SORRY FOR THE DELAY IN CHAPTERSSS I have tons of chapters pre written but they're all smut... oops...

Virgil's POV

My first day at a new school.. Couldn't say I was excited.. Even if I wanted to, quite literally, I'm mute. I've moved three times purely because of how bad the harassment got. I got all my books and went to my first period math, I took a seat towards the back. Unfortunately, there was an obnoxiously tall boy in front of me. Apparently I did something to let him know he was in my line of view because he turned around and spoke to me, "Am I in your way?" He asked. I shook my head violently, eyes wide. He was beautiful. I was bouncing between exhilaration, euphoria, intense energy, and nausea, a heart attack, and panic. My emotions were doing something I had never done before. It felt like I was Falling..

Falling..

Falling...

Falling....

Falling.....

"Hey, are you alright?" The boy in front of me asks, his eyebrows scrunched in a worried expression. On instinct I sign out,

'Yes, I'm fine.' Quickly realizing what I had done I throw done my hands.

To my surprise....

He signed back.

'Oh I'm sorry are you deaf?'

'No, I'm mute.'

'Okay, I'm Roman, what's your name?'

'..Anxiety..' I quickly changed the subject because I was ashamed of my true name, 'When did you learn to sign?'

'My mother is deaf, So I had to learn it very early on.'

'Oh.. I'm sorry...'

'It's okay.'

'Hey Roman I wanted to ask if you wanted to mayb--' I was cut off by the teacher telling Roman to turn around. I pass him a slip of paper-

  ____________________________________
|Wanna come to my house after  |
|school today??                                |
| {  } Yes.       {  } No.                         
|
|____________________________________

I pass it over Roman’s shoulder and he smiles, writing on the paper. He passes it back to me with a grin.

  ____________________________________
|Wanna come to my house after  |
|school today??                                |
| {X} Yes.       {  } No.                          |
| My Number: 859-555-7854 -R💝
|____________________________________
I smiled and put his number in my phone.

Contact created: My Prince💝.

TIME SKIP

I stepped out of school as the bell rang with a smile on my face. I had found someone who maybe possibly want to hang out with me. "You think he actually wants to hang out with you? He's only pitying you, nobody really wants to hang out with a mute like you," That voice in my head arrived, mentally I thought, 'Yay!!!!!' (note my sarcasm), "No, he seemed like he really was interested in me."

"Hah! You really think that? He was just being nice. That's why you two can't hang out, You'd be too annoying and it'd push him to be rude and you'd ruin him."

I looked down at my feet, "Maybe you're right.. Maybe.. I shouldn't hang out with him, I've ruined people before.. I could do it again.. But it'd be rude to cancel on him.."

"Just tell him something came up, and if you're too pathetic to even do that then just let him come over today and then don't invite him back over." I sighed and unlocked my front door, of course my parents weren't home, they were probably at the casino or running off to some wonderful vacation spot without me. I threw my backpack down on the kitchen table and grabbed a snack. Suddenly I heard my doorbell ring. Did he actually show up? I opened the door and there stood Roman with a smiling face.

"Oh hey! Can I come in?" I reluctantly nod, "You have a very lovely home."

'Thank You.'

"Do you want to study? We have that math test tomorrow." I nod and lead him up to my room, which I had luckily cleaned the day before, "Okay so, A^B X A^C= A^ (B+C)...." I would've payed more attention but the way his lips moved in the most entrancing way... The way his hands caressed the page. I must've stared for too long because he was looking back at me.

"See something you like?" I blushed and looked down, scribbling notes on my paper. "Now why are you being shy all of a sudden?" He grabs my chin to look me in the eye.

'You don't really like me.. You just pity me..' He looks shocked that I had said that.

"Why would you think that?"

"Because everyone else does,"

"Anxie-"

'Virgil" I signed, cutting him off, 'My name is Virgil.. Anxiety is just a nickname. I didn't tell you because I was nervous that you'd make fun of it."

"Anxiety being anxious? Unthinkable.." He smiled, "You really shouldn't doubt yourself y'know.." He looked at me, "Can I kiss you?" He leaned closer and I nodded and closed my eyes.

His lips met mine in a warm embrace and I could taste his cherry lip balm. He smelt like Vanilla and Apples. He was just so.. Perfect.

We parted only for the need of air, "Am I really that good of a kisser? You're Speechless!" I smiled bashfully and hid my face in his shoulder. Then.. We continued to study.