Victor looked at his watch to know just how late he was. Huh. Not that late. He slammed the door of his car shut, pocketed the keys and then walked over to the school building, debating if he even felt like going in today. Maybe. Why not? Not as if he had much else going on, Monday morning wasn't exactly a hopping time.
He still slowed down as he approached the stairs, sighing and then stopping for just a moment, looking off at nothing much. What was on his schedule now? He honestly didn't know, so he figured he'd just hang around until break time, then someone could tell him.
This was the latest he had gone in weeks being single, so that was something strange to think about. Usually it happened Monday as he got onto school premises, but he'd slept in today. Didn't feel much different, being single. Less to think about, maybe, there was the downside.
Lucius was late, he wasn't fond of being late but sometimes, it happened. His mother went to a party Sunday night and he was concerned about leaving her but she insisted that he had to. He had at least made sure that the neighbours knew and checked it, made sure her meds were nearby and prepared lunch. It was worth being late to ensure she was okay but that didn't quell the anxiety he felt.
As he hurried through the gates, he moved swiftly and carefully avoided running into Victor Zsasz as the other boy stopped in front of him. Of course it was Victor, he stood out a lot, given his lack of hair. Lucius paused and turned his head, looking at Victor as he stood there, looking confused and unsure. He knew he should rush by but at this point, late was late.
What was a little more anxiety? Especially because he was about to speak to Victor Zsasz. Nerds like him did not speak to Victor fucking Zsasz. "Excuse me, are you okay? You seem a little -- off."
Victor frowned at the boy, unsure why he was talking to him. Not that he minded, he just hadn't expected it. Did he know him? He couldn't remember him and he felt he would have, he had a memorable face. Few people did. Had he insulted him? Probably not, given he asked about whether he was okay first. Just someone actually concerned, for some reason. That was weird. People weren't usually concerned for Victor, as a general rule.
"I'm all right. Just breathing." Seemed like a good idea. Breathing, being there, feeling as if life was real. "Living. You?"
"Same, I should hope." Lucius wanted to talk away but he felt something come up that he had been trying to push down for a while now. He had never had an open opportunity to speak to a guy like Victor Zsasz before and he knew one thing about Victor Zsasz. His whole 'date me for a week' deal. The first person who asked him got to date him for a week... though it always ended in a dumping so Lucius didn't think for most people, it had much of an advantage. Most people.
"I hear you date anyone who asks from Monday to Sunday. Have you been asked yet? All the girls get very excited for Monday." It was strange but interesting.
"Yeah. Not sure why that's so exciting." Honestly, he didn't really know what was in it for them. Although he supposed he tended to pay for stuff and all the girls so far had liked that, as well as getting to ride around in his various cars, so maybe it was just a money thing. Usually was. "No one's asked yet. I overslept."
Not that he was sure why he had exactly. Just hadn't felt like getting up, he knew he'd been awake. Or maybe he wasn't even awake now. He did wonder how people could tell.
"May I ask you a question?" Lucius looked at Victor and hoped it was okay to meet his eyes and ask him things. He didn't want to get his ass kicked. He could hear Edward and Oswald in his head, telling him to run away but curiosity always got the best of him. "What do you gain from dating someone for a week? Are you lonely or just bored?"
Lucius had always wondered - he didn't really know Victor outside of his whole dating thing so he wasn't sure what sort of person he was. "Perhaps you are a player, I'm not sure. You don't have to answer."
"If I was lonely, I doubt dating someone new every week would change that." Evidently didn't. Victor looked at Lucius, he didn't mind meeting his eyes. He kind of liked that Lucius asked him questions, made him think. Usually people didn't make him think much. Most people were boring.
"I don't really know why. It's something to focus on." Better than the nothingness that life generally was. "Think it'd be a lot less effort to just be a player."
"True." There was a lull of silence and a terrible idea came to Lucius. A bad, awful and stupid idea but he didn't really think about it, it just came out of his mouth without warning. "Would you date me for a week?"
Oh dear. This might end badly. He never said he would date boys and did he just out himself when he didn't even know if he was gay or not? Also this was Victor Zsasz! It was just that it seemed like a situation that would benefit him greatly for an experiment he had wanted to run for a while. And apparently he wanted it more than he had expected.
"Huh." Victor hadn't expected that. Maybe he should have, given the line of questioning. But, to be fair, usually it was more girls just about tackling him while yelling the question, so this was subdued by comparison. Maybe preferable.
Definitely preferable, made his ears hurt a lot less. "What's your name?" If he was to date him, he really ought to know his name. "And how old are you?" He had to make sure this wasn't under his age limit. He didn't think so, just looking at the boy, but still.
"I'm Lucius Fox and I'm in the year below you. I'm sixteen. And I--I am sorry. I didn't mean to put you in a position you are not comfortable with. You are welcome to decline but perhaps don't tell people that I asked. It may be certain death for me." Given he already got bullied for everything else, throwing that in was not ideal. He just had to hope that Victor Zsasz had some empathy.
He swallowed hard and looked at Victor, trying to read his mind as best he could. It wasn't easy, he liked that about him. And feared it a little.
"Lucius Fox. Cool name." Victor liked that. "Handsome face too." He also liked that. And, since they were now dating, he felt it was only appropriate to tell him that. "Of course I'll date you."
Why not? He reached into his pocket to get his phone out. "Give me your number and then I can walk you to your locker." He knew how to do the boyfriend thing, he was a bit of an expert at it by now. "I can meet you there after school too, then I can drive you home. Unless you wanna do something else."
People had different dating preferences, he knew that well by now. Although a lot of the girls so far mostly wanted him to take them shopping. Whatever.
"I may have to go to the library after school, I'm not certain. I can tell you by lunch time, I suppose." Okay. He was dating Victor Zsasz. This was going to be fascinating. Lucius gave his number to Victor, waited for him to pass on his and then saved him into his phone so he wasn't some anonymous texter. "I can show you my locker."
He led Victor along, knowing he had to go there anyway before he went ahead to his English class, he didn't like to lug his backpack around all day.
"I've never dated before. This should be interesting." Lucius smiled at Victor and then looked away, walking alongside him. "Do you enjoy dating, Victor?"
Victor walked with Lucius, frowning at the question. "Dunno. It's something to do. Passes the time."
Better than nothing, that was about how he'd usually rate it. But that was pretty much how he rated everything right now. "You have a nice smile, Lucius." He felt he should tell him, because it was very much true and they were dating. "We can sit together for lunch."
This wasn't his first time dating someone who wasn't from his usual circle. So it was a boy, but really, not that much difference otherwise.
"As you wish." He wasn't sure if he should sit with Victor at lunch but if he was going to date him, perhaps he had to. And if he didn't like then he would just leave. He could always get up and leave. "I won't linger too long after getting to my locker, I'm quite late and I don't like it. I'm very unsettled. I'm prefer to be on time."
As they reached his locker, Lucius put in the code and opened it up, getting his books from his bag before setting it inside. "Do you have any rules? Are there things I shouldn't do? What shall I do for you?"
"Let me know when you're uncomfortable. I don't wanna do anything that does that." Seemed simple enough. "Nothing makes me uncomfortable, so you're good. I'll find you at lunch, don't worry about it."
Victor leaned against the locker next to Lucius, then reached out to lightly touch his arm. "Thanks for asking me out."
It was something new. He liked that. Leaning forward, he lightly kissed his cheek. "See you at lunch, Lucius."
"Thank you for agreeing. I look forward to the week and I hope I don't bore you." Lucius smiled and nodded, blushing slightly when Victor kissed him. Damn. That felt so good. He was so screwed, he was definitely as gay as he thought. Well, this was one hell of a way to come out.
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He still slowed down as he approached the stairs, sighing and then stopping for just a moment, looking off at nothing much. What was on his schedule now? He honestly didn't know, so he figured he'd just hang around until break time, then someone could tell him.
This was the latest he had gone in weeks being single, so that was something strange to think about. Usually it happened Monday as he got onto school premises, but he'd slept in today. Didn't feel much different, being single. Less to think about, maybe, there was the downside.
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As he hurried through the gates, he moved swiftly and carefully avoided running into Victor Zsasz as the other boy stopped in front of him. Of course it was Victor, he stood out a lot, given his lack of hair. Lucius paused and turned his head, looking at Victor as he stood there, looking confused and unsure. He knew he should rush by but at this point, late was late.
What was a little more anxiety? Especially because he was about to speak to Victor Zsasz. Nerds like him did not speak to Victor fucking Zsasz. "Excuse me, are you okay? You seem a little -- off."
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"I'm all right. Just breathing." Seemed like a good idea. Breathing, being there, feeling as if life was real. "Living. You?"
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"I hear you date anyone who asks from Monday to Sunday. Have you been asked yet? All the girls get very excited for Monday." It was strange but interesting.
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Not that he was sure why he had exactly. Just hadn't felt like getting up, he knew he'd been awake. Or maybe he wasn't even awake now. He did wonder how people could tell.
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Lucius had always wondered - he didn't really know Victor outside of his whole dating thing so he wasn't sure what sort of person he was. "Perhaps you are a player, I'm not sure. You don't have to answer."
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"I don't really know why. It's something to focus on." Better than the nothingness that life generally was. "Think it'd be a lot less effort to just be a player."
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Oh dear. This might end badly. He never said he would date boys and did he just out himself when he didn't even know if he was gay or not? Also this was Victor Zsasz! It was just that it seemed like a situation that would benefit him greatly for an experiment he had wanted to run for a while. And apparently he wanted it more than he had expected.
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Definitely preferable, made his ears hurt a lot less. "What's your name?" If he was to date him, he really ought to know his name. "And how old are you?" He had to make sure this wasn't under his age limit. He didn't think so, just looking at the boy, but still.
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He swallowed hard and looked at Victor, trying to read his mind as best he could. It wasn't easy, he liked that about him. And feared it a little.
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Why not? He reached into his pocket to get his phone out. "Give me your number and then I can walk you to your locker." He knew how to do the boyfriend thing, he was a bit of an expert at it by now. "I can meet you there after school too, then I can drive you home. Unless you wanna do something else."
People had different dating preferences, he knew that well by now. Although a lot of the girls so far mostly wanted him to take them shopping. Whatever.
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He led Victor along, knowing he had to go there anyway before he went ahead to his English class, he didn't like to lug his backpack around all day.
"I've never dated before. This should be interesting." Lucius smiled at Victor and then looked away, walking alongside him. "Do you enjoy dating, Victor?"
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Better than nothing, that was about how he'd usually rate it. But that was pretty much how he rated everything right now. "You have a nice smile, Lucius." He felt he should tell him, because it was very much true and they were dating. "We can sit together for lunch."
This wasn't his first time dating someone who wasn't from his usual circle. So it was a boy, but really, not that much difference otherwise.
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As they reached his locker, Lucius put in the code and opened it up, getting his books from his bag before setting it inside. "Do you have any rules? Are there things I shouldn't do? What shall I do for you?"
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Victor leaned against the locker next to Lucius, then reached out to lightly touch his arm. "Thanks for asking me out."
It was something new. He liked that. Leaning forward, he lightly kissed his cheek. "See you at lunch, Lucius."
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