It was a van trip organized by the student government. Every Wednesday one or two of the school vans took students to the local town to do some shopping. It was a thirty minute drive to downtown, where there was a big chain grocery store, a pharmacy, a hardware store and a Wal-Mart, along with various local shops, all within walking distance. The van parked in the middle of the town and everyone had to be back to the vans in four hours.
It had been Jack's turn to drive, which meant he got paid minimum wage for the four hours the trip lasted. He could use the money. He was on partial scholarship and was always looking for odd jobs between plays and choir practice to make ends meet without burdening his parents any more than he had to.
Jack was an actor first, a singer second and a mathematician third. He was a great actor, and not because he was arguably the best looking guy in school. Jack had started acting in middle school with a face full of zits and unruly hair. He learned the craft and loved it. He could see his name in lights and dreamt of interviews with Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show. Since his inauspicious beginnings, Jack had grown into an amazing actor, starring in most of his high school plays as either the protagonist or antagonist. He preferred to play the villain. Now, as a freshman in college, every on campus director seemed to want him in their productions.
He had a great voice and had joined two choirs at college. That's where he met a number of his good friends. His gay friends. There was some overlap between choir and theatre, and it seemed all the other guys in that overlap were gay. Very gay. And some of them had hit on Jack extensively at the beginning of the year. But he made it clear he was straight and not interested and they respected that. Now they just hit on him as a gag.
Then there was this girl. Jack was a bit more than infatuated, but no matter what happened he couldn't get out of the friend zone. He'd turned down a number of girls because he thought he was on the verge of getting her to date, but she kept laughing off his advances. They only had a few general studies classes together, large core classes, and calculus, which was considerably smaller. They tended to eat lunch and dinner together with their group of friends, so they saw alot of each other but rarely alone.
That's what made today special. They were taking a walk on a side street, just the two of them, alone at last. They chatted about school and classes, nice easy conversation. Jack was trying to steer it toward a more romantic angle when suddenly he heard his friend Tomas shout out in a heavy lisp, "There you are stud! I've been looking all over for you!"
Jack barked out a laugh. "What do you want Asshole?" He was polite, obviously teasing, and suddenly affecting a lisp to match Tomas.
Tomas ran right up to him and leapt into Jack's arms. Jack was tall and somewhat muscular, though more lean, and easily caught the smaller man. "That's what I want, you in my asshole!"
Jack shook his head as he let Tomas down. "We talked about this. I'd split you in half."
Tomas winked at the girl. "Yeah but what a way to go!" He slapped Jack on the ass and started walking away. "Meet back at the vans, we're doing some a capella and could use that billion octave voice of yours."
"I'm with a girl, you'll have to make due without me.". They both laughed. Jack turned back to his female friend as Tomas walked off.
"Hey, there's a magic shop ahead," Jack said, as if what had just transpired was perfectly normal, "We should stop in. I used to do a little sleight of hand."
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OOC: Closed
It had been Jack's turn to drive, which meant he got paid minimum wage for the four hours the trip lasted. He could use the money. He was on partial scholarship and was always looking for odd jobs between plays and choir practice to make ends meet without burdening his parents any more than he had to.
Jack was an actor first, a singer second and a mathematician third. He was a great actor, and not because he was arguably the best looking guy in school. Jack had started acting in middle school with a face full of zits and unruly hair. He learned the craft and loved it. He could see his name in lights and dreamt of interviews with Jimmy Fallon on the Tonight Show. Since his inauspicious beginnings, Jack had grown into an amazing actor, starring in most of his high school plays as either the protagonist or antagonist. He preferred to play the villain. Now, as a freshman in college, every on campus director seemed to want him in their productions.
He had a great voice and had joined two choirs at college. That's where he met a number of his good friends. His gay friends. There was some overlap between choir and theatre, and it seemed all the other guys in that overlap were gay. Very gay. And some of them had hit on Jack extensively at the beginning of the year. But he made it clear he was straight and not interested and they respected that. Now they just hit on him as a gag.
Then there was this girl. Jack was a bit more than infatuated, but no matter what happened he couldn't get out of the friend zone. He'd turned down a number of girls because he thought he was on the verge of getting her to date, but she kept laughing off his advances. They only had a few general studies classes together, large core classes, and calculus, which was considerably smaller. They tended to eat lunch and dinner together with their group of friends, so they saw alot of each other but rarely alone.
That's what made today special. They were taking a walk on a side street, just the two of them, alone at last. They chatted about school and classes, nice easy conversation. Jack was trying to steer it toward a more romantic angle when suddenly he heard his friend Tomas shout out in a heavy lisp, "There you are stud! I've been looking all over for you!"
Jack barked out a laugh. "What do you want Asshole?" He was polite, obviously teasing, and suddenly affecting a lisp to match Tomas.
Tomas ran right up to him and leapt into Jack's arms. Jack was tall and somewhat muscular, though more lean, and easily caught the smaller man. "That's what I want, you in my asshole!"
Jack shook his head as he let Tomas down. "We talked about this. I'd split you in half."
Tomas winked at the girl. "Yeah but what a way to go!" He slapped Jack on the ass and started walking away. "Meet back at the vans, we're doing some a capella and could use that billion octave voice of yours."
"I'm with a girl, you'll have to make due without me.". They both laughed. Jack turned back to his female friend as Tomas walked off.
"Hey, there's a magic shop ahead," Jack said, as if what had just transpired was perfectly normal, "We should stop in. I used to do a little sleight of hand."
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OOC: Closed