my favorite secrets

- Rowan Beckett - 20 - Level 5

[rowan-beckett]

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[rowan-beckett]

Rowan was a boy who grasped fear on a daily basis: he was a boy that had lied countless times about being pushed to the edge time and time again, and every time he was supposed to jump without thinking twice. He was supposed to be a boy like his sister who feared nothing and no one, but he was a fake. Now was his chance to prove that wrong, with the girl standing close to him and the sunlight in her eyes... now was the chance. But he couldn’t. Fear swallowed him whole. As if sensing this, the fans on the rooftop turned on. His world became a frenzy of hair whipping around his face, his clothes flapping in the wind, and the only noise was that of the whistling air that sailed by his ears. he could do it now, he could do it. So he leaned in and closed the space between them in an instant.

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[rowan-beckett]

He smiled at the girl’s protest. “Don’t worry, Lina.” he gestured to a ladder. “It’s this way.” After climbing, he raised his arms into the air. The sky was more clearly viewed from there. Things were more quiet, more peaceful. Well, sometimes. 

He looked back at Evelina, who still seemed to think this was a place for murderers and homeless people to spend their time. “This is my place. I come here when I need to study or think or... really anything. It’s nice. At least to me...”

[eviesecho]

“Exactly.”

[rowan-beckett]

“Not bad, Miss Olsen.”

[ffsarrow-blog]

“Well, you know.” Reese flipped her hair over her shoulder, laughing a bit. “I’m just cool like that– or maybe you’re just one of the smart ones. Probably both.”

[rowan-beckett]

“I mean, I guess I could be considered smart.”

[eviesecho]

“Hm, alright. But in order to do that you’re gonna have to come just a little bit closer.”

[rowan-beckett]

“Like this?”

[peyvet-slade-deactivated2015050]

“I mean that for one, I would never kiss you, and second, I wouldn’t try to fix a situation like this with a kiss. That’s just stupid.”

[rowan-beckett]

“Again, I was just as shocked as you are. Now, what are we gonna do about the mess?”

[the-jennanewman-deactivated2015]

Jenna smiled to him, happy about him telling her something about this new crush of his, even though he didn’t want to tell her in the first place. That was bullshit, she knew her friend, and he loved as much as she did, to brag about his new crushes or some other gossip things. “A girl? I didn’t know you had a thing for girls. I was thinking that you’ve liked boys all along since we met,” she joked, and was going to say something else when he gave the hint. Jenna thought for a second before she realized who he was talking with. “Holy, you’ve got a thing for Lina, that trainer?” she called out, kind of surprised but at the same time not. She was a hot and young trainer, and he was a good looking 20 year old guy, so why not? They might be cute together too.

[rowan-beckett]

“There is more than one person in this place that is flexible, Jen.” he said, trying to keep his cool. He should have known a hint like that would have been all it took for his friend to put the pieces together! He should have been more obscure! “And for the record, I do like boys. I like girls too. I like everyone. Gender doesn’t matter.” Staring at the girl, he could feel the awkward silence clutching at his throat, so he smiled. “We need more popcorn.” and hopped up to avoid talking anymore. When he sat back down he nodded to her. “Have I told you already ho ravishing you look?”

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“Yeah, well some people seem to forget I do have a brain under this head, but it is what it is. It’s fun to shock people who don’t expect much from you.”

[rowan-beckett]

“It’s hard to forget something like that when I’ve seen how smart you can be.”

[kadenlangleykills]

“A party. A secret party. Top super secret, only the whole student body knows, and you’re invited.”

[rowan-beckett]

“Where?”

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“What I’m gathering from this is that you are really, really flexible.” he joked, and when Evelina’s last words rang out, he stopped walking, his blue eyes staring at the back of her head until she turned to face him. “That... sucks. I’m sorry.” For the next while, they walked in silence until he came to an abrupt stop beside an alley. “And here we are.”

[peyvet-slade-deactivated2015050]

“Yes, I am aware of that, just one little question for you. Why the hell would you ever think that I said that too you?”

[rowan-beckett]

“I don’t think you would say that, that’s why I asked what you meant.”

[eviesecho]

“You don’t? Hm, perhaps you should change that fact.”

[rowan-beckett]

“Persuade me.”

[the-jennanewman-deactivated2015]

Jenna looked at the movie on the screen for a while before she shrugged and got her eyes back on Rowan. “That’s not fair, Blondie,” complained she, “We always tell each other those secrets, like who the hell am I supposed to tell that secret on to?” Jenna took up the popcorn to her lap and got her eyes back on the screen. The movie became a lot more interesting when he didn’t want to talk about that. After a while of ignoring him, she opened her mouth to talk again. “Okay, if you won’t tell me who it is, give me a hint at least? Boy or girl? Do I know that person?” she tried.

[rowan-beckett]

He was actually sort of grateful Jenna had dropped the issue so quickly, but mostly only surprised. Usually she liked to pry, a personality feature the two shared, which contributed to their close friendship at the end of the day but annoyed each other most of the time. When she brought it back up, he nodded and smirked. There was the Jenna he knew. “Girl,” he said with a matter-of-fact tone, “And yes, you know her.” After a moment, he sat his popcorn bowl, which was mostly empty at that point anyway between the two of them. “You really want a hint? She is extremely flexible.”

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“You know, I don’t think anyone has ever said that to me before— so I’ll take it.”

[rowan-beckett]

“I’m... kind of surprised by that.”

[kadenlangleykills]

“Hey! Hey you! Come here I need to tell you something.”

[rowan-beckett]

“What’s up?”

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[rowan-beckett]

He scrunched his nose. “Hard? Nah, I’m touch.” He offered a small smile as they walked, nodding to her words. He liked that she was surprised. He liked that he was at least keeping the girl on her toes. (If he could do that, why couldn’t he claim her as his own?)

“Yeah, well... I take some things pretty seriously.” To avoid the awkward silence he knew would ensue, he folded his hands together and quickened his pace, facing Evelina and walking backward to match pace. “Now, your turn! Unless you don’t want to, of course.”

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“Maybe— that remains to be seen.”

[rowan-beckett]

“I think I love you for your honesty most.”