"Stop it, they aren’t ugly, what’s wrong with you?” Flynn spoke, signing along with his words as he spoke to his friend Hailey. She’d just finished telling him his new gages were ugly, they were tie dye and she didn’t seem to appreciate the true beauty of his gay earrings. “Don’t be rude.” He told her again, pouting. Hailey was very opinionated, she never hesitated to tell him when his choices were dumb or made no sense to her. A long time ago, the two had met and Flynn had discovered his newfound friend was deaf. Of course she could hear a little, but Flynn had decided to learn how to sign so that he could speak to her easier. Not to mention, it helped him in his second job in the LGBTQ youth group because there were kids who were hearing impaired in that ground as well. Before the girl could say something else, Flynn quickly pushed a mini blueberry muffin into her mouth, smirking at her. “Shhhhh.... don’t fight the muffin.” He told her jokingly. “In any case! Are you doing okay?” He’d been careful to avoid the subject until now, but Flynn had left town for the ball and when he came back, it had been terrible news and his family was there -- including Hailey. He worried about her, but he didn’t want to make her awkward. He’d invited her to hang out with him, having been worried about her, with the promise of her favorite candy and baked goods.