Brendon: what is a hidden talent you have?

Brendon: emphasis on HIDDEN so can't mention your athletic abilities which are decent at best

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Ryan: first how dare you I am varsity Letterman with 5 state championships in three different sports since sophomore year

Ryan: have you even seen me play?

Brendon: yeah not really impressed

Ryan: like you could do better on the field or court

Brendon: never said I was better than you just that you're alright

Ryan: is it your goal to break down my self confidence

Brendon: what are friends for?

Ryan: support?

Brendon: not when you're too cocky

Ryan: but I have the skills to back it up

Brendon: way to be humble

Ryan: I can be humble

Brendon: can you? Like is that actually possible for you?

Ryan: I can do it

Brendon: actions speak louder than words Ross

Ryan: come to my game this friday I'll show you

Brendon: fine I'll be there

Ryan: cant wait to see you in the stands cheering me on

Brendon: already failing at the task Ry

Ryan: cant wait to see you in the stands cheering US on

Ryan: better?

Brendon: much now answer my question hidden talent?

Ryan: all my talents are wide open for the world to see

Ryan: I mean I don't really have any hidden skills none that I would consider a talent

Brendon: you don't have some secret hobby that you think you're good at?

Ryan: I mean I have a secret hobby yeah but I'm not good at it

Brendon: what is it?

Ryan: it's kinda embarrassing

Brendon: I've shared embarrassing stuff already so spill

Ryan: I write

Brendon: what do you write?

Ryan: poems, stories and stuff I was thinking about studying journalism in college I already have scouts looking at me so if I get some athletic scholarship I can focus on that but maybe be a writer as a backup plan

Brendon: those are two totally different careers I didn't even know you write

Ryan: I know I really enjoy it though english is my favorite subject

Brendon: could I read something you wrote?

Ryan: I don't know I haven't really shared any of that with people before

Brendon: I'm not gonna judge or anything I'm just curious but you dont have to show me no pressure

Ryan: okay um.. give me a sec

Ryan: The moon bred new Atlantic life tonight.the salt burned you right out of my eyes.and secrets we’re not proud of were taken with the tide. We were all newborns with blurred vision and no sense of direction.
Today I saw cancer, cigarettes and shortness of breath.
this is why I walk to the ocean.swim with jellyfish.I may never get this chance again.
this is why if you want to kiss you should kiss.
If you want to cry you should cry, and
if you want to live you should live.
You don’t have to love me. You already did. At least enough to keep me smiling from South Carolina to Virginia.it’s for lovers (orjustfriends)
This is why I do it.

Brendon: you wrote that?

Ryan: it's stupid I know some of the guys on the team and I were on a small road trip this summer and we were at this beach and idk I just wrote

Ryan: it's stupid though

Brendon: when you said you write that wasn't what I expected

Ryan: what did you expect

Brendon: idk some type of rhyming

Ryan: what like roses are red violets are blue type stuff

Brendon: Yes! Never in a million years did I think Ryan Ross would send me that! Like holy shit!

Ryan: is it that bad?

Brendon: BAD???? When I said be humble I didn't mean completely insult your talents like fuck it's so good

Ryan: you.. you really think so?

Brendon: Ryan don't be so modest you're amazing I never knew you could write like that

Ryan: I don't do it often

Brendon: well you should I'd like to read more someday if you'd let me you're an amazing writer Ryan

Ryan: thanks it's kinda nice to hear it from someone other than my english teacher

Brendon: you deserve to hear it

Ryan: speaking of english why aren't you here?

Brendon: my mom had to force me up because I slept through my alarm she saw how exhausted I was and made me tell her what was wrong and she let me stay home to catch up on sleep and the homework I didn't do yesterday

Ryan: wow sounds like a great mom

Brendon: she's the best

Ryan: are you coming to school tomorrow?

Brendon: yeah I don't plan on staying up late tonight

Ryan: you better not

Brendon: or what?

Ryan: I'll go to your house and tuck you in so you go to sleep

Brendon: 😂 wth

Ryan: don't test me

Brendon: believe me I won't

Ryan: alright I gotta go Mr. Trots caught me on my phone

Brendon: don't get detention

Ryan: he loves me too much to do that but I'd like to stay on his good side so text you later

Brendon: okay

Ryan: get some rest

Brendon: I will

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A/N:

Got bored so here's an early update. Might upload tonight like I normally do, but not sure yet. For now hope you liked this chapter that ended up being way longer than I thought it would.