If you're reading this, I'm assuming you are following Boy meets Boy, and
therefore no explanations or further shonen-ai warnings are necessary. I
am a total Cya/Skids shipper, they're both so cute! This plot (if you can
call it that) was inspired by 'Chatroom Anonymity', a skibby Harry/Draco
story by Silent Stalker. Non potter fans, please don't let that keep you
from reading this. I agree that it's gotten a bit overblown. Oh, I'm not
using Skids's "official" screen name, cause Cya knows it and the whole
story couldn't happen. They both are using names the other doesn't
recognize. Not too unbelievable, I hope. OOPS! Almost forgot! Sandra is
the amazing person who owns (and created) these two bi-shonen, and the rest
of the characters in that universe, not me. ~sigh~ Also, reviews are
worshiped at my pagan alter. Let me know if this is crap. Pointless
flames are used as kindling.
That said, on with the show, er, fic.
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Cyanide starts and throws a guilty look over his shoulder. As he turns back to the computer screen he mentally berates himself for being so stupidly paranoid. It isn't like he's doing anything wrong. OK, so it's the middle of the night, and he technically should be in bed, but he hasn't had an enforced bed time in years, and with nothing the next day to get up for, there was no real reason he couldn't stay up. It should be recognized though, that there is another reason for him to be nervous. The chat room discussion he is participating in is not one he wants any of his family knowing about. Not that it's about anything bad, really. It's a perfectly nice conversation about sexuality. Why being gay is ok or not ok, and then the whole bi sexuality issue. One person, (need to figure out names for skids and cya), was defending bi sexuality very well to a couple other people who just hadn't been able to accept that a person could find people of either sex attractive.
DrumGod: hey, lemon, great arguments! I think you convinced them.
lemonyellow: thanks! I hope I did. Between my own nature and my friends, I'm in a good position to understand every side
DrumGod: yeah. er, I was wondering if I could ask you something, you seem like you'd be able to help me.
lemonyellow: sure. want to talk here or somewhere else?
DrumGod: I staked out an empty room, k?
lemonyellow: ok
In new room
lemonyellow: Let me guess what this is about. You want me to help you figure out whether or not you're gay. Am I right?
DrumGod: you must get a lot of these. No, that's not what I need help with. I am genuinely attracted to women.
lemonyellow: you'd be surprised how many guys are sure they're hetero when they actually aren't.
DrumGod: I went through the whole 'sexual identity crisis' thing when I found out one of my best friends is bi and the other gay.
lemonyellow: I stand corrected. What's this about then?
DrumGod: I think I'm in love with one of the friends I just told you about.
lemonyellow: and, I don't know, I thought maybe you could help me figure out what to do about it. I want to tell him, but
lemonyellow: you want more, but don't want to ruin the friendship you have.
DrumGod: you've heard this story before I take it. *grins sheepishly*
lemonyellow: quite often actually *smiles back reassuringly*.
lemonyellow: now, as I have know idea whether or not you're friend feels the same way about you, or how he will react if you tell him, the thing to do is figure out if your friendship can take something like this. I need a better picture of the situation. Can I ask you some stuff?
DrumGod: *sighs* what do you need to know, doc?
lemonyellow: I'll start with general stuff. I'm assuming you're a guy?
DrumGod: yep. Why do you kneed to know that?
lemonyellow: just getting a feel for the situation. Trust me. I know what I'm doing. Which friend are we talking about? The bi one or the gay one?
DrumGod: ok, ok. the bi one
lemonyellow: have you told anyone? Other than me obviously.
DrumGod: Just my gay friend's boyfriend. He guessed rather. Long story.
lemonyellow: we may come back to that. how long have you been friends with this guy?
DrumGod: *thinks* damn! The 3 of us have known each other about 8 years now.
lemonyellow: how long have you had this crush?
DrumGod: about a couple years now I think.
lemonyellow: ok. you survived him coming out, as well as your other friend. Any other crises your friendship survived?
DrumGod: we all meet in middle school, and survived, as you put it, high school graduation, and a 4th friend leaving when the gay one, god it's weird referring to Harly like that, came out.
Skids sitting in his room, face bathed in monitor light, reads the last thing his latest 'patient' typed. Blinks, and reads it again.
lemonyellow: it is rather awkward, do you mind telling me the names of these guys?
DrumGod: I guess it does make sense to. It's not like you know us. Harly is the gay one, like I said. His boyfriend is the one who knows. Skids is the bi one I'm crazy about.
lemonyellow: I see. Shit! I didn't realize I'd been online so long! I think I've got enough information now. If it's ok with you, I'll save this convo and get back to you on AIM first chance I get. I'll need a bit of time to analyze. What's your name on AIM? I suppose I should ask if you even have it.
DrumGod: I need to get to bed too actually. I'm (pick-a-name). thanks for your help freud. I think I just needed an outside perspective. I'll let you go now.
"O f***." thinks Skids as he slumps back in his chair. How he manages to pronounce asterisks we'll never know.
Cya falls asleep quickly and dreams of Skids as he has so many times before. The difference being that this time, there is no taint of unattainability.
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thank you too everyone who has reviewed this fic, especially D.A. Maxwell. I had this on my comp for a while and didn't look at it before I posted it, or after to check if it had gone up right. I hadn't picked screen names for them and so just used their actual names and had some notes to myself at the bottom about that. I feel so incredibly intelligent right now. Does anyone else think Skids is out of character? How can I fix him? Also, people can come across differently online than they do in real life. next chap should be soon.
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Cyanide starts and throws a guilty look over his shoulder. As he turns back to the computer screen he mentally berates himself for being so stupidly paranoid. It isn't like he's doing anything wrong. OK, so it's the middle of the night, and he technically should be in bed, but he hasn't had an enforced bed time in years, and with nothing the next day to get up for, there was no real reason he couldn't stay up. It should be recognized though, that there is another reason for him to be nervous. The chat room discussion he is participating in is not one he wants any of his family knowing about. Not that it's about anything bad, really. It's a perfectly nice conversation about sexuality. Why being gay is ok or not ok, and then the whole bi sexuality issue. One person, (need to figure out names for skids and cya), was defending bi sexuality very well to a couple other people who just hadn't been able to accept that a person could find people of either sex attractive.
DrumGod: hey, lemon, great arguments! I think you convinced them.
lemonyellow: thanks! I hope I did. Between my own nature and my friends, I'm in a good position to understand every side
DrumGod: yeah. er, I was wondering if I could ask you something, you seem like you'd be able to help me.
lemonyellow: sure. want to talk here or somewhere else?
DrumGod: I staked out an empty room, k?
lemonyellow: ok
In new room
lemonyellow: Let me guess what this is about. You want me to help you figure out whether or not you're gay. Am I right?
DrumGod: you must get a lot of these. No, that's not what I need help with. I am genuinely attracted to women.
lemonyellow: you'd be surprised how many guys are sure they're hetero when they actually aren't.
DrumGod: I went through the whole 'sexual identity crisis' thing when I found out one of my best friends is bi and the other gay.
lemonyellow: I stand corrected. What's this about then?
DrumGod: I think I'm in love with one of the friends I just told you about.
lemonyellow: and, I don't know, I thought maybe you could help me figure out what to do about it. I want to tell him, but
lemonyellow: you want more, but don't want to ruin the friendship you have.
DrumGod: you've heard this story before I take it. *grins sheepishly*
lemonyellow: quite often actually *smiles back reassuringly*.
lemonyellow: now, as I have know idea whether or not you're friend feels the same way about you, or how he will react if you tell him, the thing to do is figure out if your friendship can take something like this. I need a better picture of the situation. Can I ask you some stuff?
DrumGod: *sighs* what do you need to know, doc?
lemonyellow: I'll start with general stuff. I'm assuming you're a guy?
DrumGod: yep. Why do you kneed to know that?
lemonyellow: just getting a feel for the situation. Trust me. I know what I'm doing. Which friend are we talking about? The bi one or the gay one?
DrumGod: ok, ok. the bi one
lemonyellow: have you told anyone? Other than me obviously.
DrumGod: Just my gay friend's boyfriend. He guessed rather. Long story.
lemonyellow: we may come back to that. how long have you been friends with this guy?
DrumGod: *thinks* damn! The 3 of us have known each other about 8 years now.
lemonyellow: how long have you had this crush?
DrumGod: about a couple years now I think.
lemonyellow: ok. you survived him coming out, as well as your other friend. Any other crises your friendship survived?
DrumGod: we all meet in middle school, and survived, as you put it, high school graduation, and a 4th friend leaving when the gay one, god it's weird referring to Harly like that, came out.
Skids sitting in his room, face bathed in monitor light, reads the last thing his latest 'patient' typed. Blinks, and reads it again.
lemonyellow: it is rather awkward, do you mind telling me the names of these guys?
DrumGod: I guess it does make sense to. It's not like you know us. Harly is the gay one, like I said. His boyfriend is the one who knows. Skids is the bi one I'm crazy about.
lemonyellow: I see. Shit! I didn't realize I'd been online so long! I think I've got enough information now. If it's ok with you, I'll save this convo and get back to you on AIM first chance I get. I'll need a bit of time to analyze. What's your name on AIM? I suppose I should ask if you even have it.
DrumGod: I need to get to bed too actually. I'm (pick-a-name). thanks for your help freud. I think I just needed an outside perspective. I'll let you go now.
"O f***." thinks Skids as he slumps back in his chair. How he manages to pronounce asterisks we'll never know.
Cya falls asleep quickly and dreams of Skids as he has so many times before. The difference being that this time, there is no taint of unattainability.
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thank you too everyone who has reviewed this fic, especially D.A. Maxwell. I had this on my comp for a while and didn't look at it before I posted it, or after to check if it had gone up right. I hadn't picked screen names for them and so just used their actual names and had some notes to myself at the bottom about that. I feel so incredibly intelligent right now. Does anyone else think Skids is out of character? How can I fix him? Also, people can come across differently online than they do in real life. next chap should be soon.