bunny boys[ohmtoonz]

if ever i go too far

*yeets this into my closet*

yall i went shopping yesterday and found the cutest dress but it was too big for me. i cried.

Also: the mood for this chapter is disconnecting your spirit at the mention of anything you dont understand

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"You're crying again." Ryan sighs to himself at his words, watching as Bryce lifts his head from his desk besides Ryan.

Bryce laughs weakly, wiping his tears with his jacket sleeve. "Yeah. Sorry. I was just.. I was just thinking about the game I played last night."

"What game?" Ryan is intrigued.

He watches as Bryce flushes and begins to fidget with his pen. "Uh... Telltale. The Walking Dead. I told myself I'd play it all at once, but I got halfway through the second season before I had to stop. The, um, the flashback to Lee on the train was what broke me."

Ryan nods silently. He watches Bryce try to do his homework, writing equations in the corner of his paper. It's kinda sad, actually.

It is here that Ryan realizes that for all he's tried to help Bryce and Jonathan, he doesn't actually know them all that well compared to Luke. But the thing is, he can't just bomb Bryce with stupid personal questions out of nowhere.

He thinks back to what happened last night. Jonathan called him, after nearly three weeks with no contact. He hasn't been at school (nor has Evan) and he hasn't been answering texts, either...

Ryan's phone vibrates in his pocket, interrupting his train of thought. He pulls it out and checks it.

Mom (3)

Ryan?

Ryan.

Are you busy?

Ryan makes a face. Doesn't being at school automatically list one off as being busy?  Is this some kind of trick question? He doesn't know how to respond to this. Will he get yelled at if he says no for not paying attention to class, or is it urgent?

He thinks it over for a moment before sending back a simple "no, not really. Just some worksheets."

The response is almost immediate.

Alright. I need to talk with you... is it okay if I pull you out early?

Ryan frowns at this. It is, in fact, far from okay. He has a single midterm in his math class, and he'll be damned if he misses math with Ms. Diep. She's far too sweet for Ryan to want to miss out on. Ms. Diep had promised them an easy, twenty question test too, and then they would do some DIY projects to help her prepare for her sister's baby shower this Saturday.

(Ryan's willing to bet that the projects will be harder than the test- he's learned a lot about his math teacher, and a lot more can be inferred from the things she does. Like, suddenly becoming single and not married? Why does nobody question the sudden disappearance of her husband? Where does she get the money to do these projects of hers?)