i wasn't going to post this for a few days but i'm drunk as fuck rn and have my sister typing this for me so HERE YA GO

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"CHASE." THE TEACHER CALLED his name with a smile on her face. he rose from his desk and made his way to the front of the class with his essay completed and printed out in his hand.

"my paper ended up being a little longer than required, so i'll just sum it up for you guys." chase started. "when i was little i lived with my mom. she drank a lot and always got violent when she did. she hurt me quite a bit and i was too afraid to tell anyone because i still loved her. why? i still don't know. my neighbor found out and i was put in a foster system. i met my best friend, matteo, there and we were adopted together a few months later into an amazing family that i'm so happy to be with." chase gave matteo a smile as he sat towards the back of the class. "i came to fully figure out my sexuality within the movement from the the foster home to where i live now and my family accepted me no problem, which i'm still happy about to this day. i've never felt so accepted and loved in my entire life and it's because of this family. this huge family of twelve. of course, when i first got there we didn't have that many people living with us, but it always get good when i gained another sibling through foster care because i understood them. i understood their situations and how they were feeling. trust me, it's scary moving into a new home and getting a new family." he paused to take a breath. "all of you know who i hang out with. i mean, it's literally the same four people every second of everyday. matteo, my brother and my best friend. you all don't know, but this kid is an amazing dj." he pointed at his brother and smiled. "bailey, who isn't in this class, is a makeup fanatic. if you need to know something about makeup, she knows it. seriously, and don't be afraid to talk to her because she's the nicest person ever. amara, holy cow, what do i even say about amara?" the brunette sat with tears in her eyes two rows back. "she's amazing and i don't know where i would be without her. she's the sassiest person ever, but has the kindest heart. and tyler, well, tyler has been my ride or die since i moved here." he looked down at his essay and skimmed over it, seeing what he had missed.

he didn't want to say much else, but the teacher cut in. "why don't you talk about the last part? it could be helpful towards many people, you know?"

chase pursed his lips and ran his fingers through his hair. "okay, uh," he let out a nervous laugh. "this is still a  touchy subject for me to talk about. um," he paused before looking up at the class, "i fell in love with someone recently and it's honestly the most amazing feeling i've ever felt. you feel like a huge weight is lifted off your shoulders once you admit it to yourself and to the person that you love. don't be afraid to admit your feelings to yourself or anyone, ever, please. i did and it caused me to spiral into something weird and bad. i don't know what else really to say to that, but please just don't be afraid to be you and to speak your mind." he concluded and the class erupted in claps. amara and matteo were whistling and it made the brunet roll his eyes as he handed his paper to the teacher. she added on the ten points and handed him back his paper after circling the new score. 110%

of course, he pinned that sucker to the fridge the moment he got home. matteo high fived him and amara gave him the biggest hug she could. "i'm proud of you." she said before giving his shoulders one more squeeze.

"me too." chase smiled and followed the girl out to the pool. amara wore her bathing suit under her clothes, so she stripped and jumped right in. chase was wearing basketball shorts, so he simply took off his shirt and jumped in. matteo did the same and the three splashed around for awhile, listening to the tunes coming from the bluetooth speakers displayed outside the house. they swam around for a bit before heading inside to change for alec's game.

the three headed over together and grabbed their usual seats in the stands. since it was now spring more fans attended the games, but they were still lucky enough to get their spot. the rest of the family was out and about so the three were lucky enough to come support alec.

"chase?" the brunet looked up and frowned at wes. "can we talk?"

"about what?" he asked, resting his shades on top of his head.

"alone?" he questioned.

chase rolled his eyes, putting his shades back on before he stood up and followed the boy near the entrance of the stadium. "what?"

"i wanted to apologize for everything i've done, you know? it hasn't been a lot, but those little things were a lot." wes started.

"first off, you should be apologizing to my brother, not me. secondly, i'm not hooking up with you, so no apology will get me to do that." wes' face started to fall and chase laughed. "are you that desperate? i'm sure there are plenty of other guys that would hook up with you. ask them because i'm off the table."

wes furrowed his eyebrows. "who are you dating?"

"i'm sorry," chase crossed his arms, "but we're not friends so i don't need to tell you that information. have a nice day and don't fuck with me anymore."

chase headed back to his seat and watched the game, ignoring matteo and amara's weird glances at him.

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this is short as hell and boring but i needed a filler and to make this somewhat longer so ya

ALSO @ KENECTS ON INSTA MADE ME AN EDIT FOR THIS AND IT'S SO CUTE I LOVE IT SO MUCH OMG I'M CRYING