From Afar... (dnf)

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⚠️swear words, blood, bruises, mention of death⚠️

Today at school was hard, as George walked around the halls he heard students gossip about him and Clay. The situation was top news, definitely trending at the school. As George bumped into people at school, they had a lot to say. People constantly started to hate on George for even thinking he loved Clay, but based off what the gossipers say is that he's 'only into women' but how would they know. Based off what Clay has told George is that he only dated a woman once out of his whole life, and it ended less than a month. But there was no one else after that. Other people had George's back, which he had never talked to before they were strangers for all he knew. They started to hate on Clay for not doing anything about the people bullying George about the situation. It was an absolute rival before they even know it there's gonna be posters of George. Then George might as well never show his face at that school again.

George started to leave school and went to his house to pick up Tommy and bring him to Clays house...

5 minutes later...

George and Tommy arrived at Clays house, only Drista was there. Clays mom had to work, and Clay was god knows where. George would think Clay would be home before him because he has a car but he wasn't there. George sat at the dining table as Drista and Tommy were in Dristas room. The front door started to open, then Drista and Tommy rushed down the stairs. George turned around and saw the three then went back to his phone.

"Why are you two surrounded by me?" Clay asked looking at Tommy and Drista.

"No reason" Drista said.

"George is here, isn't he?"

"Yep" Drista chuckled.

Clay scoffed and went into the kitchen the was connected to the living room "Hi George."

George looked up and saw the tall blonde, but he looked different. He had black sunglasses on with an oddly familiar hoodie on. The hoodie was black with a little fire symbol in the middle.

"Isn't that Sapnaps hoodie?" George asked.

"No it's mine" Clay said as he poured a glass of milk into a glass "Maybe he has one that's similar."

"Why do you have shades on?, we're inside" Drista asked.

"Because I want to" Clay said as he took a sip of milk.

George noticed as Clay took a sip of his milk his sleeve rolled up a bit and there was a purple mark on his arm. George walked over towards Clay and sat on one of the seats connected to the island.

"So Clay how was school?" George asked as he tried to pry Clay into telling him why there a bruise on his arm. Then he noticed Clay had gloves on, what the hell it was still summer.

"Boring like always" Clay said "I thought you were ignoring me, what happened to that."

"Well I don't really know Clay, I guess I missed your company" George walked around the island to hug Clay, and he confusingly hugged back.

"Okay" Clay said then as they hugged George quickly took off his glasses, and he took and step back from his face.

George analyzed Clays face he had a little really red mark under his right eye. "What the hell happened?"

"I should've known, of course you would find out."

"Another fight really Clay" Drista said "Who was it this time?"

"Nobody, just a random student that was pissed at me" George clearly knew Clay lied when he said that.

"Take off your gloves" George demanded, and Clay sighed and took off one of them.