Colors (bxb) [DISCONTINUED]

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So, um, hi guys! I'll talk a lot more on the author's note at the end of this chapter, but I feel the need to explain this chapter before you guys actually read it.

I'm not the biggest fan of time skips. I feel like most authors don't do it right. But I also feel like they're necessary, especially if you're going to make your story as realistic as possible.

And realistically, if there was this super cute guy or girl that transferred into your school, you wouldn't be jumping their bones within the first week of meeting them. Life moves slow. Too slow to write about every single thing that happens in every single day of Kris' life. And as a normal human being (using that term very loosely lmao), something crazy isn't going to happen to him every single day. There are going to be days where he gets up, goes to school, fawns over Justin, and then goes home to mope. And I'm not going to write that, because it'll get boring pretty quickly. But I'm also not going to rush.

So, this chapter takes place a month after the events of last chapter. There will be a lot of past tense used, because Kris will be thinking back at everything that's happened concerning him and his friends (basically narrating what you've all missed in the following month lmao), but there will also be a bit of present tense used, because he will have a few conversations today that are important for character development and foreshadowing and plot and stuff. Alright? Hopefully I'm not confusing anyone here. It'll probably be easier to understand once you all read the chapter.

One last thing: I know the main point of this story is Kris and Justin's budding relationship, but I told you all before that I'm gonna be treating each of these characters like real human beings, and not simple replaceable support characters. Meaning that some of these guys have problems of their own, unbeknownst to Kris, and some story arcs or chapters will be dedicated to them. A lot of those problems will also be foreshadowed in this chapter.

So yeah! I'm done. I tried not to make this chapter one big information dump, and I also tried to make it longer than the last chapter . . . so hopefully you'll all enjoy it! I'm very insecure about my dialogue scenes, but maybe they aren't so bad. Idk.

Okay, seriously this time. Happy reading!

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"Life is the wonderful art of drawing without an eraser."

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For some reason, Justin never brought up the accidental k-word -- and neither did I, of course. It's as if defending me from Mason and Ms. Miller had dissipated the awkward conversation that was bound to ensue. I used the distraction wholeheartedly; if he was going to act like the day before didn't happen, then I was more than happy to go along with it. There was something new in the air, though, as if we both wanted to address the elephant in the room, but also didn't want to open that can of worms just yet.

There was something a bit different about him, too. His eyes were sharper; his smiles weren't as big; his jokes were told in a gentler tone. Of course, I took it as a sign that he secretly hated me, but didn't know how to say it without completely crushing my soul -- and the darkness inside of me grew darker, even with the vibrant color that Justin effortlessly exuded.

Outwardly, I exuded careful nonchalance and Justin exuded cautious playfulness. But inwardly, I could tell that there was something disparate in the both of us; I was the same idiot with a horrible crush, just a lot more depressive and irritable. And Justin . . . I still don't know what had changed in him. I don't think that I ever will.