The Happy Ending

Part Five: Catfish

JAE
Jae spent the summer obsessing over the beach party. He couldn't get Marius and how amazing he looked with a dick in his mouth out of his head. Endless scenarios of him cutting in, like in a dance, and being the recipient of those lips sucking off instead of becoming violent like he did occupied all of his thoughts. Whenever he would envision himself with Marius his stomach erupted with butterflies, fluttering around and making him blush.

And all the while he was fantasizing about Marius and coming up with ideas on how he could get Marius to let him mouth fuck him, Jae's dad, John, began going on nightly rants about homosexuality. Jae would roll his eyes and tune him out, until he couldn't take it, anymore, and began staying out all night with Jake. More than once, Jae thought about asking Jake to help him explore his confusing feelings. Jake was his best friend, and he hoped that he would understand and help him. But every time he went to ask he would chicken out, too afraid to receive the same reaction he got from his dad.

Jae felt so lost and lonely. He was never alone all summer, but he didn't have anyone to talk to about how he was feeling. He trusted no one with anything going on in his head, and by the start of his senior year, he was desperate.

It was his absolute last resort. He felt like such a loser for even trying it, but how else was he supposed to talk about what he was feeling without getting scolded or bullied? He created a new Twitter account with a fake name and found Marius' account to follow. It took about three tries of hovering over the follow button then moving away before he actually did it. It didn't escape his mind to know that he was basically planning on catfishing Marius, but when one is backed into a corner.....

Almost immediately, Jae got a notification that Marius had followed him back. Excitement coursed through his body, and he now went to send a private message to him. He had no idea how to even begin the message or what exactly to say, so he spent a good five minutes just staring at his phone screen, hands shaking and his stomach feeling a bit queasy.

To his surprise, Marius beat him to it.

A private message notification popped up. Jae took a deep breath and read it.

@marmar1013:
Hey

Jae felt his heart practically leap into his throat, and his hands began sweating, but he mustered up the courage and responded.

@jajeconfused0309
Hi

Jae facepalmed himself at how ridiculous he felt, but this was what he wanted, and he was going to go through with it, for the sake of his sanity.

@marmar1013
Not to be rude, but do I know you?

@jajeconfused0309
No

@jajeconfused0309
Okay, yea, sorta, but if it's alright with you, I don't wanna say who I am because... Well, I'm afraid. And, I just need someone to talk to.

"Fucking hell," Jae muttered to himself while facepalming himself.

He was about to give up and say never mind because it was stupid of him to be creepy like this. Who the hell would talk to a random person on the internet who says they know you but refuses to say who they are? It's just... Creepy. And stupid. Before Jae had the chance to apologize for bothering him, he got a response.

@marmar1013
Wow!

@marmar1013
I mean, it's a little weird, but if you need someone to talk to, I'm a good listener. Sometimes, I need someone to talk to, and honestly, a nameless, faceless person online can be helpful.

Jae let out the breath he didn't know he was holding and relaxed a bit, giddy that this was actually working. He thought for sure that Marius would tell him off and block him. But this was not the case!