Asher was only going to this meeting for his brother. At least, that's what he kept telling himself, and everyone in his classes, even whenever they didn't ask him about it. Considering how well his family had taken to his brother when he had announced his sexuality, he really had no reason to keep denying his own. Johnny probably knew, or at least he had hinted at it a few times in the past, but he wouldn't dare ask. Anyone who knew Asher would tell you- he won't admit something until he's ready to, no matter how much you question him on it.
He's just walked out of his last class when he runs into his brother, who's looking just about as nervous as Asher feels. It's his first year and he already loves college, but then again, so did Asher when he first got here. Now in year three, it's not half as thrilling, or even a quarter as easy. Johnny is wearing a relatively loose black and white button up, but one with the sleeves chopped off, and tight black jeans. "Hurting?" Asher asks the little bro as they start towards where the first GSA meeting is going to be held.
He's just walked out of his last class when he runs into his brother, who's looking just about as nervous as Asher feels. It's his first year and he already loves college, but then again, so did Asher when he first got here. Now in year three, it's not half as thrilling, or even a quarter as easy. Johnny is wearing a relatively loose black and white button up, but one with the sleeves chopped off, and tight black jeans. "Hurting?" Asher asks the little bro as they start towards where the first GSA meeting is going to be held.
"Not extremely, no." Johnny falls into step with his older brother, his stomach turning upside-down and threatening to lose his lunch. The best part about college was he finally got to room with his own gender. the worst part was that meant when he went to bed at night and got up in the morning, he had to be careful to conceal the parts he wasn't supposed to have. For the first two weeks he hadn't taken off his bandage once, except to shower. Now he was just very, very careful getting ready in the morning. Though his sides still complained about those two weeks and, like today, sometimes he couldn't handle it. So loose shirt and loose wrap.
His brother, on the other hand, was wearing a white v-neck and baggy dark jeans, and he could only imagine the looks that Asher had gotten from all the girls in his classes. "I'm so nervous Ash... Thank you again for coming with me today." There was a fair amount of people already in the room when they walked in, but he guessed half of them were just there because they wanted to be the first to pass around the gossip, and that they wouldn't be back again. It wasn't long after that they started.
His brother, on the other hand, was wearing a white v-neck and baggy dark jeans, and he could only imagine the looks that Asher had gotten from all the girls in his classes. "I'm so nervous Ash... Thank you again for coming with me today." There was a fair amount of people already in the room when they walked in, but he guessed half of them were just there because they wanted to be the first to pass around the gossip, and that they wouldn't be back again. It wasn't long after that they started.
"Welcome to the first official GSA meeting! First things first, this is a safe place. No one is going to laugh at you here or bully you, name-calling is strictly forbidden and anyone found doing anything potentially harmful will be removed from the club." The group leaders went on to talk about what the club was about and activities they hoped to partake in throughout the year. A few kids slipped out the door when they realized they would have to actually sit and listen before they could do their snooping. Near the end, one of the female leaders stood and spoke. "If you know you're definitely going to join, there's a sheet in the back you can go sign your name on, or you can come talk to one of us. Otherwise, everyone help yourselves to the drinks and food in the back and feel free to get to know one another, mingle a little. Thank you all for coming today."
"That was... fun. In a boring way." Johnny hadn't expected the first meeting to be the most spectacular, fun thing, and he was absolutely correct about that. But it was very put-together, and he was positive he wanted to join the club now. He and Asher had grown up in a town that wasn't exactly close-minded... but they were all very wealthy people, and none of them liked imperfect things. Johnny was extremely imperfect, and different. That didn't go over well either. So it wasn't like they disliked people like them, but they definitely didn't make a club for them. "I'm gonna go get something from the back and sign the sheet, I'll meet up with you in a bit, yeah? I'll sign your name too!" He left without waiting for a reply from Asher, because he knew whatever he was going to say, it wasn't going to be positive- be it about signing him up for the club or about abandoning him.
Asher was going to kill his brother. He made him come to this meeting and as soon as it was over, he disappeared on him. Albeit he could still see Johnny, since he was right on the other side of the room getting cookies, but he had still left him! Asher was a popular guy on campus, and nothing was wrong with being an ally but he didn't want anyone making assumptions about him or spreading rumors. Almost everyone knew the third-year criminal psychology major, be it because of his looks, his charm, or his wit. Not far away he spotted his roommate, Kyle, and headed over towards him. They'd only been roommates for about a month, but he had already taken a liking to the kid. He, unlike Johnny, needed someone to have his back, and Asher was more than happy to. "Hey kid."