Secret Dating High School AU
Tom and Gavin have been dating for a few months now, not that anyone knows. Tom doesn’t want anyone to know, especially his father. His dad has never been an outright homophobe, but he hasn’t ever accepted the “lifestyle.” Gavin, on the other hand, wouldn’t mind if people knew. He wishes he could show off his boyfriend, but he would never push Tom out before he was ready.
Today is the day before homecoming so there’s another stupid pep rally. Gavin and Tom take this as a perfect opportunity to sneak off to an empty classroom. They’re getting pretty hot and heavy, meaning they are nude, screwing on a lab table. And then they hear the door open. It turns out, the chemistry teacher, whose classroom this is, left their class roster and had to come back so they could take attendence at the assembly. They both freeze. This cannot be good.
It’s about half an hour after they were caught. They’re sitting in the dean’s office, and their parents have been called. Great. Fantastic. Gavin’s mom is going to be pissed they didn’t tell her and they did this in school. And Tom’s dad. Ha. That’ll be interesting. Finally Gavin’s mom comes in and sits down next to him. Tom’s dad comes shortly after. It’s clear they don’t know why they’ve been called here. Wonderful.
Gavin's mom stayed calm. She made it clear that she won't tolerate being lied to and that they should be a little safer and more reserved (basically don't have sex in school). Other than that, she was actually happy that Tom and Gavin are together. Tom's dad, on the other hand, was silent. He didn't say anything. Nothing there, nothing on the ride home, and nothing when they got home- not right away anyway. His dad came to his room after an hour of radio silence. He starts out with questions.
"How did you get like this? What did I do wrong that you became a homo? Was I too easy on you?"
"No dad, it's not your fault."
He starts to yell, "Something must have gone wrong for you too be a fag. This isn't okay. I won't accept this." With that, he stormed out slamming the door.
After a week without any communication between Tom and his dad, he speaks at dinner.
"I would like Gavin to come over for dinner tomorrow."
"Um sure."
The three of them are sitting there quietly at the dinner table eating their food. Gavin finally breaks the silence.
"This is really great, Mr. Masters. Thank you for having me over." "I'm glad you came. I wanted to talk to you boys."
Tom chimes in, "Oh?"
"Yes. I wanted to say that, while I don't really understand this, I know that you're my son, and I want you happy. If this is really something you're invested in, or whatever, then I'm not going to keep you two from each other."
After that day, Tom and Gavin didn't keep it a secret at all. Not a single person bothered them like Tom expected. It turns out people aren't always so bad.
Happy birthday maraparkers :)