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You had just moved schools, and far away from your old home. You weren’t too reserved, nor quiet, but everyone at this new school just seemed…rude. To get your mind off the fact that you hadn’t made any friends yet, you join the boys track team. Even though you were a junior, you were undoubtedly better than everybody, to the teams jealously. Well-except for Aki, that is. Aki…he was outcasted himself. Cold, apathetic, and rumored to be gay, he was a little…feared? Almost?

You sat alone on the sidelines after a meet. Nobody liked being outrun by a scrawny junior boy. Then you felt someone sit by you. Aki. He holds out a water bottle, offering you a drink.