The New And The Silent

How Are We Gonna Do This?

"Toby, can I talk to you?"

"Um, s-sure. Come i-in."

Jeff opened my door the rest of the way and walked in, closing it behind him.

"I need your help."

Jeff sat down on my bed, crossing his arms across him chest. I stood infront of him.

"Jeff, n-no offense, but why w-would you come to me a-and not B-BEN? You t-two see-em closer."

"BECAUSE HE'S THE PROBLEM!"

Jeff yelled out in anger, throwing his head into his hands. I was taken back by the sudden yelling. Jeff gripped his hair.

"J-jeff? What do y-you mean?"

Jeff looked up at me, tears threatening to spill from the corners of his unblinking eyes.

"BEN's the reason I need your help. I don't know who else to go to! I can't go to BEN, and I can't tell anybody else what I'm about to tell you or I'm going to be degraded..."

He trailed his sentence off and sighed.

"What's your thoughts on the lgbtq+ community?"

He looked down and to the left, like he was waiting to hear some harsh response. Now I understand why he thought he was going to be 'degraded', he's not straight. Now I guess the hate flirting thing makes since.

I didn't prepare for what he was going to tell me though.

"W-well i-im not exactly s-straight J-jeff. Heh..."

I looked at him and made my claim, adding in a kinda forced chuckle to signal that he could open up to me. And I trusted him with my identity, even though I'm not exactly sure what I am.

"You're not?"

"N-no. I-im not. Now w-why'd yo-you ask?"

"Because I like BEN...-"

"Well I f-figured that much."

"-but I'm not sure if he likes me. And don't hit me with that's sappy 'jUst AsK hIM' bullshit. Cause what upsets me more is that small chance that he does- like me."

I looked at him a bit confused.

"Wouldn't th-that be a g-good thing?"

"No. It wouldn't."

"Why n-not?"

"Because I'm!- Trans Toby."

He started to yell but quieted down real fast.

"You're t-trans?"

"Yes! I wear a binder,"

He pulled his hoodie down to reveal a binder strap.

"and slender has given me shit to make my voice like this. He was going to give me testosterone, but that would require someone in the medic area to know I'm trans, which I refuse. You, Slender, and my brother, of course, are the only ones that know...and I want to keep it that way."

He sighed holding his head again.

"I just don't know what to do anymore..."

"We c-can come up w-with a plan. Don't w-worry."

I sat on the bed and side hugged Jeff, who turned away at first, but quickly leaned into it.

-----------------time skip to later-------------------

After a while of talking, Jeff and I came up with a plan.

Step one: I find out if BEN has a good opinion on the lgbtq+ community