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I know what you look like without your clothes on,
Is that why you become so uncomfortable?
Yes, you can get a haircut or another girl.
But when you strip, it is still the same.
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Archer Diedrikson opened his eyes after a turbulent night when his alarm blared. He had been tossing and turning all night waking up in half hour intervals. Thinking about what had happened was doing wonders for his sleep schedule. He turned his head looking at his phone that still layed screen down with a determined sigh he grabbed for it. He read and re-read the answer from Kavan a few times. Try as he might he could not come up with something to write back. Instead he hopped out of bed and started to get ready for school. 

As he stood in the shower letting the water wash over him. Archer was deep in thought about the predicament he was in. How could he make this right? This was on his mind all the way through his morning routine and even as he ate his cereal. Only when he sat down in his SAAB had he made up his mind. He would face this head on and just get it over with. Deciding to follow the advice he had given Marisol months back.

He spent the ride to school being a hazard on the road since his mind was definitely not on his driving but on the different conversation scenarios that would play out between him and Van. But by some force of nature he arrived in his spot in the parking lot of King’s Academy. He got out and leaned on the rusty blue metal of his car as he lit his morning cigarette. Blowing a big cloud of smoke in front of his face surveying the students entering the building. He needed to talk about this with Mari. She would probably freak out about it, but he needed her backing him up in this situation. But he had not heard from her since their lunch at the Surf Shack. Hopefully he would have time before homeroom. 

Archie killed the cigarette on the hood of his car and threw the butt in the bushes before he made his way towards the school building. Much to his annoyance yet another mandatory assembly was forced on the seniors so he trudged together with his peers towards the auditorium for what surely would be a hell of a time. 

He took his seat in the second row where he and Mari usually sat so they could mock whatever was going on up on stage. He craned his neck around to see if he could spot his petite friend. Eventually she came in to sight and sat down beside him. But to Archer’s great chagrin so did Torvald. Archer made a confused but disappointed face and was about to inquire when the pair had gotten back on speaking terms before the assembly started. The young man sunk deep down in his seat the annoyance stewing inside of him. He was annoyed that they had to sit through yet another assembly, he was annoyed that Sonny was suddenly apparently going to be part of his life once more. As their principal spoke the Diedrikson boy’s foot tapped frantically indicating that he. was. over. it. 

When the speech about sexual education was brought up he had enough. He stood up and grabbed his bag. [color=35996B]“This is ridiculous…”[/color] he uttered and he walked out. What were they going to do? Expel him? Go right ahead. He could hear Marisol call after him but he just couldn’t be bothered. 

Once again he was found in the parking lot leaning against his car with a cigarette in the corner of his mouth looking up at the school building. [color=35996B][i]This place is such a hellhole[/i][/color] he lamented to himself. He saw the flood of students pouring out of the gates after about an hour which indicated that the assembly was over. Archer sprung of his car and made his way to the cafeteria to find Kavan. 

When he was nowhere to be found the curly haired boy stood biting his lip in the middle of the courtyard trying to figure out where his dark crush could be. Then a light bulb lit up inside his brain. He turned on his heel and sprinted in the direction of the library.

He pushed the heavy oak doors open with his shoulder and looked around the quiet book filled hall. It was of course mostly empty since it was lunch hour. So spotting Kavan was not at all difficult. There he sat, at what could be seen as [i]their[/i] table. A smile spread over Archer’s face. Kavan looked like a beautiful exotic creature as he sat reading with the sun illuminating him. Archer’s heart started pounding in his chest as he took determined steps towards the dark haired boy.

[color=35996B]“Hey dude.”[/color] he said tentatively as he pulled out a chair across from Kavan and sat down. He paused for a moment before he contuínued. [color=35996B]“Look. I’m really sorry for not texting you back. But I felt like I needed to say this to you face to face.”[/color] Archer stared at Kavan’s beautiful eyes to see if he could figure out what he was thinking. Then he pressed on [color=35996B]“So first I wanted to say sorry for like springning myself on you like that. And I get it.. you’re not like [i]out[/i] or I mean if you’re even… Whatever that doesn’t matter anyway. I just… I don’t know I just really, really, [i]really[/i] like you Kavan.”[/color] He put his hand on top of Kavan’s [color=35996B]“And if I ruined our friendship by pushing this on you I don’t know what I’ll do…”[/color] he let out a breath and took a bigger one as if bracing for impact.      

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