𝔹𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕜𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝔹𝕒𝕣𝕣𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤

𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕣𝕥𝕪-𝕠𝕟𝕖

(TW: race is panicking. a lot)

A million thoughts swarm through my head. Did they find out about my hopeless crush? Are they mad? I feel like I'm going to faint.

After class is over, I want to puke. I run a hand through my blond curls as head outside of the school. My finger runs over the rock in my pocket. I've started picking up random rocks on the side of the road and keeping them in my pocket. I rub them in my hand often. It's calming.

Right now it isn't helping though. The knot in my stomach isn't going away. When I turn the corner, Spot and Albert are already there. They smile when they see me.

"Sup, Toni. Took ya long enough." Spot jokes. I don't laugh. The words barely register in my brain. My breathing becomes unsteady.  "Toni?"

"I'm sorry." I blurt out. They look at each other, seemingly confused.

"For what?" Albert replies. "You didn't do anything wrong."

"Then why did you tell me to come here?" I shakily respond. They look at each other again. The silence is deafening. They appear to be deciding who gets to talk first. Neither of them want to. I rest my head against the brick wall, fidgeting with the locket. I never got rid of it.

"Antonio..." Albert starts. "Breathe. It's ok. You're not in trouble."

"We're not mad at you." Spot adds. "In fact, it's the opposite." He chuckles, placing a gentle hand on my shoulder.

They have matching cartilage piercings. 3 black rings. I've never noticed that before.

"Toni." Albert takes my hands in his. "Fuck, how do I say this..." He takes a deep breath. "Spot and I...we...uh..."

"We like you. A lot. Both of us." Spot cuts in. "And it's pretty obvious you like us back...so..." Fuck. They could tell?

Albert nods. "Basically what we're proposing is...a polyamory?" I remember Jack talking about that. "We love each other and we love you."

"We know it'll be weird, but we'll take it slow and figure it out." Spot said. "If that's what you want, of course." He adds. Tears are back. This time they're happy, though. I can't help but let them fall. Spot and Albert panic.

"Oh fuck! Toni you aren't being forced into anything it's ok please don't cry." Albert let's go of my hands, but I grab them again.

"Guys...I'm happy, don't worry." They both sigh of relief. "Of course I want to try this with you guys. I've wanted to try this since I've met you." They grin. I've rarely seen Spot smile. The two of them have a mini celebration before taking my hands. Spot takes my right, Albert takes my left.  They join their free hands together.

And then I'm wrapped in a huge embrace.