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"Your...what?"

"My dad. Well, my old dad. He liked to touch me and hold me, and he said I looked so pretty when I dressed up."

"He told me to dress up just for him."

"Jack, did he..." Marks words died out, he didn't really want to say it. Mark was more or less questioning how he got into this situation. Sitting with his smoking buddy that just took LSD and painted him, and admitted his dad was a pedophile. Huh.

"Yeah, he touched me. In- bad places." Jacks eyebrows furrowed.

"We have lots of locks." Jack curled into himself and made sweater paws.

He has locks to keep his dad out.

Oh

"But we have a new dad. He's okay, he doesn't touch me and he makes sure to always keep the door locked." Jack shifted on his carpet to sit next to me on his bed.

"So, why do you still wear these kinds of clothes? Doesn't it bring bad memories?"

"Sometimes it does, but I've grown onto the clothes. I like wearing them. I feel.." Jack rocked in his spot and tucked his chin onto his knees.

"Pretty." Mark stared at Jack for a long time and Jack just sat there. He eventually leaned in for a hug and Jack was engulfed in his arms.

"The drugs and paintings help me forget."

"Sometimes it's good to forget."

The next day at school was the same, as if yesterday never happened. After their lunchtime session, Jack told Mark to meet up with him in the boys bathroom on the Freshman hallway. Keeping his promise, he walked in to see Jack laying on a yoga mat wearing flamingo boxers.

"Come do yoga with me."

"Alright."

The duo laid down on the mat and proceeded to fail in couple yoga, but they did get some pretty good video clips. Eventually, one guy snitched on the two and they both got sent to choices, a giggling mess.

"Totally worth it."

"Obvs."

It's been two months, and things have been 'normal' to say the least between the two. They've had four more LSD painting hangouts and have snuck out of school more times than they can count, but this is normal.
This was just a casual hangout today, where Mark came over to Jacks house when no one was home and they just chilled.
It was a hot day, so Jack removed his baby blue sweater to reveal a black t shirt underneath.

"Holy fuck! You're wearing something that isn't goddamn pastel!"

"Yeah, fuck you too."

Jack booted up Doctor Who, because Jack had gotten Mark into it. They were currently on Into The Dalek with Peter Capaldi, when Jack paused the show.

"What was that for?"

Jack was now just staring at Mark with a curious gaze, and it made Mark nervous. Jack stood up and stalked over to Mark, eyes still on him. He sat down on his lap, and he could feel his palms getting sweaty.
Jack slowly, slowly leaned down and breathed on Marks neck, while Marks heart was going a hundred miles a minute.

"Jack, what are y-" Jack shut him up by swooping upwards and kissing him right on the mouth. Hard. Mark pushed him off and he fell to the floor, while Mark was panting and stood up with wild eyes.

"What the fuck Jack?!" He had so much hurt in his eyes, just sitting their on the floor.

"I-I was showing affection. I like you Mark. It's how m-my dad tells me how to tell people I like them." Tears were now welling in his eyes.

"I-I'm sorry Mark. I was just caught in the moment and I don't know, I was being stupid and inconsiderate of your feeli-" Mark put a finger to the rambling boys lips, successfully shutting him up.

There were pity and traces of sympathy in Marks eyes as he crouched down and looked into Jacks baby blues.

"Jack, I'm not completely sure how I feel about you." Mark saw the hurt in Jacks eyes, so he quickly responded.

"But I know that I like you in some form. But when you want to show someone you like them, you don't just kiss them. You have to tell them by using your words."

Was Mark gay for Jack? He had been questioning his sexuality for quite some time and he did have to admit, his green pastel angry bean was cute.

"I'm sorry Mark." They both leaned in for a hug and just staid like that for a while.

"Don't be sorry, you didn't know any better."

The pair exchanged numbers during the third week of school and Mark had just received a text from Jack.

GreenBean: hey

Sasslord: sup

GreenBean: my dad didnt come home tonight cause he's on a business trip

GreenBean: and I'm upstairs in my room and I'm scared

Sasslord: why??? Are you ok?

GreenBean: I think I forgot to lock the front door

Well fuck me gently with a chainsaw.