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The green haired teen looks up at an already frustrated looking Drew, “Why do you always wear such long sleeves? Like you always wear pants and hoodies everyday. Even in the summer!!! Do you ever get hot or something??”
The taller boy looks into Henry’s curious eyes before quickly averting his eyes. “I just REALLY hate the cold. I would rather be dying hot than a tiny bit cold.” Without noticing it, Drew touches the back of his neck just at the topic of the cold. He automatically links the cold and HIM together. Even the slightest amount of coldness can send him into a panic attack.
A weird silence follows. Usually Liam is here for moments like this when Drew needs time for himself. The two would usually distract eachother so Drew could be alone. It was easier for that now that Jake was gone. He used to try and comfort the magenta haired teen. Drew hated it. Now he’s gone. He chose to dump their friendship for a girl. Just like Mike. Dispite not blaming Jane, he still felt some hatred towards her. And now she was gone. She sacrificed herself for the cycle to end. For the hell of humans with powers to end, yet somehow Drew still had his. Somehow he’s still connected to the hivemind. It wasn’t fair.
A buzz interrupts the silence. A notification. A text message. “Oh my mom is texting me- she says it’s dinner time.. and that she has a surprise for me?” The rich teen looks at Henry with an apologetic face. “I guess I need to go- but you want we can walk to my house together- cause your car is there and yeah. Um- or you can stay at the park for a bit longer…”
The lettuce obsessed teen stares at him, “I want to walk you home.”
On the way back Henry went off about some new anime he started. There was something about a girl going back in time over and over to save her friends? Drew wasn’t fully paying attention. Something felt wrong. Like that this whole surprise was something he wasn’t gonna like. Something that could ruin this whole new personality he created for himself.
They were getting closer and closer to the house. One more turn until they would be before the mansion where Drew lives. They turn the corner…
“WILL!!” Four letters. Four letters that ruin EVERYTHING that he had hidden from those he loves. And what made it worse? It was Mike calling out to him.