ATLAS
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A lot has changed about Atlas.
Not much, if you really knew him.
But change is tricky-
growing up means realizing things aren't the same as they were when you were a kid.
When you used to play pretend (we all still do sometimes, don't we?).
Or when you'd sneak into your sister's room just to play with her dolls because they said dolls weren't for boys.
Maybe you had an imaginary friend.
But Atlas wasn't like that.
Even as a kid, he was never the "normal one."
He wasn't the kid running around during recess.
He didn't wave when his parents came to pick him up.
Attie never seemed happy.
And the truth is, he wasn't.
But he always held onto the hope that one day...
something, or maybe someone, could make him smile.
Make him feel happy.
KIAN
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Kian noticed him
the "weird kid" at lunch.
People said no one had ever seen him smile.
But if you paid attention, during art class, you'd catch it.
Just a bit.
A flicker of happiness.
Progress, right?
Kian, on the other hand, was the kid everyone knew.
If you didn't know Kian, did you even go to this school?
People liked him, but he didn't necessarily like them back.
Most of them were annoying.
Girls constantly trying to get his attention, but that wasn't his thing.
His dad would always say, "Find a girl with a good personality,"
but his dad only ever noticed the ones with long hair.
That explained why his dad kept staring at Casey's mom during the conference.
Kian wasn't like that.
He looked at boys instead.
Well, not just any boy but Atlas.
Atlas was different. Kian thought he was pretty.
Every day, Kian would ignore his friends just to watch Atlas.
His fluffy dark brown hair that almost covered his eyes,
and those deep brown eyes that seemed to pull you in.
His soft cheeks Kian wanted to squeeze,
and how he was always shorter than everyone else.
Even shorter than some in the grade below.
Kian found himself wanting to hug him,
to hold him close,
so that Atlas's head would rest against his chest.
He wanted Atlas to hear how his heart raced every time he came near.
Kian wanted Atlas to like him.
And he didn't see why that could be wrong.
yay I edited a lil bit :]
new chap coming today (hopefully)
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Romancekian x attie neither of them were considered "normal" Kian never paid attention to girls and atlas never seemed happy but they accepted each other attie didn't seem to have a problem with guys liking guys and Kian never really payed attention when...
