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Contains: Gear/Omnifarious, homophobia, threats of violence,
The Worst Possible Way
Part One of Four
“Richie, can you come down here your father and I need to talk to you about something important,” His mother said and he felt nervous. His dad had been a lot better lately and had made a real effort not only to get to know him but to stop being so racist about things. Still it was a very unusual morning when his dad called him down to talk before school so it made him nervous.
“Is there something you want to tell us,” His father said as soon as he entered the room. He had no idea what they were talking about and for a moment he was afraid his mother had found his Gear suit while cleaning his room.
“We will love you anyway but you need to be honest with us,” His mother said quickly interjecting. He still had no idea what she was talking about. “He doens’t know.” She said clearly embarassed. “You should look at this morning’s paper.” She said sliding it too him.
He noticed it was the entertainment section and it was a photo of him and Edwin Alva Jr. kissing on their date last night. He felt himself blushing. “I didn’t know someone took a picture I thought we were alone.” He was really nervous now he hadn’t intended to tell his parents he was gay until after college because after how his dad reacted to his best friend being black he was worried the gay thing might not go over well.
“Are you hiding any other secrets from us,” His father said and he still couldn’t tell if he was made or not. He resisted the urge to blurt out he was a bang baby super hero with super intelligence but he knew now was definitely not the time to open that can of worms. He shook his head no and waited to see what happened next. “How long has this been going on?”
“That was only our third date we met online,” He offered which was mostly true though they’d met through an online discussion about mutagenic properties of certain industrial compounds. “I was going to tell you when I was ready but I just accepted that I was gay myself.”
“So you weren’t involved with Virgil,” His father asked and he wondered if it was a hint of some of his dad’s old prejudice showing through. He was horrified then as it hit him that Virgil would find out now.
“No, Virgil doesn’t even know,” He said quickly. “I never expected to be outed in the news paper.” He saw his parents exchange glances and then his father got up and started pulling on his coat.
“I need to go to work we will talk about this more when I get home,” His dad said through clenched teeth. “You will come straight home after school do you understand?” He nodded and his father turned and left.
“You don’t have to go to school today if you don’t want to,” his mother said as soon as his father was gone. “I know why you didn’t tell your father but why didn’t you tell me?” He had no idea how to explain things to her.
“Honestly, Mom I’ve just admitted this to myself I thought I’d have more time to figure out how to talk to you, Virgil and everyone else that was only my third date ever and my first real kiss.” He admitted and his mother hugged him telling him it would be all right. “Mom, I need to get ready for school.” she stared at him in shock. “Mom hiding won’t do any good it will only make things worse.”
“All right but you call me if you need me,” His mother said. “I mean it any threats or if it even looks like trouble call me and I’ll come get you.” He could tell how worried she was. “And please be careful.”
“Relax Mom I know how to take care of myself,” He said honestly. In the last few months now that all the other bang babies had been cured he’d actually been bullied by Virgil into taking lessons from She-bang in self defense. He still wondered about Virgil’s comments that the routine would help keep the weight off.
To be continued...
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Contains: Gear/Omnifarious, homophobia, threats of violence,
The Worst Possible Way
Part One of Four
“Richie, can you come down here your father and I need to talk to you about something important,” His mother said and he felt nervous. His dad had been a lot better lately and had made a real effort not only to get to know him but to stop being so racist about things. Still it was a very unusual morning when his dad called him down to talk before school so it made him nervous.
“Is there something you want to tell us,” His father said as soon as he entered the room. He had no idea what they were talking about and for a moment he was afraid his mother had found his Gear suit while cleaning his room.
“We will love you anyway but you need to be honest with us,” His mother said quickly interjecting. He still had no idea what she was talking about. “He doens’t know.” She said clearly embarassed. “You should look at this morning’s paper.” She said sliding it too him.
He noticed it was the entertainment section and it was a photo of him and Edwin Alva Jr. kissing on their date last night. He felt himself blushing. “I didn’t know someone took a picture I thought we were alone.” He was really nervous now he hadn’t intended to tell his parents he was gay until after college because after how his dad reacted to his best friend being black he was worried the gay thing might not go over well.
“Are you hiding any other secrets from us,” His father said and he still couldn’t tell if he was made or not. He resisted the urge to blurt out he was a bang baby super hero with super intelligence but he knew now was definitely not the time to open that can of worms. He shook his head no and waited to see what happened next. “How long has this been going on?”
“That was only our third date we met online,” He offered which was mostly true though they’d met through an online discussion about mutagenic properties of certain industrial compounds. “I was going to tell you when I was ready but I just accepted that I was gay myself.”
“So you weren’t involved with Virgil,” His father asked and he wondered if it was a hint of some of his dad’s old prejudice showing through. He was horrified then as it hit him that Virgil would find out now.
“No, Virgil doesn’t even know,” He said quickly. “I never expected to be outed in the news paper.” He saw his parents exchange glances and then his father got up and started pulling on his coat.
“I need to go to work we will talk about this more when I get home,” His dad said through clenched teeth. “You will come straight home after school do you understand?” He nodded and his father turned and left.
“You don’t have to go to school today if you don’t want to,” his mother said as soon as his father was gone. “I know why you didn’t tell your father but why didn’t you tell me?” He had no idea how to explain things to her.
“Honestly, Mom I’ve just admitted this to myself I thought I’d have more time to figure out how to talk to you, Virgil and everyone else that was only my third date ever and my first real kiss.” He admitted and his mother hugged him telling him it would be all right. “Mom, I need to get ready for school.” she stared at him in shock. “Mom hiding won’t do any good it will only make things worse.”
“All right but you call me if you need me,” His mother said. “I mean it any threats or if it even looks like trouble call me and I’ll come get you.” He could tell how worried she was. “And please be careful.”
“Relax Mom I know how to take care of myself,” He said honestly. In the last few months now that all the other bang babies had been cured he’d actually been bullied by Virgil into taking lessons from She-bang in self defense. He still wondered about Virgil’s comments that the routine would help keep the weight off.
To be continued...
REVIEW HERE