knock me down like a heavyweight

[rekd]

[ by the time reki's gotten to his seat in homeroom, it feels like the night before was all just some sort of hazy, surreal dream. a lot's happened since then; for one, his arm is bandaged all the way up to the elbow, compliments of a gnarly gash he got bailing straight into a cluster of jagged rocks, he's probably killed off half the brain cells he's got left skidding on his face, and the unfathomable weight of last night's loss is heavy on his mind. kinda hard to think about anything else when he can still hear his skateboard crackling beneath the flames. fuckin' sucks, man.

it takes awhile for him to zone back into reality. really, it's less of a zone and more of a jolt, when the gaggle of jeering students crowding around him start to dissipate and he notices qi fang with a start. fuck, he forgot all about those english notes. even worse, qi fang looks so good, fresh-faced and distractingly handsome. reki, on the other hand, looks like he stayed up til the early hours of the morning getting stitched up in the ER and barely slid into class in time for the bell in yesterday's wrinkled clothes. embarrassing.

whatever. he has until lunch to think up a good excuse for why he can't return those notes yet. instead, of course, he sleeps straight through all of his classes and sleep-walks up the stairs to the roof, flopping into his usual spot against the fence, debating whether or not he even wants to be awake to eat. a nap in the sun sounds a lot better, so he pulls his hoodie up and leans his head back against the chain links, letting his eyes drift shut slowly. ]

Comments

[rekd]

maybe i should call & tell u so i dont have to sweat the paper trail

[tongxue]

I mean I do miss the sound of your voice so I'm not gonna say no

[rekd]

wait what if ur parents hear

[tongxue]

Just dad's home and he spends all his time in his study anyway
I'll be able to hear him come up so it should be fine

[rekd]

all right well if i go quiet its coz mine is on his bullshit again

[tongxue]

That's fine
Even if it's for a second it's worth it

[rekd]

mk

[ ring ring or w/e tf ur ringtone is ]

[tongxue]

[ it's the blue shell sound from mario kart thanks for asking ]

Hey.

[ just to be safe, his voice is hushed and he's curled up as far away from the door as possible on his bed. ]

What're you wearing?

[rekd]

[ WHY ]

Nothing you're ever getting back but thanks for asking.

[tongxue]

[ WHY NOT.

also reki can probably hear the pout through the phone ]

And I don't even get a picture for it? This blows.

[rekd]

[ how he misses that pout. ]

You didn't ask for one. But you don't wanna see me anyway, I look like I haven't slept in ten thousand years.

[tongxue]

I don't like the sound of that... Didn't you say you weren't doing late night deliveries anymore?

[rekd]

Well, yeah, but what am I gonna do? Just let a total newbie go waltzing into S alone?

[tongxue]

What the hell's your manager for...

[rekd]

I ask myself the same thing every day.

[ ok ok but wait— ]

Anyway, I'm glad I went, some shit went down that's gonna blow your fucking mind.

[tongxue]

[ nnnn he still ain't happy but ]

Did someone finally put rockets on their board?

[rekd]

Nah but my prototype is almost finished. Still unrideable but holy shit it looks sick.

[tongxue]

Well, looking sick's half the battle anyway.

[rekd]

Exactly!!

[ ugh best boyfriend ever he understands all the important stuff. ]

But it's gotta take a backseat now, I'm gonna be working on a deck for S's most badass new skater.

[tongxue]

Seriously? Babe, that's great! [ wtf reki gonna get his name and his skills out there what a proud moment he's gonna shed a tear— ] How'd it happen??

[rekd]

Uh........

[ he Did Not Think this part of the explanation through. anyway, whatever, it all turned out good. ]

That clown guy who freaks you out, Shadow, he and I kinda got into it, you know how that shit goes. But—of course I didn't race him, like I promised, but guess who did?

[tongxue]

[ hey hey there's no need to air his shit out like this omg ]

Shit, I dunno all the people there, I...







Wait, Langa?

[rekd]

Yes!! It turns out he was a sleeper boss this whole time and never thought to fuckin' mention it to anybody!!

[tongxue]

He does keep pretty quiet... but wow. Never would've guessed. So I guess he's part of S now?

[rekd]

Oh, he's hooked for sure. All the chats are nothing but Langa, Langa, Langa... Well, they're calling him "Snow," which is pretty badass.