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Timothy’s Terrible Prompt Stories - 1. Prompt 352 I can’t believe you asked him that!

em>Two best friends have an encounter with an obnoxious jock.
A Nelson POV chapter.

“I can’t believe you asked him that!“ My best friend Jasper looked annoyed when I laughed.

“You know my policy: ask me a bigoted question, and I’ll do my best to insult you back.” The funny thing was I had the feeling the guy hadn’t meant to be offensive. And for other reasons I didn’t want to be harsh on him. But if he was too stupid to know that ‘fag’ was a bad word, he deserved what he got.

Especially since he’d come up to me out of the blue and asked: “So, Nelson, are you a fag?” Jasper and I had been sitting on the grass by ourselves, talking, and this dumb jock saunters over. When I look up at him, he blurts out his question.

So of course I stand up and shoot right back at him, “You want me to report you for that, straight boy? The polite word is gay, you stupid asshole.” I paused dramatically, “Or do you ask because you want to suck my dick?”

I almost expected him to take a swing at me, but he just turned around and walked away. Not that it would have done him any good, since I’ve done self-defense classes ever since I told my parents at age thirteen. It’s part of why no one messes with me, before and after I came out to everyone last year by being the Prom date of the guy who is the school’s GSA President. So this sort of dumb question two months before the end of my junior year was unexpected.

Oh, friends like Jazz knew from the start. I’ve never been ashamed of who I am. My parents, being lawyers, made their views clear to the school when they enrolled me. The principal politely told them that since two of the teachers were openly gay, anti-discriminatory policies were already in play. And indeed, I’d never suffered more than the occasional snide or teasing comments similar to normal high school fooling around. At least, not apart from the Clayton incident.

Jasper was shaken, “You know he’s straight. Rob has been dating one of Carolyn's friends for almost two years. According to her, he’s a stud and awesome in bed.”

“Yeah, yeah, whatever. I don’t do guys in the closet, or straight studs, since I prefer to top. But anyway, he’s not the one I like.” The topping part was a bit of bluster since technically I was a virgin and wasn’t sure what I preferred.

However, the last admission caused Jazz to drop the subject of Rob, and ignore me bending the number one rule of our friendship: No talking about our sex lives! I didn’t want to know what he and his girlfriend got up to in bed, and he didn’t want any details of my conquests. This suited me fine, since there weren’t as many as he imagined.

“What’s this Nel? You in love? Spill the beans, man!” Jasper got up to slap my shoulder with a happy grin. He might not want to hear the icky details, but he cared about me being successful in the dating game.

I’d been following Rob with my eyes until the moment I saw him meet up with his two-years-younger brother. Eric looked pissed and worried at the same time, and he pulled Rob aside and was obviously giving him a piece of his mind; his clever, sharp-witted mind which lived behind the cutest face imaginable and above a body to die for.

Yeah, I’d been crushing badly on this sweet young freshman for several months now. But I’m cursed with a non-existent gaydar, so I had no clue whether he might be interested. He certainly wasn’t out, but maybe I’d just been shown the reason why.

I turned my back on the arguing brothers, both of them tall, blond and handsome. But where Rob was a muscular baseball jock, Eric was a slender cross-country runner. However, most of his merits came from intellectual stuff, which was why he had caught my attention in the first place. We were both part of the drama club, and his skills as an actor and a writer of short plays were already the talk of the school.

Jasper squeezed my arm, and I scowled at him. But I had never lied to him, and I wasn’t about to start now.

“I like Eric. But you better keep your mouth shut about it. I’m not going to ask the younger brother of a homophobic prick on a date. And in any case I doubt he knows I exist and I…”

Halfway through my rant Jasper’s face got this weird expression, which gradually turned to horror. He held up his hand to warn me, and a few seconds later I heard a familiar voice.

“Nelson, I apologize on behalf of my stupid brother.”

I froze and my desperate eyes met Jasper’s amused green ones. He looked like he wanted to fall over laughing, but he knew I’d kill him if he gave the game away. Trying to compose my face I slowly turned.

Two pairs of earnest blue eyes looked at me, but of course I only cared about Eric. The guy I secretly adored continued his explanation.

“At the beginning of the break Rob for some obscure reason decided to ask me the same question he subsequently asked you. My reply was: ‘Are you trying to insult me or elicit information?’ When he didn’t get the point, I sarcastically invited him to ask the question of someone he knew was gay and see how they liked his dumb act. I didn’t expect him to do as I suggested. Unfortunately, you were the victim of his stupidity. For which I can only beg your pardon.”

Eric made as if to leave, but Rob grabbed hold of his arm. “Not so fast, little brother. You’ve had your say, now I get to make amends too.”

“I got the point, and I’m sorry I hurt your feelings with that word. So I asked Eric nicely the second time, just now. He admitted to being gay, and I suspect he likes you, Nelson. So would you please invite my brother out on a date?”

Stunned silence met his words. Eric flushed, paled and flushed again. He turned on his brother and punched him in the guts. As Rob bent over in pain, Eric stormed off, shouting, “I can’t believe you asked him that!“

This story is dedicated to aditus, since reading his prompt 352 story inspired me to take up the challenge.
Copyright © 2017 Timothy M.; All Rights Reserved.
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On 04/02/2015 12:16 PM, EagleIsaac said:
Great chapter! Rob seems like a well-meaning if "big-mouthed" brother. I probably would have punched him too :P. At least Nelson knows Eric is gay now!
I'm impressed, Eagle (or do you prefer Isaac?). You managed to understand Rob's character perfectly in the very first chapter. :lol:
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Not only a lovely story, but well written and with a heart firmly in the right place. Of course, it's also one of those endearing stories where you want to know so much more about what happened before and, especially, where this goes afterwards. Beautiful. Just beautiful.

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On 04/12/2015 10:52 PM, lomax61 said:
Not only a lovely story, but well written and with a heart firmly in the right place. Of course, it's also one of those endearing stories where you want to know so much more about what happened before and, especially, where this goes afterwards. Beautiful. Just beautiful.
Thanks Brian, I'm glad you like it. There's not so much about before in the rest of the story but plenty of after, lol. I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoy getting your reviews and compliments. :)
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I really liked the starting uncle Tim :great: , I liked that you used the same prompt twice in the story. Rob does seem nice, even though if he comes across as a little over-bearing. Jasper seems the same way too with Nelson :blink: . I think Nelson is gonna be my favourite, it maybe because I'm more like him in my real life and can relate to him better ^_^. anyways I'm gonna look forward to read more of these guys :):thumbup:

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On 07/14/2015 04:19 AM, Victor Gutte said:

I really liked the starting uncle Tim :great: , I liked that you used the same prompt twice in the story. Rob does seem nice, even though if he comes across as a little over-bearing. Jasper seems the same way too with Nelson :blink: . I think Nelson is gonna be my favourite, it maybe because I'm more like him in my real life and can relate to him better ^_^. anyways I'm gonna look forward to read more of these guys :):thumbup:

Thanks Victor, I'm glad you decided to give my story a try. And I'm thrilled you like Nelson, since he's a favorite of mine too, but has few fans.

I hadn't thought about the overbearing bit, but you're quite right. You have very good instincts, min dreng. ;)

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That was very good. Enjoyed reading it and it was well written and nicely paced. Not silly or 'teeny'.
I have zero gaydar myself.. so I just don't try.
Nice short, Tim
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On 01/26/2016 08:31 AM, Mikiesboy said:

That was very good. Enjoyed reading it and it was well written and nicely paced. Not silly or 'teeny'.

I have zero gaydar myself.. so I just don't try.

Nice short, Tim

tim

Whew, thanks tim, I'm relieved you like it. And to be honest the first two or three chapter are probably the worst, so if you like this one, the chances are you'll like the rest.

Gaydar, lol, no I don't have that either, but then I'm not terribly good at figuring out people altogether. :facepalm:

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I'm thinking maybe I should reread the early chapters I've previously read since I lost track of where I left off. Especially since my pitchfork doesn't seem to be effective at prompting you to write more chapters of your other stories… ;-)

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On 12/30/2016 02:16 PM, droughtquake said:

I'm thinking maybe I should reread the early chapters I've previously read since I lost track of where I left off. Especially since my pitchfork doesn't seem to be effective at prompting you to write more chapters of your other stories… ;-)

LOL, what can I say? Perhaps I should point out that if you'd left a trail of likes or reviews you would know how far you've gotten in this silly story. ;) On the other hand, maybe you have, and this is just another way of prodding me. I hope Rob and Co keep you entertained while you wait. :*)

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*flips work desk* I need to stop reading things at work, get too sucked into them and want to keep reading more.

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On 03/11/2017 01:13 AM, Thirdly said:

*flips work desk* I need to stop reading things at work, get too sucked into them and want to keep reading more.

LOL, I guess it's not a good idea to start a 55+ chapter story at work, but at least each chapter is short. I'm glad the first one made you want to read more. :D

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