graced || LAMS || ON HOLD

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;; JOHN's POV ;;

i sat in bed, thinking about what to do, i have nothing truly to do. well, except writing. writing, eh?

got me far enough.

i look over to my turtle-frances and continued to think.

far enough to the point i have an instagram account nobody knows about-well-except me.

no body i know in real life knows about it.

i sigh as i sat up, feeling the fabric of my sheets covering my lower half, the fabric of my unfathomably uncomfortable knee lengthed shorts. knowing i've been wearing the same shorts i wore when i turned 18.

i haven't grown-and yet i'm still averaged height, you see-i was originally supposed to heighten to 6' at least.

can i still hit puberty at 21?

probably not

and then i have the most "totally fantastic" idea in the universe. go on the internet!

instagram, specifically.

we love insta, right? NO.

whatever.

i opened my eyes to my dimly lit room of my dorm, i partake in debate and art. i patted around my mattress-searching for my phone.

as soon as i grab it, i turn on the screen-not preparing for the intense light. i wince slightly-acting like i was just flash bombed. i manage to squint and turn down my brightness before my eyes adjusted to the lower light intake.

i huff before unlocking my phone, my background was a beige-ish color. like a nice soft but matte bronze color. i press on instagram.

i always find something corny to read in my DM's, so obviously i press on my DM's. i chuckle and cringe at a few messages i received but they're just tryna express their love for my writing, so i take it anyways.

but one user catches my eye.

bythestarz

isn't that the guy that wrote that one poem describing his cat?

"wow." i grumble, i clicked on his dm.

bythestarz
love your writing
and your turtle
of course.

fuckin' great, ey? i have literally alexander aka my favorite poetic writer in my dm's telling me he loves my writing and turtle.

do i respond or what? whatever

fuck it, ey?

lastingsymphonyz
  thank you.
  suprising to hear it from a big
  writer like you.
bythestarz
  any time.
  it can't be THAT suprising.
  last time i dm'd a writer they
  told me that they were "GONNA
  INVOLUNTARILY EXPLODE!"
lastingsymphonyz
  damn
  thats..
  nice..?
bythestarz
  yeaaa,, what i said
  what's your name
lastingsymphonyz
  well, it'd be unfair if you were the
  only person in the whole wide
  inter-world to know.
  wouldn't it be?
bythestarz
  come on, anon.
  no body knows your name
lastingsymphonyz
  i love it that way.
bythestarz
  you're such a bummer, anon
lastingsymphonyz
  you're so infuriating, alex
bythestarz
  well, how about you tell me a little
  about yourself if you can't tell me
  your name?
lastingsymphonyz
  hm
  okay
  im male.
  21
bythestarz
  and?
lastingsymphonyz
  what do you want from me?
bythestarz
  you, anon.
lastingsymphonyz
  no way you're gonna try and flirt
  with me through instagram alex.
bythestarz
  worth a shot, yeah?
lastingsymphonyz
  yeah, a horrible shot though.
bythestarz
  you're so annoying
  can i atleast just a hint at what your
  name is, anon?
  it's kind of boring saying anon.
lastingsymphonyz
  J
bythestarz
  jimmy?
lastingsymphonyz
  no
bythestarz
  jim?
lastingsymphonyz
  nope.
bythestarz
  john?
lastingsymphonyz
  jackpot.
bythestarz
  john is such a generic name.
  you sure thats your name?
lastingsymphonyz
  oh no, sorry, i thought you said
bartholomew the seventy second.
  yes. it is my name.
bythestarz
  isn't better not being called anon, john?
lastingsymphonyz
  no, not at all, lex.
bythestarz
  lex?
lastingsymphonyz
  sorry, alexander.
bythestarz
  i think i like lex more.