Here’s the official AU: Mitch was born a glitch and need love to stay in the human world. If no love was given, he would disappear into the other side of the world, through the rift. Here it goes! Enjoy!
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It all started out easy. A simple life. The day of March the 3rd, 1994. It all started normal, the world quite. No wars anywhere around. Until the moment the first baby was born for the day. None of the family knew it, but this child, could be lost in no time if they weren’t careful.
The parents had decided to name him Mitchell Donald Ralph Hughes. Mitch for short. He was born a glitch, meaning he needed love to survive. Being a glitch was a rare thing anymore, and they are mostly seen as outsiders, cast out from anything to do with normal world people. No one else shares a connection with the outside world, or the ones past the rift. The ones who are split and born glitched, like Mitch, are found weird and not normal.
Through Mitch’s baby life, he showed no signs of being a glitch. His family gave him all the love he needed to live and never glitched as if starting to go back through the rift. His parents soon had another child, however. This one was a daughter. He still needed love but the new baby needed more attention. Mitch felt shunned, as if they didn’t love him anymore. He began to glitch, and once his parents saw it, they got scared. They had to plan out time to spend with Mitch to keep him here, since they loved him very much, no matter what happened.
Then Mitch reached 4th grade. He hardly glitched anymore, and when he did, he was alone. As he sat in class, watching the teacher when the door opened. His eyes darted over to see a boy with brown eyes and very light brown hair, slightly grown out as if he was trying to get the long teen heart throb look. Mitch giggled and the boy looked over. The teacher told him to sit next to Mitch, which he did. He introduced himself as Jerome Aceti. Born just 6 days after Mitch on March the 9th 1994. It was like destiny. Mitch noticed Jerome had an oddly flat nose. Mitch smiled. It was almost like being glitched, like Mitch.
They were immediate friends. They told each other everything. Except one thing. Mitch said nothing about being a glitch. He was afraid to be shunned, like he was by the school, since a few saw him glitch and spread it around. Jerome had no idea though, and Mitch loved that. Mitch loved him. He realized this in about 8th grade, after 4 years being around him. He knew he loved Jerome and Jerome loved him because about this time, his parents gave up on him. They stopped loving him as much and so Mitch was left to feed off Jerome’s loved. That’s how he knew it was real.
In 9th grade, Mitch decided to show Jerome he was a glitch. He tried to explain that he was, but Jerome wanted proof. He didn’t seem to hate Mitch, just want proof. Mitch told Jerome to say he hated him. Jerome refused at first but eventually yelled that he hated him. Mitch flinched away and began to glitch out. Red spreading around him as he was being taken back through the rift. Jerome’s eyes widened and he hugged Mitch. He yelled that he loved him and he was sorry. Mitch stopped glitching and smiled, saying he knew and he loved him too. They starting dating that day.
At 18, Mitch left the house and moved in with Jerome, after Jerome asked him out in 9th grade, they had been dating since and moved in together right after high school. They both had youtube partnerships and made money together solely off youtube. They split the rent and utilities evenly. They’ve lived like this for a year.
Which brings me to today. Mitch and Jerome are both 19 now and have been dating for around 5 years. They’ve lived a happy life, but that was all about to change by one simple mistake. A few, to be exact. Jerome didn’t quite get how sensitive Mitch was, being a glitch and all, and needing his full divided love. He just didn’t get it. Mitch tried to explain to Jerome, but couldn’t get it across right. Jerome asked what he meant, but Mitch only gave one hint however.
“I’m only as real as you make me.”
Could this small hint help Jerome enough to keep Mitch real, or will he slip up make Mitch unreal?
