>One Shots< // >The Black Phone<

Just Children//Gwiffin

requested by nicksbluehand
also may i add, Gwen and Griffin have an adorable ship name Gwiffin... AHHH alright to the story!!

Summary:
i like gwen. but i doubt
she'd ever go out with me. who would like
someone who can't even stand up for
themselves right?
but we are just children after all...

Griffins PoV:

i arrive at school a week after the incident. at least i have Finney and his group to hang out with. ever since Finney saved all of us from the Grabber, he'd been standing up for me and himself.

his bullies no longer push us around. but as soon as he leaves my side, i feel like i'm surrounded by people wanting to hurt me.

i've walked home with him everyday since. me, him and his sister... Gwen. i've gone over to hang with him this afternoon actually. Vance and the group are there as well.

it starts to feel crowded to me, so i decide to leave the room for a little while. i was walking with my head low, when i bumped into Gwen.

"oh hey Gwen," i smiled at her.

"hey Griffin," she replies.

we talk for a little while.

"i guess i should get back to the guys.." i say, after a while.

"i mean. if you wanted we could hang out but it's up to you Griffin," she says.

i listen into Finneys room and hear them yelling at each other over a video game. it's quite loud in there, and i don't really feel like getting a headache over a video game.

"yeah i can hangout," i say.

i follow her to her room. we start playing some board games she has in her room.

"i win!" she yells excitedly.

"oh boo!! you win every round!!" i groan.

"wanna play a different game?" she asks.

"we'll i certainly don't wanna play snakes and ladders again! you always win it! i only get the stupid snakes!" i complain again.

"then you get to choose the next game. i have cards, the game of life, risk, and monopoly," she offers.

i think for a while. "you any good at monopoly?" i ask her.

"i'm alright," she says.

'i'm amazing at monopoly,' i think to myself.

"yeah let's play it," i say to her.

we set up the game and we read the rules briefly. we figure out that she's like a week younger than me letting her go first. she rolls the dice and moves her pawn.

after ages and ages she finally lands on my property one last time.

"oh no! i don't have enough money to pay you!!" she complained.

"time to announce bankruptcy Gwen!!" i squeal with triumph.

she groans and sighs. "fair is fair. you win Griffin,"

"you can just call me Griff. i don't mind," i say, softly.

she smiles at me. "alright... Griffey," she giggles.

just then Finney walks in.

"there you are Griff man, we've been looking for you dude. c'mon we're about to eat dinner, also Gwen dads cooked yours as well," he says and walks out.

me and Gwen connect eyes and laugh. we get up and i hold the door open for her. we then make our way to the kitchen/dining area, me following behind her.

another week passes. i've started to realise me and Gwen are in most classes together. we've started hanging out more. i'm not sure if it's just me, but we seem close... closer than she is with her female friends.

maybe i'm just getting my hopes up...

"Griffin Fag!" someone yells down the corridor at break.

(Griffin Stagg... Griffin Fag? get it? also. sorry if this offends anyone! i'm gay i can say it, not that i would say it to anyone unless i knew they were okay with it. as a joke obvi!!)

i turn to see Matty and his mates racing at me.  i sprint in the opposite direction. i end up tripping and fall on my face. i try and get up as fast as i could. but as soon as i try to, i'm met with Buzz's ugly mug.

i sit in the sick bay with an ice pack on my already purpling eye. the nurse is wiping my lip, and putting some healing cream onto the wound. she also got me to lay down and got me to hold tissue paper to my nose to stop the bleeding.

i sigh. i'm laying in the room alone. she said she was just gonna leave to get something and be right back. eventually the nurse comes back and i head back to my last class with the ice pack.

i give the ice pack to the office and walk out the front doors as the last bell rings of the day. Finney and Gwen catch up to me, and i try hiding my face from both of them the best i can.

and that's when i realise why i'm doing it...

i like gwen. but i doubt she'd ever go out with me. who would like someone who can't even stand up for themselves right? but we are just children after all...

sam age. but she can stand up for herself. not like me... so i hide my face from them. i'm hiding from Finney just because i know he'll be disappointed, and mad.

"Griff?" Gwen says, snapping me out of it.

"hm?" i reply, turning my head... STUPID!

i turn my head back forwards hoping they didn't see that. they stop walking... dang it.

Finney grabs my arm and spins me around showing them my face fully.

"did Matty and his shitty group do this?" he growls, gesturing to my face.

i nod.

"did you stand up for yourself?" Gwen asks.

i shake my head.

i'm being forced to look at them, as Finney had his hand under my chin. i sigh.

"sorry," i break the silence.

"you have nothing to be sorry about. it's Matty who's gonna be sorry," Finney snapped.

i giggle a little.

"c'mon let's clean you up at home," Gwen says.

my heart faces a little faster as she grabs my hand in hers and we walk closer than usual.

she lays her head gently on my shoulder.

maybe she might like me back...

i smile...

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