it imagines.

beverly.

"oh romeo, oh romeo! where art thou?"
i preformed,
clutching the script to my chest for dramatic effect.
"you're so extra, juliet."
bev teased,
never taking her eyes off of me as she painted a prop for the play.
'romeo' then began to rehearse his lines as well,
until we reached the end.
the kiss.
i mentally cringed as his lips met mine.
they were rough,
not meant to find mine.
there was no scent of flavored chapstick,
no softness to them that catered to my racing heart,
no red hair for my fingers to knot themselves in.
when he pulled back,
i felt my stomach roll with revulsion.
i saw beverly from my peripheral,
looking both grim and mocking at the same time.
"bravo!"
the blonde teacher clapped,
drawing me away from my thoughts.
we went through a few more corrections of the play before it was finally over for the day.
finally.
"ah, y/n, our star."
the teacher smiled with glee.
"there's not a single flaw in your acting! keep up the good work!"
i smiled back and mumbled a thank you,
hurrying to find beverly.
"ready?"
i asked the girl when i found her,
watching her pick up her books.
she looked up at me with a sort of emotionless look,
but i could see through it for what it was;
true, burning jealousy.
she rushed to her feet and hurried away,
leaving me to follow in question.
"love?"
i called,
waiting for her to turn around.
but she didn't.
when i finally caught up to the fast walking girl,
i carefully grabbed her arm and forced her to face me.
"beverly."
she avoided looking at me,
finding interest in the trees around us,
or the cracks in the pavement,
until i laced her hand with mine.
"my love,"
i whispered,
"talk to me."
she sighed and finally looked at me.
"seeing you kiss him makes me angry...so, so angry, y/n. and i don't want to be but i just can't help it! you and i are dating, we're in love! i want to be able to kiss you like that in front of everyone!""
she finally admitted,
her pooling eyes locking with mine.
i brushed away the stray tear that had fallen and stepped into her,
kissing her in front of the crowd forming around the front of the school.
my heart was racing outside of my rib cage,
but there had never been anything that felt so right.
the wind blew against us,
cooling our burning cheeks the longer we remained as one.
beverly allowed for her tongue to trace the swell of my bottom lip before she pulled back.
"y/n..they're watchi-"
"let them."
i then climbed to the top of the car and cupped my hands around my lips to amplify my voice.
"my names y/n l/n and i'm in love with beverly marsh!"
beverly stood with her hands to her mouth in surprise,
hiding the wide smile that was stretching against her face.
she climbed beside me and echoed our truth,
"my name is beverly marsh and i'm in love with y/n l/n!"
we stared at each other,
giddy with a sense of worry,
but ready for whatever the future had stored for them.
***
an
i don't know if sophia is gay or bi and i really don't wanna force that on her, so if the future imagines seem that way, that's not my intention at all.
stay safe my loves <33