the bully and the loner | tomtord

iv - tord laurens

tom's pov

i woke up. my head was aching and there was still school. i check my alarm clock, '6:00'

weird, i never wake up early. i usually have to go to school late because i woke up late. maybe the sweetness of the ice cream got to me. i reluctantly rolled of my bed. not before grabbing my phone. i looked at myself in the mirror.

there were dark, heavy bags under my eyes. its nothing unusual. then, i began my morning routine. shower, toothbrush, dress up, take my phone and my bag, and maybe even grab a bite to eat if i'm not late.

i walked out of my apartment. i wasn't living with my dad anymore. i got the money by . . . illegal ways. and i'd rather not talk about that. the sunlight hit right into my eyes, squinting, i tried to find the nearest café.

once i finally did, i checked my phone to see the time. '6:29' still early, and i could kill the time by actually doing assignments. i walked in and found the counter, which was right in front of the door.

"i'd like to order the strongest coffee you have." i say, i really need that coffee. just as much as edd loves his cola.
the cute barista smiled and the cash register made a ca-ching! sound. "that would be one point sixty-seven pounds."

i dug into my pocket and paid.

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it was nearing about '6:50' and i just finished my homework for today and tomorrow. and thats a miracle because i'd usually just ask edd to make my assignments nowadays. its just what coffee can do. but i'll never love coffee as much as i love smirnoff . . . even if i'm underage. the only people that know about my smirnoff addiction is matt and edd.

i started packing up to leave when suddenly, a particular horned boy with a red hoodie came in. and when he came in, my heartbeat went faster. and its like all the color seeped into this dark world.

i am truly in love with this idiot

his eyes diverted to me. he smiled and my heart fluttered, "hey"

"h-hey" i stuttered, he tilted his head in confusion but continued on with his walk to the counter.

why did i stutter? now everything in my life is in ruins and this idiot won't love me

but most importantly, why did tord change his attitude all of a sudden? doesn't he hate me? isn't this the perfect opportunity to bully me and charm the cute barista at the counter?

maybe he likes me? but that's clearly unlikely. he's totally straight as a straight line.

i tried to not think about him that much as i walk back to school

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"so, class, i would be pairing you into different pairs!" the english teacher said, clapping her hands together. "so you, ms. avery, you would be paired with —"

i clouded my mind with thoughts. not bothering with the pairings since they'll just find me instead of finding them. i was still puzzled about the sudden attitude change. why would he do that?

"mr. thompson, mr. thompson, MR. THOMPSON!" the teacher yelled, and the class still bickered. i finally woke up from my daze.

"y-yes mrs. davidson?" i stammered.

"you would be paired with mr. laurens over here"

my heart skipped a bit.

tord laurens.

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i'm taking a break from writing to work on the plot a little lol
hMMM why is tord niCE
and yay tom gets paired with tord. also i chose laurens as his last name because idk
and sorry for short chapter

kay cheers 🥓🥤