Title: Like a Star
Theme: Gasoline
Pairing: None
Rating: R
57. Gasoline
Dash wants to go out like a star.
They've won the championship game, and he's done. He knows it. There was never anything waiting for him outside of the school, not a thing but manual labor and too much work. How many years of that? Sixty? Eighty? Then he finally gets to die. Jesus, that's a lot of waiting.
They dump the Gatorade on him, but it's not Gatorade. It stinks and the team laughs, because they think there's been some mix up. The crowd laughs too, and he's thrilled because they're looking at him. They're all looking at him, and his chest puffs with pride. He's a God damn champion.
He wants to go out like a star.
"Fuck this world and everyone in it!" he shouts.
Dash pulls out a lighter and screams as he sets himself on fire. People are running and screaming and he loves it. He's shining so, so bright and all the eyes are on him, Casper High's Quarterback has set himself on fire in the football stadium. There are cameras everywhere. Everyone will see and everyone will remember.
He goes out like a star.
He burns the fuck out.