Ｏｃｅａｎｉｃ Ｅｙｅｓ．【𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐍𝐅𝐈𝐂】

𝟎𝟎𝟎 - 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞.

𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 ➔ 12/28/2022

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐄𝐃 ➔ 12/28/2022

𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 ➔ 1113

𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄 ➔ I just wanted to make this for no real reason, I also just kinda wanted to project it onto a character! :]

𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐒 ➔ All characters are aged up. Vance is 17, Bruce is also 17, Robin is 16, Finney is also 16, Billy is also 16, Griffin is 15, Gwen is 14, and Amy is also 14. And Vance is in grade 12, Bruce is also in grade 12, Robin is in grade 11, Finney is also in grade 11, Billy is also in grade 11, Griffin is in grade 9, Gwen is also in grade 9, and Amy is also in grade 9. It's also set in Canada because I said so![the first line is 6 spaces]

𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ➔ This fanfiction will contain mentions of abuse, homophobia, transphobia, sexual abuse, self-harm, attempted suicide, dead naming of a transgender person, slurs against gay people, anxiety, pills, panic attacks, blood, gore, and more. Viewer discretion is advised.

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      VANCE ALWAYS SAT alone in the back role, it was the only place he had really been able to sit alone without something commenting on what he was drawing—Most of which was vent art—as he didn't like talking to people about his problems.

But today was different, they had gotten a new student that day, and he stood out a lot.

And in north Denver, standing out in the slightest was hell, once everyone found out that Finney Blake—The only other trans kid in Denver—was outed in front of everyone, his life became a living hell, and Vance couldn't help but feel bad for the kid, Finney was a grade 11 well Vance was a grade 12.

But there wasn't much that Vance could do to help the younger boy.

They only ran into each other a few times a day when passing by to get to their next class, and they didn't talk much outside of school not like that even really talked in school anyways.

Mrs Haight smiled as she looked at the new boy, "Come on in Bruce, O'Canada is about to start! And I don't think you'd like to get stuck in the halls on your first day." Bruce smiled and walked on, over the PA system you could hear the principal speaking, "Everyone please stand for the playing of O'Canada." Everyone stood up and Bruce was stuck in the front.

"O'Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free!
From far and wide, O'Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O'Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O'Canada, we stand on guard for thee."

The sound played over the PA system, and a few people placed a hand over their hearts, or put a hand on their forehead in salute.

No one stood at the moment of silence, Vance didn't understand why they really bothered to make people stand for another moment after standing through that.

Mrs Haight spoke, "Okay, Bruce go find a seat and when I call your name for attendance you can say 1 thing about yourself!" Bruce nodded and made his way to the back, calmly Bruce asked, "Is anyone sitting here?" Vance looked up from his sketchbook and at Bruce.

He shook his head no as Bruce sat down next to him.

Mrs Haight started to speak, listing off names, "Violet— Vance Hopper?" Vance looked up and at his teacher, nervously he spoke, "Here..." He heard people laugh as he had been called Violet, and not Vance, he felt embarrassed, Mrs Haight spoke again, "Can you tell us one thing about you, Mr Hopper?" Vance swallowed harshly, "I have a brother?" And then the room quieted, Mrs Haight hummed, "Bruce Yamada?" And Bruce spoke loudly, making Vance flinch slightly, "Here!" Vance didn't like the loud noise, his ears were sensitive and so loud noises startled him.

The elderly woman smiled, "And your one fact?" Bruce smiled, "I recently came here from Japan!" Mrs Haight smiled, "Great, that's wonderful! How are you enjoying it here in Canada?" Bruce's smile faded softly, it was clear he missed home, "It's been okay." Mrs Haight smiled and continued to list names.

Vance kept his nose in his book and violently sketched a bit of vent art, he could always tell that he was in the pictures, no matter how the drawing looked he could always see his figure in them, this time he was in the bathroom, knees pulled into his chest, head buried away in his knees, the faint form of tears running down his cheeks, shattered glass crowded him, each piece of glass had a word on it, and the room was shaded in to look darker.

Vance flipped the page and just started to doodle, he ended up doodling the boy sitting in the seat next to him, Bruce's wide smile had been almost perfectly chaptered in the picture, Vance didn't know why he was being like this so suddenly.

Vance shrugged it off as Mrs Haight spoke once again, "Today I will be picking your partners for our literacy assignment." Vance felt nervous as Mrs Haight spoke, "And Bruce Yamada and Vance Hopper, you two will be paired together, let's hope you can learn a few things from Mr Yamada, will you now, Mr Hopper, your grades have been dropping lately." Vance whispered, "Yeah, sorry Ma'am..." The bell rang and it turned out to be that Vance and Bruce had most of their classes together, god, he was going to go through hell with this new kid huh?

And then through the day, it seemed like Vance and Bruce started to get closer, and that was a good thing at least to some of the teachers.

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Before the day ended, Bruce invited Vance to his baseball game and Vance wanted to try and be nice so he said that he was going to be there.

Vance was there on the bleachers sitting next to Robin, Robin cheered Finney on and Vance cheered Bruce on as he was starting to like Bruce.

Which was strange, as usually it would take a long time for Vance to like someone or even consider them a friend, it took him 3 mouths to even consider Robin a friend, but something about Bruce just made him see things a little bit differently.

Bruce was nice and he made Vance want to try and be his friend.

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After a while, Vance and Bruce did get closer, Vance felt comfortable enough to call Bruce a friend in only a matter of weeks unlike the 3 mouths for Robin, but there was something else burning in Vance's heart, and soon he find out that burning was love...