Like, don't get me wrong, the floor is nice, but I have a feeling we should see other people. For me, preferably someone with a pulse. I don't know it's just something about actual people y'know?

As of right now, there's a certain mysterious not-so-new boy on my mind. See what I did there? His name is Eerie, and a synonym for that is-

Actually never mind, I sound stupid. 

Where was I again? Oh right! Pretty boy, potentially a bisexual crisis. 

I'm doing the thing again aren't I? The thing where I don't leave my mind, I just kinda chill in here for a bit.

I'm pretty sure I was in the middle of a conversation too. Lemme just-

"-Soto? Desoto!" A head of hot pink and bright green curls pops into eyesight. Jack bends down to flick me in the head when they realize I wasn't listening. Thick-rimmed glasses perched precariously on his face, most likely an old pair she picked up on the way out the door. I blink at him owlishly as I tune back into my surroundings. 

Looking around at the lunchroom and realize how much it reminds me of some eighties coming of age movie.

"Dear lord you were out like a light there, what the hell is going on in your mind that's got you so out of touch?" Jack is genderfluid, but really they just use any pronouns, even if some people aren't the most respectful of that, she's my best friend and also one of the only people I know who can pull off a leather jacket without looking like a total kook.

"I'm hungry," That earns me a loud groan from him, she was probably talking about something interesting he found at a second hand store or thrift shop, usually I would be an avid listener but I had a crisis to worry about.

"When are you not, you're lucky I just so happened to pack you a sandwich." I had no time to process the sandwich slap I just got before the word torture began.

"So, who's the lucky girl? Or guy. Or enby. You never know." And almost as if the gods themselves decided to either bless me or smite me, the certain someone. The potential object of my affections. The VERY, VERY ATTRACTIVE PERSON I MIGHT BE ATTRACTED TO. Walked into the goddamned lunchroom. 

There were a few people with him but I didn't recognize any of them, my brain was short circuiting.

WHY ARE THEY WALKING OVER HERE, I LOOK LIKE A STOCK IMAGE RIGHT NOW.

Oh, Jack's person, his beau, his girlfriend. Kay O'Dell is one of our school's cheerleaders, she's just one of the nice ones. Also she's scary smart, like you could talk to her about a school social issue and she could walk away at the end with your life savings in her pocket kinda smart. 

Her and Jack had been having a bit of a thing since god knows when but only got together this past summer. Mainly because Jack was figuring stuff out, and also because Kay had been helping her brother with transitioning through the past few years. I've never met the kid, only seen old photos from before his transition.

Kay immediately lept at Jack and they scooped her up in a big hug. Eerie looked uncomfortable being there so I offered him an apologetic look for this morning.

After a few minutes of them smooching eachother's faces off, Kay hopped down and stood next to Eerie.

"Jackie, you and Des remember my brother Eerie, right?"

Oh shit.