and think of all the halloween crafting we could do to decorate the school . . . and the cute fall festivals we can visit. not to mention, the pumpkin patches . . .
A small consolation prize...
Dramatic sigh.
I guess all there's left to do is to brainstorm Halloween costume ideas and go to cute and cozy coffee shops!
+ celebrations.
with a breezy smile, lucian approaches with his drink in hand - fortunately, no funny shirts this time.
โhey, lars. how's it going ?โ
he's got all of his friends around, but that doesn't mean he's not noticing the wallflowers.
namely lars and august . . . and a few others dotted along the edges, just enough away from the crowd to make them stand out to him, but not to be too obviously absent from the +
While he's still here to watch part of the pride celebration from the sideline, a strange unease makes his stomach twist at the sight of all these people, celebrating boldly.
Why is it that it's making him want to do the exact opposite? Hide and disappear.
which parent does he tell ? the emotionally abusive grandparents who told him they were his parents for over a decade ? or his busy mom who is in the honeymoon phase with her new husband ? or, oh, the dad he doesn't know.
carefully applying rainbow glitter in the form of hearts onto his face; it's a fine art that has him standing with a compact mirror, inspecting himself closely.