Headphones // Merome

Chapter 1: Headphones

=Mitch's POV=

I thought I wasn't noticed. I hoped I wasn't noticed. I was always the one to notice everything about everyone else, but others just brushed me off. But when I walked through the high school doors freshman year, I was suddenly the guy to be. Girls loved me. Guys wanted me to join sports teams or sit with them during lunch. But I pushed them all away.

Nothing had changed. I left school in eighth grade as the loser who never took his headphones out. Always had some song playing. I intended to go through high school with that same reputation. But everyone started to like me. I just wanted to get through in peace, with my earbuds in and everyone ignoring me. But no.

People found out during my second year of high school. That's when it all started spiraling down. One person found out, which led to ten people, which led to the whole school. And that brought word to my family. I was gay. Yep. I liked guys, not girls. Thats the reason I come home everyday with a new bruise. The people who wanted me in their circle of friends as a freshman bullied me. Girls who wanted to be all over me gave me dirty looks in the hall way. But their taunting never hurt me. I had the music to save me.

When I had my headphones on, I was invincible. Nothing hurt me. Not the punches the school bully, Dominic, and his posse could throw at me. Not the words people whispered under their breath as I walked by. Not my alcoholic and abusive father.

Now I know what your thinking. I'm so depressed, I have a awful life. I block out the world with depressing emo music. Well, I don't. I personally love living my life. I loved reading under a tree or playing video games in my room or watching movie under the stars. And listening to music, of course. As sucky as my life was, its was still worth living. Especially because I got to see Jerome almost every day.

Jerome was the one person I could stand during school. He was almost the stereotypical Mr. Perfect high school boy. Sport captain, straight A's, tons of friends, the usual. But that didn't stop me from liking him. One problem with my little crush here, though. He was him. I was me.

So my life was going to school, being beat up, coming home, being beat up by my father, and then sleeping. Eating a few times in between. And music always played in the background.

Everybody wants to be with me, but I got all I need, I feel invincible, with my head phones on.

*~A/N~*
hello Rosebuds! This is my new Merome fanfic, called Headphones. I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter! This is the first of many more to come. Im a musical person, and always found a song to for everything. I'm going to try to find a song for each Merome moment, each chapter. I hope you'll all stick around!

Song of the chapter: Headphones, by Matt Nathanson ft. LOLO

Also, disclaimer: I will be using some strong language. And words like "Fag." Just saying, I completely despise that word. I truly do.

Anyway, love you rosebuds and hope you'll keep reading! Until next chapter, Rosie <3

Note to myself: 5/23/15