~~So for this story, Connor's perspective is always gonna be in second person, but Evan's will be in first. It might be confusing, but it's easier to write in first for Evan, since I basically am Evan, like anxiety wise~~

Connor slowly exhaled as he looked up at the sky. It was a chilly day in October, and he was sitting in an orchard. He loved the orchard, even if it wasn't the prettiest sight. He had so many good memories here. In a way.

His only memories here were getting high, then falling asleep. But hey, the dreams were happy. That counts, right?

He smirked at his own thoughts. His eyes then flickered to the side, where some people were hanging out. He could hear their conversation.

Of course. It was about powers. Wasn't it always. Of course, Connor got the creepiest power there was.

He could control emotions, in a way. What they felt too. It was cool to him, but to other people it was just creepy. Weird. It made him a freak to everyone else. For example, he could make someone happy if they were sad. Or if he really wanted to, he could cut someone and make them feel as if it tickled. Not that he would or anything. But he could also feel other people's emotions if they were super intense.

Well, whatever. If they thought it was creepy, fuck them. Right?

Wrong. Sure, he could influence their emotions. But some of them have powers they could literally kill someone with. Several, actually.

Exhibit A, Jared Kleinman. He could summon flames. However hot, however big. Seriously. He once got so angry he created a wall of blue flames. He nearly killed someone then, but Jared was the one who had to go to the hospital. He was unconscious for almost a week.

Exhibit B, Hannah Williams. She is the most popular girl at school. She can also control metal, and has trouble with her emotions. She's basically a teenage Magneto.

Lastly, Exhibit C. Evan Hansen. He can control plants. Which is really cool. He can also 'talk' to them and whatnot, but I've never really known the full extent of his powers. He doesn't talk much, so we just assume he can control plants. I mean, come on, the kid always has flowers growing in his hair. But he could strangle someone with a vine if he just thought about it.

Connor was snapped from his thoughts about Evan when someone threw a rock near him. He whipped his head around to glare at the giggling kids.

Nope. They weren't worth it. Connor just stood up and walked out of the orchard. School started tomorrow. He didn't want to get in trouble already.

~~Time Skip, Evan's POV~~

I was careful as I walked through the halls. First day of school...yay? School was just stressful and did not help with my anxiety. Running into Jared certainly didn't help either.

Neither did Connor walking near us.

"Hey Connor! Love the new hairstyle, very school-shooter chic." Jared says when he spots Connor. I cringe and freeze up. It was probably clear I was internally panicking. A lot.

It went by so fast. Jared walked away laughing, and I awkwardly laughed. I felt like I was going to die of embarrassment right there in the hall.

"You're the fucking freak!" Connor yells before shoving me. Hard.

I wince as my casted arm hits the floor first. Then I see leaves surrounding me, which only makes things worse. We weren't supposed to use our powers at school. I quickly scrambled to my feet, trying to clear away the leaves. Aspen leaves. They mean fear. I think as I shove them into my backpack. I glance up and see Connor, who was watching me. I felt my breath catch in my throat, and then he turned and left.

I didn't see him again until the end of the day, when I was finishing up my Dear Evan Hansen. A letter. For therapy. For a minute I thought I should mention Zoe...But she'll never notice me. I mean, come on. Who would? Besides me being the freaky flower boy, I'm not special. Or worth noticing.

So that's what I wrote instead.

~~Connor's POV~~

Connor walks into the computer lab and sighs. He needed to print something out, so he tried to do it quickly. He saw, someone else in there, but he didn't know who it was until he went to the printer. There he saw a paper there.

"Dear Evan Hansen?" He says quietly, picking it up. He looks around, and there he was. Evan was standing near a computer. Connor smiles softly to himself, then walks over.

"Hi. Is this yours" Connor asked, showing him the letter. "You're Evan Hansen, right?" Even though he totally knew.

"Oh y-yeah." Evan says. Connor felt a flare of panic. Huh. What did he write? He's panicking about me reading it. He gets distracted though.

"So, how'd you break your arm?" Connor asks. He felt more panic. Geez.

"F-Fell from a tree." Evan whispers.

"Oh, well...uh..." He reaches out his arm to give Evan the paper, but his eyes catch something. He pulls it back.

"H-Hey!" Evan says, trying to reach for the paper. Connor glances up at him.

"I wish what I said mattered to anyone." Connor reads of the paper. "But I'm just the flower boy, the freak. I'm not special. Or even worth noticing."

"I-I...C-Can I h-have th-that b-back please." Evan says quietly. Connor looks at him.

"Yeah. Sorry." Connor hands him the paper. "How'd you really break your arm?"

"I f-fell from a t-"

"I can tell when you lie, just so you know. You panic when you lie." Connor says.

Evan was about to answer, when someone else walked into the computer lab. He seemed to be...relieved? Connor turned around and it took everything in him to not get angry. He would normally. Maybe it's because Evan was there. Just him nearby makes him calmer for some reason.

"Hey acorn." Jared says, walking over. He glanced at the paper in Evan's hands. "What's that?"

"None of your business." Connor says. Evan was feeling extremely nervous, and it was obvious. Well, at least to Connor. Damn, this kid is either always nervous, panicking, or afraid of something.

"I didn't ask you, emo." Jared says, glaring at him. Connor glared right back.

"Stop it." Evan says, rolling his eyes. "Come on Jared, just back off. And Connor, you too."

"Seriously?" Jared asks, sounding very offended. "You're choosing this ass over me? Didn't he shove you earlier?!" Evan doesn't respond, so Jared scoffs and walks away.

"I'm sorry." Connor blurted out. "For earlier, I really am. I'm bad at controlling my anger."

"It's okay." Evan says. "D-don't worry about it."

"Um...No one's signed your cast." Connor says, looking at his arm.

"Yeah." He says quietly.

"I'll sign it." Connor wonders if he has something to write with.

"Oh, oh, um, you don't have to." Evan says. Something flared in his stomach that Connor felt, but it wasn't really panic anymore.

"Do you have a sharpie?" Connor asks, Evan nods and hands him a sharpie. Connor smiles and takes it, then writes his name in all capital letters. Why not? He's pretty sure no one else is gonna sign it.

Evan looked at it when Connor was done. "Oh, thanks." He says.

"I have to...I have to go." Evan mumbles, shoving the letter into his backpack and walking away.

"Wow." A voice says from behind Connor. "You know, if you want to get him to like you, you have to be more...approachable."

Connor looked up to the ceiling and cursed silently. "Magnus, Hey. Funny seeing you around."

"Come on man, I thought we were friends." Magnus says, walking over and sitting down on the table in front of Connor.

"We were. That was before..." Connor took a deep breath in. "Forget it. Why are you following me?"

"I wanted to check out your new crush. Try and see if I can get him to fall in love with me first." Magnus says with a smirk.

"Why? So you can break his heart?" Connor asks.

"Exactly! So what do you like most about this kid?" Magnus asks.

"I mean, I really like his eyes. And he's just really cute, you know? The way he's always kind of nervous an-" Magnus interrupts him.

"I mean, he's got a nice ass too."

"Magnus!" Connor hisses.

"What?" Magnus asks innocently. "I'm just saying he has a nice ass."

"Well Stop it." Connor says, starting to walk away from Magnus.

"I'm gonna find him before you do, just so you know. I already have this plan formed. I'll date him, make it seem like I actually like him of course. I don't, by the way. He's not my type at all." Magnus says, following him.

"And then I'll put in a bad word about you. A lot, actually. Then I'll break his heart, and you'll never get a chance with him!" Magnus finishes happily. Connor clenches his jaw and balls his fists.

He wouldn't hit Magnus, he would get in a lot more trouble. Magnus was his cousin. He's also the favorite of his siblings.

Connor exhaled slowly and walked out, but Magnus still followed him.

"Where do you think he went?" Magnus asks. Connor just shrugs, and Magnus sighs. He rolls his eyes, then walks away.

I miserably walked home. There was no way I could stop Magnus from hurting Evan. Magnus's power was basically mind control. He could make people do whatever he wanted, yet I'm the creepy one.

Fair, right?