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Will Solace just woke up from the sun shining right trough his new rooms window, it was about 5.30 AM in the morning, too early but that didn’t really matter now he was up anyway.
It was his first day at school today, ever. Obviously he found it weird, being fifteen and going to an actual school the first time, all the years before he was traveling around the whole world with his mom.
But things had changed trough the years, making friends easily everywhere he went wasn’t a thing anymore, wanting it or not Will was getting older.
So this year he’s staying with his father in LA, getting settled and a school was scary but exiting at the same time.
Will quietly got up and to the bathroom trying not to wake up his dad who was still snoring, being heard trough the small apartment.
After a good shower he got dressed. A pair bright blue jeans shorts, his kinda worn out black Spiderman t-shirt and a blue hoodie just in case he’d get cold. While brushing his teeth he heard a knock, knowing his dad was up now aswell.
“one sec, dad” Will mumbled finishing brushing his teeth to leave the bathroom for his dad now, they greeted a fast ‘mornin’ before he left the room.
After a short breakfast, Will got his school bag, told his dad goodbye and left the apartment.
He got to school walking it was just a 25 minute walk which he didn’t consider much and the bus was probably nothing special he’d miss out. Will hated tight spaces. So he’d just listen to music peacefully walking, hoping he did remember the way right.
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When he arrived the building that’d be his school this year he walked right in direction of the classroom he luckily already knew to find. On the way he watched the other people, a mix of everything, some looked like really cool people but he’d be scared to talk to any of them right now.
Then he saw the classroom he knew from the introduction talk with their head teacher Mr. Blofis. ‘Just sit wherever you like’ he had told him, Will had hated that answer. Making decisions was already hard enough but also the potential of hurting someone-
“Omg! Look it’s the new kid”
The voice came from a group of girls around his age all sitting together, now staring at him. Will could feel himself turning red of shame as the all looked at him.
“What’s your name again, forgot it?” Another girl said.
“Uh Will..” He answered, he usually was socially good, but turns out not with ‘normal’ teens.
“Oh right, William, Blofis told us” the first girl called out.
“Yeah that’s me-“
“Anyways, you can sit there, bet McLean would love a new friend.”
Whoever his seat neighbor would be, they didn’t like that person, but he hasn’t even seen them so he’ll just listen and sit there.
Just a moment later a girl came in, she looked cool, the messy braids in her hair and an out of norm taken style. She looked at him confused then got to her seat, next to Will.
“Hey,” she finally said after the akward silence of her unpacking her stuff. “you’re the new one, right, I’m Piper nice to meet you”she smiled offering him her hand.
“Piper,” he noted. “I’m Will.” He smiled back shaking her hand.
The classroom filled more and more, trough the following minutes. Will could mostly tell what role they had in the typical class dynamic. A group of guys constantly watched by the girls, popular kids, the twins who seemed to be good with everyone, class clowns and a few trios and duos, regular friends.
Finally a teacher came in, Will recognized the kind face of Mr. Blofis. Most of the class got quiet when he greeted his class after their summer break.
"Before we get to the organizing stuff, I’d like you to introduce to our new student, William Solace, so just roundabout your names and then he will introduce himself."
They all said their names, Will didn't catch all of them, but Drew, Mary and Isa where the girls that talked to him first, the twins where called Travis and Connor, tho he feared he wouldn't ever tell them apart.
Now it was his time to introduce himself, more than just his name.
"So I’m Will, fifteen and.. uh I’m now at this school cause I moved in with my dad, to graduate properly, since I was homschooled or else before.
Wow. Congrats to you Will, he thought, for sounding the most problemchild ever. He wasn’t even overthinking this time, he got looks, judgy ones. According to that he now thought every whisper or giggle was about him now, even tho they were there before.
"Thank you, Will" Mr. Blofis finally broke his tension.
"So, hope you all understand what being new means, so don't be rude and explain new things."
That really only made this worse, Will was turning sixteen this month and had his first day of school, who does that?