an: the gif with erik going black when christine puts her hand down is intentional, and i think you'll see why soon,,,,,,,,,

"Did you see the video Kurt and Ram posted?"

"I bet that kid is sooooo embarrassed."

"God, I can't believe they let a cryptid into the school!"

Erik sat on the edge of the stage, trying to avoid all contact with the other kids in drama club. Even after that scare they still posted the video. And that damn video ruined his life.

Every popular teen in that stupid school of his kept on picking on him. They called him a masturbator (which wasn't wrong), loser, gay boy, worthless piece of shit, but the worst part is what they did. Just thinking about it made his stomach churn.

"Are you okay?" Asked someone from behind him.

He whipped his head to the sound, slightly panicking as he thought of who it would be, although immediately relaxing when realizing A. he was in public, and B. they just asked if he was alright.

"Y-Yes, I'm fine." Erik replied. "Thank you."

The owner of the voice, who was revealed to be a female, smiled as she sat down beside him uninvited. Not like he minded.

There was something..soothing about her. Like seeing her made him feel at ease right away. Yet, they had never even met each other until just then. "I'm Christine, by the way. Christine Canigula. Sorry if it's weird coming over here, just wanted to make sure you were alright."

"Christine..?"

His face, or at least the amount that was shown, paled, which caused her to get a bit nervous. "Oh, did I say something wrong? I'm so sorry! Here.." She dug through her bag. "I, um, I have to give you this one thing, since drama is about to end. It's so we can talk more! No offense, but it kinda seems like you have a lot to vent about. I'd listen longer, but I'll get in trouble if I'm late again." Suddenly, she pulled out a small pink paper, and handed it to him. "That's my Tumblr! Not the paper, just the writing on it, duh." She giggled.

He blushed lightly, placing the paper in a part of his backpack that was empty. "Thank you, again. And you didn't say anything wrong, it was just-"

The bell then rang. Christine gave a quick wave before hopping off the stage and cheerfully skipping out of the room. She was joined by the rest of the students, excluding Erik, who decided to skip his other class. Kurt and Ram were gonna be there, so he wanted to save himself the embarrassment.

It was nice to be alone. No one could laugh at him, or bully him, or anything, because they weren't even there. Nothing could hurt you. Being by himself felt like a privilege. 

A privilege he would soon learn to loathe.