*****Everyone in the story is over the age of 18*****
I stared at him in the classroom.
It was the sixth period, the final class of the day, Government. Mr. Daniels was giving us a lesson. But my attention was drawn to something else. Someone else. His name was Ethan. We were both seniors and the same age, 18. And he was my high school crush.
Ethan was a short guy, standing 5'6. He had black curly hair and wore black square glasses. His skin was tan and he had very little facial hair. Mostly around his mouth. The guy was a nerd though. Which is why we rarely talked. I was on the high school football team which meant socially I couldn't talk to him. And all throughout high school I stayed away from him but I still stared at him when I could. I was obsessed with him.
Ethan hadn't noticed me staring at him but Mr. Daniels noticed I wasn't paying attention to him, "Brandon! Earth to Brandon!"
I broke off my gaze and looked at Mr. Daniels who had been looking at me as well as the rest of the class, "Brandon, don't daydream in my class. Do it on your own time."
"Sorry, Mr. Daniels."
A round of laughter broke out around the classroom, then Mr. Daniels calmed down the class and continued his lesson.
The bell rang and we all got up, Mr. Daniels said loudly, "Remember, your final exam is next week. Study hard! Have a great weekend."
I grabbed my bag and walked out the classroom.
As I walked down the hallway, I noticed Ethan walking ahead of me. Thoughts about us entered my mind. It was wild that I had a colossal crush on a guy like him. I was gay but I kept it to myself. In my high school being gay wasn't entirely accepted. Especially on the football team. If you were gay or part of the LGBT you were prone to bullying. The teachers and other administrators tried to combat it but they could only do so much. So I kept it to myself. Not even my parents knew about it. My parents were religious and would constantly make homophobic comments about other people's children. I hated it so much. Every time my mother would say "Those gays are spawns of Satan" I felt like throwing something at her. But I wouldn't have to live at home much longer. Once graduation came, I would move out and go to college up in Northern California.
My thoughts came to an end when I felt an arm around my shoulder, it was Alex's arm. He was the quarterback of the team. A man with an insane ego and was clearly overcompensating. I have seen his penis erect, the man wasn't as big as he said he was.
"Hey, we are going to the mall. You wanna tag along? Some of the girls are coming with us."
I shook my head, "No, sorry, I have to study for the final."
He squeezed my arm, "Don't worry about that. You'll pass it. Come on, let's go have some fun."
I removed his arm from my shoulder and reinforced my decision, "No, I'd rather study. We can do all that when we graduate."
Alex rolled his eyes and said, "Fine, whatever fag. Stay home and study like a loser."
Before I could say anything. He turned around and walked in the opposite direction. Alex didn't like when people said no to him. He would turn to insults and degrade people. It was such a toxic trait. I wanted less people like him in my life. I needed people like Ethan in my life.
Unfortunately, I had gotten used to Alex saying that word. I hated it every time. But I only had a short time left to deal with it. After that, I'd be gone from this place. He was going to stay in Los Angeles and attend USC.
With Alex gone, I walked faster with the goal of catching up to Ethan. I wanted to have him help me study. When I did catch up to him, I quickly noticed that he was nose deep into a book. I read the title, "The Broken Blade." I had never heard of it. "How can you see where you're going with that book in your face?" I said, not realizing it sounded like I was teasing him.
Ethan lowered the book just enough for his eyes to recognize me, "Years of practice."
His voice was deep. Something that I found wasn't common with the nerds in my school. A lot of them had nasally voices.
"Well, that's pretty cool. I've read a few books here and there."
"That's good to hear, Brandon," his voice was flat. No emotion. As if he didn't want to talk to me.
"What's it about?"
I saw him roll his eyes, "It's about this blade that was made by the Gods. It fell to Earth after an intense battle in Heaven and it broke. The protagonist is sent to fix the blade otherwise Heaven will fall."
"Wow, that's intense."
"Yeah, it's a good read. So what do you want, Brandon? We never talk."
Him saying my name made me nervous. But it was something he always made me feel. I have liked him since Freshman year. But I never did anything about it as I was closeted. And I understood the hostility he was giving me. Although I never did anything to him personally, I was always present when the guys would bully him. There was this one time, Me, Alex and our group of friends found Ethan behind the bleachers reading. Before he could escape, Alex grabbed him by the waistband of his pants to stop him. Then he grabbed the waistband of Ethan's underwear and pulled them up. Revealing his white Fruit of the Loom briefs. The mere sight almost gave me an erection.
I remember going home that night and jerking off to the sight of Ethan's underwear. I desperately wanted to see him in his underwear. To suck on his cock to have his cock inside my hole. But aside from me being in the closet, I didn't know if Ethan was gay or straight. He never showed any interest in anyone. He mostly kept to himself and talked to a few people. He came to school, did his work then went home.
"Brandon!" Ethan said. He had closed his book.
I snapped out of my thoughts, "Sorry, uh I was wondering if you wanted to help me study. Government is my weakness. Remembering names and dates and processes is a bit hard for me."
"Why would I help you?"
"Remember that one time we found you behind the bleachers?"
"Yeah, when I got my first wedgie."
"I made Alex stop bugging you. Remember?"
He stared ahead for a second then turned his attention back at me, "That's fair. What the heck? Why not? After graduation I won't see you."
"Thanks, so much. I appreciate it."
He put his hand up to calm me down, "But it will have to be at my house. My mom wants me home straight after school so the house isn't by itself."