Solangelo One-Shot Collection

🏳️‍🌈The Boy🏳️‍🌈

(Mortal/High school AU! Will's new to the school and he spots a boy no one seems to notice.⚠️Angst and TW⚠️)

~Will POV~

I shot some hoops in the gymnasium. Everyone's gone home but I just want some alone time without my parents breathing down my neck.

"So cool." Someone said from somewhere in the stands.

I glanced back as I tossed the ball and it bounced off the rim and into my head. I hit the ground with a loud thud, groaning and grimacing. The sound of someone snickering came from behind me. A boy sat in the stands as I looked over. He had pale skin and dark hair. He looked like the poster child for Hot Topic.

{The Next Morning}

I looked around the cafeteria. Everyone's sitting with at least one other person and there isn't even an open table around...I can't just walk up and sit with a random group. I'd look like a total weirdo.

That's when I noticed him. A boy sitting alone in the corner, his knees pulled to his chest as he stared off into space. It's the boy from yesterday. 

"Hello?" I said.

The boy looked up. His deer in headlights express countered his emo style in an almost funny way. His dark hair fell in waves over his face as he stared at me like I'd just punched him in the gut.

I fucked up...didn't I?

"I...I'm sorry...I saw you in the gym last night and wanted to...talk...to...you..." I said, slowly and sounding like an ignoramus.

The boy looked around the table, as if I were talking to someone else. He pointed to himself. I nodded and his eyes widened. He looked around again and his cheeks turned a cute shade of pink.

"People are going to think you're weird." He whispered.

"People already think I'm weird." I joked.

He cracked an awkward smile.

"You can sit..." He mumbled.

I placed down my tray and sat across from him. He kept giving me a look but didn't say anything.

"I'm Will." I said. "What's your name?"

"...Nico..." He muttered.

He stayed quiet, just staring at me. My palms felt like I'd just run them under a faucet...

"So...uh..what grade are you in?" I asked.

"11th." He said. "I'm a junior."

"Me too!" I said. "What's your schedule like? Maybe we have some classes together."

"Doubtful." He replied.

We talked for a while until the bell rang.

"Could I get your phone number? Maybe we could hang out some time." I said.

"I...don't...have a phone." Nico said, awkwardly staring at the table.

"Oh...uh..." I cleared my throat.

"No one sits at this table but me." He said. "If you wanted...you could sit here if you don't have anyone else to sit with."

I smiled.

"Yeah." I said. "I'll do that."

{A Couple Weeks Later}

Nico laughed. He seemed so much friendlier than when I met him a month ago. I smiled and he gave me a look.