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. ]

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[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.

[tongxue]

If you're building his deck... does that mean you'll still be going to matches?

[rekd]

Well, yeah, I gotta see how this fucking masterpiece I'm 'bout to cook up absolutely dominates on the track.

[tongxue]

Makes sense...

[ he doesn't mean to just go silent but he definitely goes silent. ]

[rekd]

Babe...?

[tongxue]

[ oops ]

—Sorry, thought I heard something behind my door.

[ ... ]

That's really exciting though. What're you thinking for his board?

[rekd]

[ the concern in his voice doesn't really go away, but it is kind of drowned out by excitement: ]

Right now I'm still working on the graphics. It's gotta be something fucking iconic, right? Apparently he was this badass snowboarder back in America, so I'm doing all kinds of wolves and moose... Es? How do you say more than the one moose?

[tongxue]

It's just moose, I think.

[ qi fang, meanwhile, just sounds distracted now. ]

Dunno if that's the kind of iconic you wanna go for though... They're huge, but not exactly what people consider intimidating.

[rekd]

The wolves? Other than that I don't know any other intimidating shit that'd be hanging around a snowy mountain. It's not like I've ever even seen snow.

[tongxue]

[ qi fang definitely has, because he's #richbitch ]

Well... Does it have to be real?

[ casually inserts qi fang into sk8 lore— ]

Cuz there's always a yeti.

[rekd]

[ ty i was waiting ]

What's that?

[ bc honestly why would he know what that is ]

[tongxue]

[ ilusm ]

Oh it's like... winter Big Foot? Basically a snow mountain monster, big ol' guy, hulking around.

[rekd]

[ this boy has been s e n t ]

A snow monster with big feet? That sounds just like Langa! Can you send me a picture?

[tongxue]

[ img attached: yetimaybe.jpg ]

Have fun, babe.

[rekd]

Oooooh. Oooooh shit, you're a freaking genius.