**SHORT STORY COMPLETED**
Heading to college was rough for the openly homosexual Mexican boy who adores animation, especially being roomed with another boy he didn't know. Ding Dong hated people, especially how 'open' and kind Julian was; it bugged...
After breakfast, we headed back to campus to hangout at the computer lab until time passed by. We usually were on shitty free online games such as MovieStar Planet where we all created different and stupid looking characters with even stupider names.
"What did you name your person?" I asked Chris. I looked over to see his character that looked nothing like him.
"His name is Brash_Gangersnoot, and he's my child." I shake my head slightly, attempting to ask everyone the names of their characters.
"Ryan and I are sharing a computer, so we named out girl Afghanistan9." They looked into each other eyes for a second with giant grins, then turning back to face down Ding Dong and I's way.
"What's your name then, Julian?" Ryan asks me, "I don't know what to name mine." I leaned back in the uncomfortable plastic computer chairs. Ding Dong leans closer to me, whispering ideas into my ear. After a few suggestions, I finally pick a name.
"Porchie_Stole_My_Bike." I wheeze, looking over at Ding Dong who was smiling wider than I ever thought possible. Being around Ding Dong, even for this short amount of time, I realized how cool of a person he is. He always keeps to himself and it's hard to get him to open up and even talk sometimes, but he seems to really enjoy being around my group of friends. I even got to hear what his laugh sounded like, and it was music to my ears. It was hard to get him to talk, but whenever you got him to talk- he wouldn't stop. It made me smile knowing that Ding Dong was having a nice time.
"What's your name, Ding Dong?" Chris looks over me to ask him, "Dingus_Dongas." He chuckled afterwards, glancing over at me for a second with a smirk. As we all began to play the shitty online game, it was surprisingly fun for all of us. Passing by a few more hours, we all leave the lab and head back to our dorms to get ready for our classes.
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"I guess I'll see you later Ding Dong." I waved him goodbye as he headed our separate ways to our classes. Walking down the elongated hallway, I meet up with Matt and Chris. Chris, with his dark and heavy backpack slouched over his shoulder, he smiles at me and walks with Matt and I into our intro class. The classroom was dome shaped and the seats were different and looked more like giant curved lunch tables. We sat at the top; Matt sat next to me and Chris sat on the other side next to the walkway. Setting down my bad under my feet, I pull out a notebook and a pencil and look around to watch tons of students flood inside as the bell rung. It reminds me of high school all over again.
As the professor began his lecture, I began to doodle what Ding Dong would look like if his mask was his actual face. It would make a cute animation character actually.
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The more I drew Ding Dong, the more I fantasized about the both of us. He began to cloud my thoughts and paper space in the beginning of my notebook where all the drawings and doodles I did draw were of him and us. Chris leaned over towards me, looking down at my 'notes'.
"Dude, you like him don't you?" I jolted up slightly, I didn't realize he was looking at my drawings. I cover my notebook with my arms with a nervous smile.
"W-Why do you think that?" As if he would believe me now if I denied it. Getting Matt's attention, he lifts my arms and "awww's" at my doodles of Ding Dong and I in many different poses.
"Do you think he's gay, Chris?" Matt questions Chris about his sexuality. He doesn't out off on being gay, though he doesn't have the posture of a straight man- nor does he talk about liking females. But I could be wrong.
"Fuck if I know, I just met him. He could like dick, he could like pussy too." I cringe at the word pussy. Chris giggled, noticing my face scrunched up.
"Well you are roomed with him, so maybe get to know him like that." I knew Matt was trying to help, to give me hope- but I didn't want to be given false hope.
"He did ask me if I was gay this morning, when I said yes he kinda has a surprised face- if that means anything." I shrugged.
"Julian, just suck his dick!" I begin to blush, pushing Matt's shoulder, "What the fuck Matt!" I shake my head and return my attention to my doodles in my notebook.
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*Ryan's POV*
Walking into class, I sit next to Ding Dong. He didn't seem to ecstatic to see me, but he was polite enough to keep to himself. He slouched in his computer chair; I pulled myself closer to the computer desk, looking around at the various of people here.
"Hey, there's some attractive girls in here Ding Dong." I nudge his shoulder with a smirk, but he seems uninterested. He rolled his eyes, "I don't care much about girls. Girls hit on me, sure, but I'm not attracted to girls. I came here to learn and get the hell out." I then felt a wave of awkwardness and embarrassment flood over me. I was silent for a few seconds before Julian popped into my head.
"What's your thoughts about Julian?" I kindly smile over at him. He hesitated on answering; he looked away for a few seconds, thinking to himself, then turning himself closer to me.
"Why does it matter to you?" He glares at me, with a low defensive growl in his voice.
"Whoa, I'm just asking how you like him so far. He seems to really enjoy your company." I put my hands up in habit of defense. His nose twitched, adjusting his body into the chair. He sighed; I watched as he attempted to hide a smile on his face.
"He's a great guy, I'm just not a people person personally. I'm getting him removed from my room, no offense to him- but I hate roommates." I doubt he told Julian about the news; I scooted away from Ding Dong. I noticed he felt bad for telling me that, so he spoke up to me again.
"Look, I'm sorry. I don't hate him or anything, if anything it's quite the opposite and I don't need to be distracted in such a high maintenance place such as college. You understand, right Ryan?" I don't know if he realized what he meant, but to me it sounded like he seemed to like Julian.
"So wait, are you straight?" I asked him, curious if he would actually give me an answer.
"No." Ding Dong replied, turning back to face his computer. I was silent for the rest of class.
