Thread: A New Start (DoubleEdgedGift x SKbm)

SKbm said Today was not a great day for Devin. Most days weren't even good, but this one had the distinction of being the worst of the month. He was small -- 5'6, and scrawny. He had long hair, and kept to himself whenever he honestly could. Maybe that was why people always liked to bother them. He thought they were supposed to go find other things to do with their life in high school, and yet that hadn't happened yet. Still some -- like Matt -- heckled him. Just today, he'd been accused of staring at another boy in the locker room-- by Matt, no less. Apparently humiliating him like that hadn't been enough. By the time Jay had arrived towards the end of school, he had just started ignoring the larger male completely. He had decided his best option was to get everything together and go home right away. He needed to unwind, to relax -- and he wasn't going to be able to do it at school. But someone came to his rescue. At first, he thought it was a trick. He turned his eyes, peeking from the corner of his vision at the situation as Jay invaded the other male's space and forced him away. He wished he could do that, briefly -- but then decided that wasn't true. He just wanted someone to do that for him . He was staring at Jay when he turned around -- but quickly, very quickly looked away, and went back to cleaning his locker out at Jay started to speak. He was too shy to even say thank you. He kept sneaking looks at the older male as he spoke, but pretended not to listen... At least until he said his name. He stopped, and turned to look at Jay. ...I... don't think you can help, Jay, thanks anyway, but I've got to go before he comes back. Thanks for trying, though. He said dismissively, trying to bug out as quickly as he could for whatever reason... though he was almost hoping Jay wouldn't let him. What could possibly help him? Click to expand... Jay was always the type of person who was used to getting what he wanted, it wasn't as if he expected it, but people would do what he wanted so often that it was strange when someone turned him down, especially when what Jay was offering was a good deal, well on the surface anyway. Jay did have a plan for Devin, but he did not know how far it would go, he saw that Devin seemed somewhat feminine, well for a guy anyway, he was not as big or filled out as the rest of the guys at school, maybe that was why people liked to pick on him. Jay knew what he was planning might be seen as a cruel joke, or it could actually help Devin, he didn't know, Jay was never the type of person to put too much thought into his actions, he would get an idea and then just act on it. When Devin rejected his offer, Jay was shocked, from what he had seen this boy was being picked on and bullied all the time and Jay offers him a way out and he rejects? Jay did not believe the excuse about him thinking that Jay could not help, just by becoming Jay's friend would help, but maybe he was just being cautious, if bad things always happen to you, that is what you tend to expect. Jay placed his hand on Devin's shoulder and had a firm grip on it, this wasn't supposed to be intimidating, it was just Jay's way of trying to keep his attention. Look, you know as well as I do that people like Matt will not stop, do you like being picked on and looked down at like that? As Jay had the grip on his shoulder, he moved around to the front of Devin and looked at him holding his stare. I tell you what, give it a go, if it doesn't work, then nothing would have changed, but if it does, you will have a much easier life, plus I promise to keep Matt off your back. Jay knew Matt would not be a problem for him, although if Devin still refused his help, he would do nothing to stop Matt, if Devin did not want to help himself, there was not much Jay could really do for him.