That One Kid From Band

One, two, three

My face went flush as soon as Tobi spoke, his voice was deep and smooth. I turned to face away quickly, hearing him chuckle a sincere laugh.
"Alright, sorry."
I glared at him from the corner of my eye, seeing him smiling sincerely at me. The teacher then, spoke up.
"Today is an off-day for you guys. Don't get too rowdy. You have a test tomorrow. Talk with who you wish"
I sighed in relief and relished the thought of not having to do work for an entire class period.
"What's your name, anyway, shorty?"
Tobi said. I visibly cringed, I've already been made fun of because of my height today, I don't need the new kid on my ass about it. Tobi must've noticed, because he responded to my response.
"Oh, uh- sorry.. I should probably have been less insensitive about that.. sorry"
He stuttered out, apologizing twice in one sentence. I shook my head and looked at him with both eyes facing him.
"It's alright, I'm used to it"
I said in my low, sarcastic, drowsy sounding voice. This seemed to make him feel worse, because his eyebrows knitted together and he scratched the back of his neck.
"Oh jeez... I- uh didn't know.."
God, this guy is impossible.
"Oh my gosh, it's fine."
I rolled my eyes, lifting my head all the way up and looking at him.
"And my name is Eros,"
I let out the tiniest smile towards him, seeing him relax and smile as well.
"I'm guessing you already know my name,"
He asked, spinning his body around in his chair to face me.
"Yeah, Tobi"
I said, getting pissy again and not wanting to open up to him. He took notice of this.
"If you don't want to talk to me, I get it."
He sounded sincere and like he cared about my feelings. I shook my head, sighing.
"It's fine, I just had- I had a really hectic morning."
I said, laying my head down on my arm, facing him with my cheek on my forearm.
"Eh, we all have our days.. and sometimes I can be a bit pushy"
He said, chuckling nervously. I snickered at his self-awareness.
"What's up with your hair? I like it"
He said, referencing the rainbow colored strip in my hair. I swallowed nervously. I couldn't get my way out of this one.
"I- uh.. like boys.."
He cocked an eyebrow, smirking cockily.
"Yeah, well I get the best of both worlds."
Wait what. I felt my lips part a bit and my eyes go wide. I've never met another LGBTQ+ person in this entire school before. My face lit up, smiling.
"You're bi?"
I asked, hope evident in my voice.
"You bet, but I prefer boys more."
Oh yay, I finally have someone to talk about my sexuality with.
"Oh god, I haven't had a conversation with anyone besides hetero people in forever, you have no idea how relieving it is to be able to talk about this."
I smiled, looking him in the eyes again. I watched him chuckle and smile at me.
"I mean, I barely know you, but yeah, you can talk to me about anything you'd like, I can be a pretty good listener you know."
My own, bisexual, highschooler therapist. Score. I tried to hide my smile put putting my hands up to my mouth in a normal looking position.
"So, Eros. How's life been?"
He asked in a casual tone.
"Ah, it's been good lately"
I lied straight through my teeth as my smile fell quickly.

Life was not going good.