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The two boys sat there in silence, not looking at each other as they looked at the ceiling, still recovering from the intimate moment they just shared. They had just stopped crying about five minutes ago, so they hadn't exactly taken in what had just happened. Will glanced at Mike for a second, before deciding to break the silence.
"Are.. you okay?" He asked. Mike looked over at him for a second.
"Honestly.. I don't know." Mike replied, "Are you?" Will looked at Mike before looking away.
"I don't know." Will responded. Mike turned to Will, staring at him for a second before laying his head on Will's shoulder.
"Have you ever.. kissed a guy before?" Mike asked. Will looked down a bit. 
"Yes.. I have." Will replied. Mike lifted his head off of his shoulder as he looked at him in confusion.
"When? ..Was it Darren?" Mike asked. Will shook his head.
"No.. it was at your party.. the second one." Will replied. He looked over at Mike, who still looked confused. Will sighed. "It was you." 
"..What?" Mike responded.
"Right after you blacked out.." Will started, looking away, "El had me take you up to your room, and you kissed me."
"Oh.. is that why you were avoiding me after..?" Mike asked. Will nodded.
"Yeah, it.. kind of hurt." Will replied. Mike frowned a bit.
"I'm sorry." Mike responded.
"No, no, it's fine, I'm over it now." Will said, looking at Mike and smiling a bit. Mike nodded. 
"Wow.. it all makes sense now." Mike responded. Will laughed a bit. "So we've kissed before?"
"Guess you could say that." Will replied. They both stared at each other in silence for a bit before looking away. 
"Wow." Mike breathed out. Will looked at him.
"So.." Will started, "Are you..?" Mike sighed before he put his head back on Will's shoulder.
"Yeah.. yeah I am." Mike started, before kind of laughing a bit, "It's funny.. you know? My dad was right about me."
"Your dad?" Will asked.
"Mhm.. he accused me of being a queer before I even knew I was." Mike replied. Will frowned a bit.
"Same.." Will responded. "We shouldn't let them have that though." Mike nodded, frowning a bit.
"Yeah.. screw them." Mike started, "So you're..?"
"Oh, yeah.. one hundred percent." Will responded. Mike nodded.
"Who all knows..?" Mike asked. Will sighed, looking away.
"El, Max, and.. Darren." Will replied. Mike nodded. 
"Why.. didn't you tell me?" Mike asked. Will thought about it.
"For the same reason you didn't tell me." Will replied. They both looked at each other and smiled.
"Fair enough." Mike responded. They both laughed a bit as they looked away from each other. "God.. this is.. this is actually terrifying." 
"Yeah, it is.." Will started, "Like.. really scary." Mike laughed a bit, his eyes stinging with tears again.
"Shit, not again." Mike said as he lifted his head of off Will's shoulder and reached his hand up to wipe his eyes. "Sorry.. I'm so dramatic."
"Mike, it's okay to cry." Will responded, turning to him. Mike looked at him, a slight frown on his face.