Ok so.
I have recently discovered that short Tam is something that’s VERY important to me and I have no idea why but it just is
Like I like tall Tam too but s h o r t Tam is something different.
Like, just the idea of Tam having to get on his toes to give Keefe a kiss??? AHHHHHHH
Anyone with me?
YES- I’ll one up you.
Tam, being the shortest, was often not noticed.
He just goes by unseen, a little shadow flitting through the corners of Foxfire and who’s sometimes seen with Sophie and Crew he’s known as the emo brother of the hydrokinetic
That’s why it’s a huge surprise to everyone when he, the guy who’s always tried to fly under the radar, starts a scandal at Foxfire by accidentally spilling his transitioning pills on the floor
For the first time in a long time, he’s pulled to the spotlight for all the wrong reasons - namely more than half the school addressing him as a girl, the one thing he’s tried to escape since the time he cut his hair short and started hating his chest
Tam has never craved the feeling of being short as much as this
it’s much less easier for sexist elves to push him into lockers when no one can find you
Yet there he was, stuck inside for the third time that week, pondering on what exactly prompted elves to be such lovely allies-
Until he falls backwards into the disorientating sunlight, only to see the one thing he probably wished he didn’t have to see
Tam knew there was no way in all the heavens of all god that he didn’t know, because he knew he shouldn’t but he was just so addicted he couldn’t stop that goddamned flutter-
“Keefe?”
The blond haired boy, for his part doesn’t dignify him with a response before grabbing his hand, bag and they’re running
Keefe may have been long and gangly but Tam had to admit, there was a special grace he couldn’t help but admire as they skidded to a stop in a secluded alcove near the astronomy classroom
And they both stood there, a little wild eyed and out of breath as they took one look at each other
and
they
laughed. Hard.
Tam doesn’t remember the last time he felt so much at ease and nor does Keefe, not even with Sophie
But the moment soon wears off, and Keefe starts to fidget as Tam looks at him, concerned, face scrunched up
And Keefe can’t help but think that look is the sweetest thing ever, and inside his already butterfly like heart starts vibrating EVEN FASTER-
“ITHINKI’MBI”
“……Nice? I’m already Trans and Gay, welcome to the club I guess...”
Keefe looks down embarassed, fidgeting with the curls of his hair uncharacteristically serious as he faces Tam with a piercing, yet vulnerable face.
“I think....I’m in love with you”
Tam’s shocked.
He’s been dreaming of this his whole life.
And now that it’s somehow, miraculously here.
He
Can’t
even
reply.
“I think... it’s best if I go now”
The ghost of a feather’s shadow breezed the gangly’s elf’s lips as he turned to climb out, secretly biting his lip to stop the tears from coming because he shouldn’t have expected anything else-
And
Tam
Panicked
“Oh-!”
And pulling the taller’s boy shirt down
he
kissed
perfection
A red blush dusted Keefe’s lips two seconds later as Tam cuddled besides his incoherent boyfriend, sliding into the crook of his neck as he hugged the tall hands of his boyfriend, who was still staring at him with that strange shine in his eyes, as though he was the most luckiest present in the world.
They always said that the shortest ones surprised everyone the most.
Bonus; Keefe’s brain;
Error; Keefe.exe has stopped working
ACAJTSJTAITAITW HOW HAVE I JUST NOW DISCOVERED THIS??? IM SO SORRY FOR NOT RESPONDING SOONER I JUST RANDOMLY OPENED THE REPLIES TO THIS POST FOR LITERALLY NO REASON AND IM SOOOO GLAD I DID YOU JUST MADE THIS POST SO MUCH BETTER THANK YOU
