Love IRL

Wednesday September 5, 8:45 AM

Alex surveyed the classroom and chewed his lip in contemplation. He had thought the class would be full. But it was already 8:45 and there were only ten other students in the room, scattered around on uncomfortable chairs and their too-small desks.

Alex grumbled as he squirmed in his seat, trying to write with his left hand on the offensively right-handed table. His mind wandered briefly to the conversation he’d had on RandoChat the previous night and debated whether he wanted to contact Dorian when he got home.

As the teacher droned on, Alex picked up his pen. He chewed the end of it and glanced around the room taking in his classmates.

On one side of the room was Man-Bun. He and his friend were talking in hushed voices. Man-Bun’s friend didn’t notice when the teacher glared at her before continuing his introduction.

On Alex’s right was Ponytail. She had glasses and was furiously writing notes in a little pink book, her pen scratching back and forth across the page.

Sitting at the back of the classroom, far from the teacher, was Too Cool for School. His feet were up on the desk and his arms crossed over his chest. He was probably asleep behind his sunglasses. He had long, dark hair tied back in a ponytail, and a smirk lingering on his lips.