Zak and Darryl decided to leave the fair so they could enjoy some privacy and discuss the topic of coming out to their classmates. The truth of the matter was not everyone at their school saw Zak as someone who would be gay. He'd only dated girls in the past and played video games like most teenage boys. Yet thinking about these things only pushed him closer to Darryl, he was obsessed with destroying stereotypes and rebelling his families beliefs. He desperately wanted to passionately make out in the school hallway in front of everyone like an annoying couple. But, Zak was not looking forward to disappointing all of these people he cared about.

They were both in Darryl's SUV, and Zak admired Darryl. The moonlight touched Darryl's pale face, highlighting his soft cheeks and creating sparkles in his eyes. The sky was a dark blue, and it illuminated the car with its melancholy color. Zak couldn't take his eyes off of the senior,

"What? Is there something on my face?"

Darryl chimed in

Zak blushed intensely and looked down, a huge grin forming on his face.

"No! I um was just looking at you."

Darryl smiled sweetly, his eyes fixed on the road

"Hey darryl?"

No response.

"DARRYL!"

"Ahh what Zak?"

"Let's go to the beach."

They both drove to a nearby beach, their hands clung together as they walked on the boardwalk. The sky was pitch black, and the water was barely visible. Excitement rushed through both of them as they walked on the sand, everything was so surreal.

The moonlight reflected on the ocean, and the sound of the waves crashing on the sand filled the air. Zak and Darryl's bodies were close as they made their way down the beach.

"Do you think everything is temporary?" Zak asked seriously

"I'm not sure, that's a good question." Darryl responded, his mind wandering.

"But do you think love is temporary?" Zak looked at the senior, his eyes fixed.. waiting for his answer. Zak valued Darryl's opinion most of the time, he really wanted to make a good impression on him but now he wanted to take things further.

"Everything is temporary, but love is what you make of it Zak."

"You're smart"

"Aw thanks you muff-"

"Sometimes." Zak interrupted and started giggling like a baby.

Darryl's mouth opened wide in disbelief and looked wide eyed at Zak.

"Wow you're gonna get it Zak!"

Darryl grabbed Zak from behind and put him in a chokehold, a mischievous grin planted on his face. The sand under their feet started to fly everywhere and eventually they both fell down on top of each other from all of the fighting. They were laughing their asses off, breathing heavily after their fun and Zak shimmied his way into a comfortable position on Darryl.

They both laid on their backs, Zaks head on Darryl's chest, Darryl sacrificing his hair (for Zak) by laying it on the sand as they stared at the stars. (They were in like an upside down L position) There was a comfortable silence, and Zak felt Darryl's heartbeat and smiled even wider. His heartbeat was like a melody in his ear, and whenever Zak went to hold Darryl's hand he felt the beat grow even faster.

Everything is perfect

And slowly Zak drifted deeper

And d e e p e r

Into unconsciousness

Zak felt himself walking on the black colored ocean, he could see noting but the bright moon in front of him.

Then he kept walking closer and closer to a door, and it opened. A pale light illuminated the walkway and slowly Zak walked through the wooden door and it lead him directly through the front entrance of his high school. The school was empty, and the lights flickered off and on. The walls and floors were cracked and the air seemed to be filled with floating particles. It looked like his school only really old and disturbing, Zak kept walking and eventually went to his locker but when he turned his head he saw nobody in he halls but Darryl walking down the hallway the same way he did on the very first day he saw him.

But Darryl stopped in his tracks directly in front of Zak and looked at him with an emotionless expression. He looked lifeless and unhappy.

"Zak you shouldn't have looked."

Suddenly friends, family, people at school crowded around Zak and stared at him with the same lifeless expression and chanted

"You shouldn't have looked."

"You shouldn't have looked"

"You shouldn't have looked"

Over and over again. Zak held his ears which did nothing, he started hyperventilating and grew dizzy. He started screaming at the top of his lungs trying to drown out the sound.

Until

He shot out of bed screaming.

"ZAK ARE YOU OKAY?" Darryl sat up in bed and looked terrified at Zak

"Oh my god thank god it wasn't real." Zak hugged Darryl, which Darryl returned and let out a long sigh.

They were hugging on the bed when Darryl's dad came in the room.

"Oh, uh hey guys." Darryl's dad said uncomfortably looked at the two. He hoped he wasn't interrupting something. The boys pulled away from each other and looked at the bearded man at the doorway.

"Breakfast is ready if y'all want some." He said

"Alright thanks dad we'll be down in a minute!"

They both looked at each other with a stupid grin on their face and burst out into laughter.

Zak then realized he woke up in Darryl's bed.

"Wait Darryl.. why am I in your bed?"

"Oh you passed out and I brought you home."

"I slept that hard? Why didn't you wake me?"

"I didn't wanna wake up your muffiny self."

"Oh." Zak said staring down at the bed

"What did you think happened?" Darryl asked

"That we fucked." Zak said laughing

"LANGUAGE!"

Kind of experiencing a writers block so if you could give me ideas to continue this that would be lovely, thank you all so much for your kind words❤️