michael walks into the school's from office a few minutes after the start of second period, earbuds shoved into their ears. they're in a skirt and a bad mood today, and wished they decided to stay home for the entire day. they walk up to the attendance secretary's desk, asking to sign in. "morning ms, can i have a late slip please? i wasn't feeling well this morning but i'm alright now."
"hi michael, of course! let me get that done," she says, typing a few things on her keyboard. "there you go son, head to class now," she smiles.
michael returns the the smile with a tight-lipped one, upset at their first misgender of the day. they stop quickly at their locker before going to advanced functions, and walk into the class as mr belcastro is writing on the board. "mr clifford, nice of you to join us," he says, stopping to accept michael's late slip.
they wordlessly hand the paper over and go sit down, pulling out a notebook to begin scribbling notes.
when they go back to their after class, they are greeted by a pale green conversation heart that they missed in their rush earlier. the candy brings a smile to their lips, and they slip it in their bag before going to the library.
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conversation hearts • malum ✓
Fanfictionit turns out the athlete had a soft spot for the agender doll after all. - copyright 2016 © melissa
