Emo kid forgets about his caffeine addiction
Noel Gruber has had weird things happen to him like falling down the stairs , getting harassed by a drunk teenager about the Taco Bell menu etc etc
But this was certainly the weirdest
he stared at the damp ceiling that wasn’t his, the curtains that were obviously just ikea furniture that weren’t his and the poor excuse of a door that was just a bunch of hanging beads
where the fuck was he if he got kidnapped and then proceeded to get murdered by a guy who can even buy a door he would actually die on the spot
“What the ..” did he stay over at oceans ?no there’s no way he would stoop that low ,he rubbed his head groaning good god did he need some coffee and the stench of weed from the other room didn’t make his headache any better
He looked down and noticed that he was wearing his school uniform except it was perfectly ironed and instead of his normal tie it was a red ocean like - bow okay that’s not concerning at all
he racked his brain for an reasonable explanation ,was he kidnapped ?, he do every drug in the handbook , or did ocean finally get down of her tall ass horse and ask him to tutor her in French yeah that makes sense totally no paranormal explanation needed !
He looked around the room again the furniture was clean organised and didn’t look like they belong in the room ,it’s like someone was trying to decorate for a house that wasn’t ever theirs
He pushed the pale white curtains aside and unlocked the window to climb out , as he didn’t particularly want the joy of explaining to oceans high ass parents what he’s doing in there house
—time skip—
First period was always torture as the old decaying teacher spoke in a dialect that was clearly unknown to human kind ,everything that he was saying was going in Noel’s ear and out the other
As he was considered if it was worth the detentions to flip off the teacher and walk out he felt a tap on his shoulder
Noel turned his head to Ricky with a raised eyebrow
“You okay Noel ? “ Ricky signed under his desk with a worried expression
He just nodded his head , did something happen that he was unaware of the only time he’s seen Ricky that concerned is when mischa lore dropped the entire plot of the saw franchise in one choir period
“ Noel what’s the answer to the question “ the teacher said looking at him
“I don’t know “ he said shrugging
“Are you sure? “ the teacher said eyes wide in confusion
“Uh yeahhh ? “ it wasn’t that uncommon for him not to know the answer he was normally head deep in his poetry book anyway just thanks to ocean he probably left it at home
The teacher just looked him a second longer with a face that Noel couldn’t tell if it was of disappointment or worry
What was that about ? He thought he’d made it distinctly clear that unless it was English or French Noel couldn’t really give less of a flying fuck about it of course he wanted to pass but he would much rather write about Monique in the next tooth- rotting , tragic tale of his than listen to his geography teacher go on about his latest divorce
— time skip —
As he spotted misha next to the lockers in the sea of people he let out a sigh of relief , thank goodness finally someone that won’t act weird around him
As he went up to misha and leaned on the lockers ,he couldn’t help but stare as misha grabbed some books and weird trinkets from his locker clearly not noticing him yet his hair slightly curly and messy , his eyes squinting trying to find something
God was he cute , truth be told Noel had a crush on misha Bachynskyi , the Angriest boy in town its not like Noel was particularly happy with the situation , misha was probably straight and if his other old crushes taught him anything it’s that crushing on a straight boy will end in tears
But as much as he wanted to stop for both himself and Misha’s sake he couldn’t help being head other heels for the other boy
As misha finally turned around and noticed Noel he stared at him for a second not even registering he was there before finally blinking a few times and looking confused
“Hi misha “ Noel said smiling
“Um hi Noel did you need something “ misha said quickly his face turning a light shade of crimson
“No I just wanted to talk to you ? “
“Oh ..I’ve got to get to class bye “ he said shoving his books in his bag and speed walking away trying to avoid people
HUH ? Did he just hear that right misha , that misha wanting to get to class early if anything Misha’s always begging Noel to skip with him
Did mrs peters finally go senile and give him a concussion or was Noel just tripping
He had never seen misha that nervous and he’d seen nearly every Side of misha , when he gets so angry he storms out of the class or punches a wall or the exact opposite asking Noel for a hug while crying or holding his poems close to his chest and saying he loves them
But never this ,dare he say that misha was even trying to blend in ? If he knew one thing about the guy it would be that he wasn’t afraid to make a scene but today ? Trying to avoid people in the hall speaking quickly and even wearing the correct uniform??
God his head was killing him
—time skip—
ocean was going to kill him
It wasn’t even his fault that his teacher decided that he was going to keep everyone back for 10 minutes to find a gluestick that he didn’t even have
He sighed before he opened the door yeah he’s getting yelled at
“ oh look who is it mr perfect finallyyy showed up “ ocean said smiling
Noel just ignored her and went to grab a chair
“Wait wait lemme guess you tripped down the stairs trying to tie your shoelaces “ she said while penny was snickering in the corner
Noel didn’t know what she was she was talking about and honestly didn’t want to know
“Fuck off “ he muttered under his breath
“Sorry what was that mr Peabody “ ocean said smirking, penny was now full on laughing and Constance was covering her laughter
“DID YOU NOT HEAR ME SHORTASS I SAID FUCK OFF “ Noel shouted
If music was playing the record just metaphorically stopped dramatically
Constance dropped her sheet music in shock , Ricky clasped a hand over his mouth, Misha’s jaw dropped , penny stared wide eyed and ocean looks like she was going through all off the seven stages of grief all at once
“What , what is it ?“ Noel said in confusion
“You just .. swore “ penny said in disbelief
“Yeah great observation Sherlock five stars “
“Dude are you okay ? “ Constance questioned
“Yeah is everything okay with your parents they didn’t make you take anything did they “ ocean said her voice suddenly a lot more worried
“What no ? What the hell are you talking about “ Noel said loudly looking quickly around
“You know what that’s it I’m getting coffee my head is killing me “
Noel starting speed walking to the door if whatever was going on here was some kind of fever dream caused my two class periods of mind numbing useless information , coffee from the abandoned teachers lounge should bring him back to reality
Just as he grabbed to door knob he felt arms wrap around his upper body
“Sorry Noel but you don’t look so well “misha said slightly picking him up off the ground
Even though mischa and Noel were practically the same height misha was still a bit stronger as a result of Noel just being generally unathletic and skinny
“Woah woah woah “ Noel said in quick succession his face turning bright red like a damn Christmas lightbulb
Misha sat Noel down in the closest chair and the rest of the choir gathered around him
“He’s been acting weird all day “ Ricky signed to the choir
“I’ve never heard him swear before and ive unfortunately known him since kindergarten “ ocean said raising an eyebrow
“Wow hurtful “ Noel responded said sarcastically
She gestured wildly with her hands “see ! He’s acting like me “
“Yeah this is like the plot of every sci fi comic strip I’ve ever seen “ Constance said looking Noel up and down
“Okay let’s not get ahead our ourselves I’m sure there’s a reasonable explanation for this “ Ricky signed before putting his hand on Constance’s shoulder
“Yeah and there’s also and explanation for how ocean is both flat in choir and flat in the chest “ Noel responded smirking
“Hey! That’s not fucking cool “ penny said pointing at Noel angrily
Oceans face turned a light red looking at penny a bit taken of guard
“ you know what whatever I’m dipping bye “ Noel said getting up off the chair and speed walking over to the door
“What about choir ?” Ocean asks glaring
“Man fuck the choir and FUCK you to-“ SMACK and suddenly Noel’s was falling over as his head had just smacked into the opening door
“Oh goodness “ father Marcus said fulling opening the door
Noel laid on the floor a nosebleed forming, already trying to blink away the forming faint feeling
The choir all gathered around him all looking incredibly concerned
“Noel ..you ok buddy ? “ misha said looking down at Noel clearly worrying about him
“Uh huh hey .. o ocean “ Noel said in broken words still trying not to faint
“Uhh yeah ? “ ocean said raising an eyebrow
“I .. I bet I would look better in a dress than you “
As Noel faded into unconsciousness he looked back on his life would he really die as a Taco Bell worker alone
———
As he slowly came too he felt misha’s arms wrapped around him
“поет ! Your ok “
“ oh stop being so overdramatic misha he’s not dying “ ocean said from in front of him
Misha glared at her and flipped her off
Constance passed him a granola bar
“What happened? “ Noel said taking the granola bar
“ you walked into a door and passed out is what happened “ Ricky’s acc device rung out as penny nodded in confirmation
Memories of the weird ass day came flooding back to him
“ oh god “ Noel said rubbing his head
“Are you ok poet ? “ misha said turning Noel’s face to inspect if he was ok
“Yeah yeah just weird day felt like I was taking drugs “
“ hey no drug talk in here this is a pg space “ ocean said angrily
Well at least he knew ocean was back to normal .