinking of visiting?" he asked Isaac.
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Post by Isaac Bates on Mar 24, 2024 8:53:19 GMT -5
Isaac nodded knowingly. "Homework, right," he agreed. "Thankfully, I was able to get most of mine done during classes. You know, English during math class, and history during science... And I'm such a great asset to the football team that coach usually lets me do what I want during weight training." He grinned. "Good that you're thinking of homework, though. I don't think enough of our classmates understand its importance."
When Roy asked about what cafes he and Clarissa were thinking of visiting, Isaac shrugged. "Not too sure, actually," he said. "There's this one called The Mockingbird that doesn't sound too bad. Think we're gonna start with that one. Another couple that Clarissa mentioned were called Jumping Bean Cafe and Big Mugs Bistro."
He sighed and rolled his eyes. "Hopefully Clarissa will pick a favorite since cafes can be pricey. I don't like the idea of buying coffee all over the city all the time. Girlfriends can be expensive, am I right?" |
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Post by Hydro on Mar 28, 2024 6:18:32 GMT -5
Tag: Isaac BatesWords: 235 Roy listened half-heartedly as Isaac described not paying attention in his classes and doing homework instead. It wasn't any of Roy's business how Isaac got his grades, he supposed, but he still felt that one should actually listen to the teachers (even if some of them seemed to be quacks). Then Isaac boasted about how he had basically a free period during weight training class, and Roy supposed it wasn't bad to take advantage of that. He guessed that Isaac was usually busy with football anyway that he had to do his homework when he could.
"I've heard of The Mockingbird," Roy said. "Guess it's supposed to be really nice, but I haven't been there." The other cafes Roy hadn't heard of. He supposed he hadn't explored the city as much as a normal teenager would have.
Then Isaac made a comment about girlfriends being expensive, and Roy blanched. "Well, uh... Olivia and I aren't really official... I think. I mean, every time we've been out, we each pay our own way or split the tabs and take turns..."
Was he supposed to pay? Olivia had never said anything about it, and they had gone out a few times. Was Roy supposed to know that the guy was supposed to pay?
"You and Clarissa are official?" Roy asked, hoping to divert the conversation. He thought that Clarissa and Isaac both went out with other people.
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