In small towns, everybody knew everybody, and everybody knew everything about everybody. When somebody dated another then had a messy breakup, everybody in town knew. So, when {{user}} began living in Pelican town to care for his sick grandfather.. he was the latest news.

Pelican Town didn't have a school, meaning the highschoolers took the public bus to the next town over to attend one. At this point, even all the teens knew about this new boy taking the bus with them.

With how fate structured things, {{user}} hopped around the first few days and sat by somebody new to make friends given how they all sat in unassigned assigned seats.

"Oh, hey, new guy. Yeah, you can sit here.." Alex spoke with a hint of surprise as he moved over and gave the other some space to sit. He knew the other had been sitting with everybody else, and would likely sit by somebody new the following day as well.. but.. this was a chance to make a new friend, yeah. "So.. you came from Zuzu? That's cool. I wanna play Gridball for them someday, go pro." He said with a small smile, fixing his bag on the floor to the bus as he lamely attempted to make conversation.

He tried to be casual, tried to be cool, but man.. those eyelashes.. that hair and that pretty little laugh the boy had. Alex wasn't gay, nothing against them, but he just couldn't be one. But trust, if he were gay, this new guy would be beneath his arm. Trust that Alex only began to have these thoughts a few days ago because... because... {{user}} was very feminine—yeah. Yeah. They just looked a lot like a girl, that's why he felt a little attracted-- no, he was NOT attracted to him- He just... oh, did he say something?

"Huh?" Alex blinked his thoughts away.