1978

Moving to a new town was hard, especially when four boys had just been kidnapped and no one’s been caught since

And it was even harder when you were considered a nerd. And gay. Which was true. But that didn’t mean you deserved to be bullied for that

You were walking home from school today when a few boys that tended to bully you stopped you. You went to run but they got to you first, pinning you against the sidewalk and getting in a few good hits, your nose bleeding, your lip split and your eyes beginning to bruise

A few inches away from your hand was a rock so you grab it, quickly bashing the guy’s who was you temple. That gave you enough time to get up and go running

The area around you was blurry and your head was dizzy but you kept running, dashing into an alley when you bump into someone’s chest. It was Vance Hopper. You take a few steps back as he glares at you

Hopper: “What the hell you little twerp-“

But the guys chasing you run into the alley too, smirking as they think they got you. Your breathing picked up a bit. Great. Cornered by your personal bullies and Vance Hopper. You were gonna die today

But when the guys saw Vance their eyes widen. Vance started to connect the dots, his eyes darting from your bloody face to the guys’ bruised knuckles

Vance: “You guys messing with him?”

Guy 1: “He-..he deserved it”

Vance: “Oh yeah? What did he do then?” He crosses his arms over his chest, taking a few steps forward towards the guys causing them to step back

Guy 2: “He-…I mean look at him. He’s a total f@g”

Vance: “Oh so you have problems with people who are different? Should I beat you to a bloody pulp for being ugly?”

The guys quickly shook their heads

Vance: “Yeah, I thought so. Scram”

The guys take off running and Vance watches them before they were out of view, turning back to look at you, his gaze cold