warning for homophobia

for meet cutes day 20 - a is walking down the street and sees b being harassed by a man for their sins so a tells the man to fuck off

for 366 words - loony

for writing club: assorted appreciation - "i regret nothing, ever"; disney challenge - write about someone taking a step out of their comfort zone; the fabulous world of comics - "do i look like someone who needs saving?"; showtime - king herod; sophie's shelf - forced evolutionary virus; elizabeth's empire - holding hands; bex's basement - "who the fuck are you calling insolent?"; lizzy's loft - bisexual; angel's archive - "leedle, leedle, leedle, lee"; scamander's case - smug; film festival - "you know a lot"; lyric alley - and we're nothing short of invincible

for gwen's candy shop - bisexual character

489 words by gdocs


Albus loves pride. The energy of the whole month is amazing, but he especially loves going to the parades. The feeling of solidarity he has with everyone else there, the place where he knows that no one is going to judge him for being bisexual. All of it is amazing.

Except, as his eyes travel over to the barrier of the parade, he realizes that it's not true.

There's a blond there, decked in pink, purple, and blue, just like Albus. There's a man standing there, just outside of the limits of the parade, and Albus is close enough to hear a few words.

"You're going to hell," the man is saying. "Anybody who has relations with the same sex is. You're all damned for eternity."

Albus is a little bit pissed.

"Hello?" he says, walking over to them. "Have you actually read the bible?" he asks the man. The man looks taken aback by Albus' question.

"Of course I have," he says. "Unlike the rest of you heathens."

"In the original Hebrew, though," Albus says, "it says a man with a boy. That's disgusting, not being gay."

The blond beside him makes a little chirping sound in his throat, and Albus wants to look over and smile at him, but he also wants to continue staring down this man.

"That might be what you think, but —"

"Do you like lobster?" Albus asks, cutting the man's argument off. The man looks confused.

Still, he answers, "Yes."

"That's against the bible," Albus says. He's pleased when the man doesn't seem to have a response.

"It doesn't matter," is all the man manages to say. "You're all going to hell, anyway."

"Oh, leedle leedle leedle lee," Albus says, rolling his eyes and mocking the guy's mouth with his hand.

"You're being an insolent jerk right now, and I —" the guy tries to say.

"Who the fuck are you calling insolent?" he snaps at the guy, sick of his aggression. He finally turns to the blond, who is looking between Albus and the guy, looking like he's trying not to laugh. "You wanna get back to the parade?" he asks, offering the blond a hand. He nods and grabs Albus' hand. They walk away, hand in hand.

"I'm Scorpius," the blond tells Albus when they're a good distance away.

"I'm Albus," he says, looking over and giving Scorpius a smile. They're still holding hands, and Albus doesn't mind.

"Do I look like someone who needs saving?" Scorpius asks, but his tone is light. Albus shrugs. "You know a lot," he notes.

"I once studied the entire bible at school," Albus explains. "I regret nothing, ever. Besides, that loony had what was coming to him."

Albus glances over at Scorpius, who's smiling at him.

"Thank you," he says. "I didn't know what to say."

"No problem," Albus says, giving Scorpius' hand a squeeze.

And together, they head back to enjoying pride.