~|~ Under the moonlight ~|~ {[ Sebastian X Alex ]} -LEGACY-

Chapter One- Stupid Jock

I sigh, the cool breeze running through my hair. summer is finally coming to a close. As I walk down the dirt path to the beach, 

"Hey! Watch where you're going!" I shout out at the person walking past, who had bumped into me.

 "Oh, crap! Sorry, I didn't see you." He smiles scratching at the back of his neck.

"Whatever. Stupid jock." I groan ,  ignoring him as he walks next to me.

I step onto the dock, a million stars scattered across the sky. If you think about it, we really are such a small part of the universe. I sit down, dangling my legs off the edge, and look into the water. The wood creeks, and I look beside me to see the same jock boy sitting down next to me. what's his deal? I don't even know him.

"And you are?" I sigh, looking him up and down.

"Hey, I just wanted to say that I was sorry for bumping into you earlier, I'm Alex."

Alex. the name sounds oddly familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it. Alex holds his hand out, and I shake it, rolling my eyes, as he smiles.

"Sebastian, since you seem to care so much."

As the farmer speaks to the mayor, I look into the ocean and watch as a jellyfish floats near the dock. Summer is finally over. I smile, taking in a deep breath of the salty ocean air. Fall was always my favorite season anyways.

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Here I sit, on the dock next to the town goth boy, school quiet kid, and he definitely holds up to my expectations. I look over, and see him staring into the water, obviously spaced out. I can't blame him, though. The ocean is beautiful this time of year, especially during the Dance of the Moonlight Jellies.

Summer is really over. Its a shame, sure, but the cold weather has its own benefits for sure. I wont have to worry about working at the ice cream stand and grid ball practice will be held off until the spring so I'll have more time to help my grandparents with the housework.

I poked him on the shoulder in an attempt to snap him out of whatever trance he's in

"Oi, goth boy. Try being more present in the moment. It only comes once a year, so you could at least try and look like you care."

I looked down into the water, my eyes wandering over to a certain jellyfish that looks slightly different to the others, a slight green tint and more defined shape to it as it floated across the ocean and towards the rafts holding the lanterns that lit the docks

Sebastian spoke as I watched it, not making eye contact or even looking at anything in specific, as he rolled his eyes.

"There are a lot of things that come only once a year. That doesn't make it special."

I looked up at the water and at him, narrowing my eyes at him

"Do you have to me such an edge lord? Some of us are trying to enjoy the occasion and don't want to deal with your depressing little comments."

He rolled his eyes before letting out an uncharacteristic squeak as a jellyfish brushed his leg, pulling them out of the water. I responded with a chuckle, looking down at the perpetrator; a small round jelly that had trailed behind the group it had been part of.

"Scared of a baby? That thing probably doesn't even have properly developed stingers."

Sebastian seemed flustered, looking away in embarrassment and he grumbled at me for making such a comment

"..It's a sensory thing, dumbass. It just feels gross."

He crossed his arms, finally looking me in the eye for the first time. Well, less so in the eye than in between them. Weird, I had of people who didn't like eye contact but I've never really understood it.

~Author's Notes~

Oh, cool! after literal MONTHS of being in the works this tiny first chapter is finally out! It ain't much but I don't wanna keep y'all waiting any longer than you already have so here ya go lol
huh? what's that? you want a word count like in my old stories? huh? you didn't say that? too bad, I would feel weird not adding one. 640 words without authors notes! If only i had the self control to only make this 26 words long.

oh yeah, and my dumbass looked up the difference between then and than for this because believe it or not I'm yet another teen writer who has a pretty terrible 

and yes I did have to make Seb neurodivergent. it's just in my blood as an autistic person. If I can't project my trauma or entire personality into a character I'm making them neurodivergent too god damn it.

ok ok thats all. byeee <3