After A Day Of Testing, This Is Exactly What I Needed

After a day of testing, this is exactly what I needed

thanks lotf fandom

NAH YOU GUYS ARE LISTENING TO ME ON THIS ONE

Jack Merridew to “Top of My School”

IM RIGHT.

He STRIVES for perfection, he needs to be perfect and the best at everything. He hates Ralph because Ralph doesn’t have to try, he just does something and no one questions him. Jack worked to get where he is, to be head boy, and suddenly he’s second place because of some mildly attractive blonde? No.

Jack needs to be the absolute best, if he isn’t, was it all for nothing?

Boys Will Be Bugs

Simon sat on the ground, quietly playing with the bugs. He stayed in silence, though he knew that Jack was sitting behind him. He continued to let bugs crawl up his arm, the only sound that filled the silence was Jack's knife plunging into the sand.

"Simon."

The silence was broken and with that, Simon lifted his head to the sound with a small hum.

"What.. What are you doing?"

The two boys looked at each other, Jack completely serious and somehow curious while Simon looked a bit surprised. He looked down thoughtfully and lifted his hand up at eye level, only a little way from Jack's face.

"Making friends, I suppose."

Jack scrunched his face at the sight of the bugs, but softened it once he saw how peaceful Simon looked. He thought slowly for his next words.

"How are you so calm? Bugs have always made me quite squeamish, you don't seem to mind them though."

Simon giggled softly and nodded at the small note.

"That's true, I like bugs. They're nice and I like all of nature, it's comforting to have something I like in an unfamiliar place."

Jack looked down, he couldn't really see a reason to like such creatures. They were squirmy and creepy, he hated them, but Simon seemed to love them. He couldn't understand.

Then there it was again, silence. But this time, it wasn't comfortable, it was almost like a thick smoke that would make you want to cough.

So Simon waved Jack over, and with some caution, he moved closer to Simon. He moved closer to Simon and those.. things. They crawled around everywhere, on the dirt onto the sand, all over Simon's hands. Jack was going to shrink away, but Simon began to giggle. And so in that moment, Jack nervously stuck out his hands. He shook slightly, and Simon softly stroked his arm.

Then they were both giggling, small bugs running up and down their hands.

"Hehe- tickles, doesn't it?"

"Y-Yeahheheh-"

They stayed like this, now leaning against each other, playing with bugs for who-knows-how-long. In the distance, they heard a horn sound, and recognised this as the conch. Jack huffed, and began to get up, but Simon softly took the bugs off his hand. Then he too stood up, wiping his shorts of any dirt.

He fidgted for a second before getting on his tip-toes, and leaning to Jack's cheek.

Mwah!

"It was really nice to hang out with you again, Merridew!"

Then he was running off to the platform, this time, Jack was the one trailing after Simon. Once they actually got there though, Simon halted, took an uncertain step and fainted into the sand. All heads turned their way while Jack nervously laughed, beginning to drag Simon by his hands to the nearest log.

The End!

THROWS THIS AND RUNS

Ok👍

Choir quad

Jack: Name three things that would ruin a first date.

Maurice: Uh- shitting my pants

Simon: Saying “I love you”

Roger: Killing her.

Everyone: …

Jack: .. Did this happen-?