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Bing!

James bolts awake at the sound of his phone. He looks at the message.

thomas jeffershit 12:01 am

i'm gonna use this /1 image attached/

James sighed and just stared at the message. He wanted to say something like 'hey you really shouldn't do this' but didn't want to risk anything. So, James just sent back, 'ok.' He turned his phone off and fell back asleep.

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Hours later, James woke earlier than needed. Someone was knocking on his window. He groaned. He walked towards it tiredly and saw Thomas. James' face turned red.

"Surprise." Thomas whispered as James opened his window. "What the fuck are you doing here?"

"Salty much?" Thomas grinned, climbing through the window. James just groaned and laid back on his bed. "I'm bored." 

James shook his head.

"Go somewhere else, I'm trying to sleep." 

"Wow, James. So cold hearted!" Thomas mocked hurt, dramatically placing a hand over his chest. James laughed despite the fact that he wanted to strangle Thomas. 

I love you, James thought again, but quickly shook his head. Thomas is homophobic, he will destroy me. James was snapped back to reality when Thomas poked him hardly, making him wince noticeably. Thomas chuckled loudly. 

"Shhh!!" James said, "I don't need my parents waking up!" Thomas rolled his eyes, still grinning. 

James sighed and closed his eyes. Thomas clicked his tongue dramatically. "Go to sleep, Thomas." James demanded sternly, "or get out." 

Thomas mumbled incoherently and laid down on James' bed. James opened his eyes abruptly and glanced to the other boy. A blush crept on his face. He stared at Thomas for a few seconds, forgetting about everything in the past. 

Forgetting that Thomas was homophobic, forgetting that Thomas would end his life over this...

James leaned in closer to Thomas but slowly retreated as his brain started to work again. James scolded himself and closed his eyes again.

Thomas was snoring softly. James was surprised with how fast he fell asleep. James sighed, falling into an uneasy slumber.

~ (I'm gonna give a warning for homophobic slurs)

"James?"

"Yeah..?"

"You're gay?" 

James' eyes widened at the question. He looked at Thomas and saw his expression was confused and angry. James gulped and nodded slowly. Thomas' face hardened.

"And for me?" James nodded again. 

"I can't believe I'm friends with a disgusting and ugly faggot like yourself."

James looked down and started to cry. He felt something hard hit the back of his head and realized it was Thomas' fist.

Thomas beat James, badly, while muttering homophobic slurs. James started sobbing. He was bleeding, bruised and a few of his bones were probably broken. 

"Goodbye, James." Thomas scoffed, leaving James on the floor, gasping and sobbing. 

James awoke in a cold sweat, clutching someone's side tightly. Thomas was next to him, stirring slightly. James let go of him and touched his face, which was wet. James wasn't sure if he was crying or sweating. 

James' alarm blared, jolting them both awake. Thomas groggily sat up, rubbing his eyes and yawning. 

"Hey," Thomas said casually. James was shaking slightly. "H-hey." 

"You okay?"

"J-just a nightmare..."

"You wanna talk about it?"

James shook his head. Thomas may be an asshole to most people, but when it came down to his friends, he was sweeter than normal. It sometimes made James feel warm and fuzzy, but this wasn't one of those times.

"Let's just... Let's just  get r-ready for school..." James said shakily as he walked to his closet.

"I don't have clothes." Thomas commented. James pointed to the top drawer of his dresser. "Those are from a few days ago."

Thomas often slept as James' house, but he never knew why. Thomas wasn't that kind to explain himself much. He also liked to sleep in James' bed, which was definitely no homo. 

Thomas nodded to James and grabbed the clothes, heading for the bathroom. James grabbed some clothes for himself and quickly got dressed. Once they finished getting ready, Thomas and James walked to school together.

They entered through the main doors and immediately saw a red-faced Mr. Washington talking to a crying Tyler Joseph. James gulped and noticed Thomas visibly stiffen. Mr. Washington glared and narrowed his eyes at Thomas and James before walking away.

"James, how could you?" said Josh Dun from behind them. James suddenly didn't feel like eating breakfast. No, he felt like throwing up.

"Josh- I-" James looked down and felt tears prickle at his eyes. Josh shook his head and walked away to comfort Tyler.

"Why are you crying?" Thomas whispered in James' ear, "they got what they deserved."

That's when James lost it.

He couldn't take it. He looked at Thomas with a deadly glare.

"They were nice guys, Thomas! They didn't do anything wrong!" James screamed, letting tears fall down his face. 

"But, they're gay." Thomas said with disgust. 

James scoffed.

"Why can't people love who they want? What's so wrong with it?!"

"James, they're different! It's going against the bible!"

"So what? What do they have to do with your life?!!" James couldn't think. He was letting words slip, causing a scene in the middle of the hallway.

"Hell, I'm gay!" James said abruptly. James widened his eyes when he realized what he said. Thomas looked taken aback. 

And James knew what was coming. He just wasn't ready.

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A/N: whoopsie hahah its already getting into drama and I've just started writing it,,,,,

~T

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