Apathy & Empathy

Chapter 4

The alarm went off, waking Henry from his deep sleep. He couldn't remember the last time he had such a good rest. He felt like he was one hundred percent functional, whereas he usually felt roughly seventy to eighty percent functional. He turned off the alarm and got up from his bed and went to his dresser to grab his clothes. The outfit he chose wasn't much different than the day before. Henry wore the same type of clothes most days, it was easier when he didn't have to think about it much. Next item of business was the bathroom. Henry went in to brush his teeth and shave, then he combed out his hair. His hair was thick and fluffy, he knew he would need a haircut soon.

"I'm off to school, Dad." Henry shouted as he walked out of the bathroom. He went to grab his backpack and put on his hoodie when he heard a knock on the front door. He quickly pulled his shoes on and opened the door, finding Luclan waiting for him.

"Well good morning! How is my Iago this morning?" Luclan asked.

"Dude, I feel amazing." Henry stated while closing his front door.

"Oh yeah? That's great! I heard your music last night. Sounded like you were dancing around or something."

Luclan's bedroom was right below Henry's, so this wasn't an uncommon occurrence, but it still sparked some anxiety in Henry.

Oh Jesus. Did he hear anything else?

"Heh, nope, just trying to go to sleep." Henry lied. Luclan didn't question it. He had no reason to.

"So, yesterday was awesome! Tori and I made out for like an hour before I went home!" Luclan exclaimed, happily.

"Tori? You guys are already at the nickname stage?" Henry asked. Luclan nodded happily.

"Yeah, it's what her friends call her." He explained.

"That's cool." Henry thought for a moment. "Hey, can I ask you kind of a weird question?"

"Sure thing. Mother Dickly is an open book."

"If Victoria asked, would you let her peg you?" Henry asked. Luclan shrugged.

"Nah, I don't think that would be my thing." He looked at Henry. "You're not secretly dating Jessica, are you? I've heard some pretty wild rumors about her."

"No, I'm not dating anybody. Besides, everybody says Jessica is a huge bitch."

"Then what brought this up? Is that something you would be into?" Luclan asked. Henry shook his head.

"Believe me, I would not want a woman to peg me." Henry wasn't lying.

"Well still, kind of a specific topic to bring up so early in the morning." Luclan replied.

"Well, I mean how do you know you wouldn't like it?" Henry asked.

"I don't know, I just know I wouldn't."

"How do you know it wouldn't feel good? Have you ever put anything up there?" Henry was getting a bit nervous and he wasn't thinking much before he spoke.

"What? No! Have you?" Luclan asked. Henry felt like he was going to have a mini heart attack.

"No." He lied. Luclan shrugged.

"Look, I have a lot of things I like. I like eating out, I like vaginal sex, and I like the occasional anal sex if I'm the one giving it. I'm good with all of that."

"Wait, you've done anal?" Henry asked.

"Yes, Dude."

"With who?"