My stomach turned as I walked through the doors and into the crowded hallways of Hawkins High. It might be my last year, but this school is all new to me. I'd just moved from a small town in California to Hawkins in the middle of summer and haven't made any friends yet. Oh well. Maybe today will be the day.

I got to my first period right as the bell rang and took a seat in the back next to a girl wearing a cheerleading outfit. She had long blonde hair that was pulled back into a high ponytail. She had light makeup with blue eyeshadow on, making her look very beautiful, although I suspected she was beautiful even under the makeup. Just as I looked away, she turned to look at me.

"Hi! I'm Chrissy! I haven't seen you before, are you new?" she asked.

"Uh, yeah, it's my first day here," I replied, getting a little nervous.

"Oh, cool! Can I see your schedule? Maybe we have some other classes together," Chrissy said.

"Yeah sure," I said while pulling out a small slip of paper with my schedule on it.

Turns out Chrissy and I shared our first, third, and fifth periods together. We continued talking until the teacher shushed us and we turned our attention to the front of the class.

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It has been a couple months and Chrissy and I have grown really close. She had told me about her mom and I offered for her to stay at my house whenever she wanted since my parents always work and they probably wouldn't mind anyway. At first she had declined, saying that she didn't want to be a bother, but after some reassurance she eventually warmed up to the idea and started staying over more and more. Tonight was one of those nights where she was staying over, and we were currently listening to Blondie while laying on my bed.

"Hey (Y/N)?" Chrissy asked as she rolled over to look at me.

"Hmm?" I mumbled while turning my head to look back at her.

"I wanna try something."

She was looking at me so intently that I didn't question her. Didn't question when she looked down at my lips. Didn't question when she slowly began to lean towards me. Didn't question even as I felt her soft lips brush mine. By the time I registered what was happening, she was pulling away. I looked at her, and all I could think was how beautiful she looked, cheeks dusted with a light shade of pink.

"What was that for?" I asked, smiling softly.

She turned to me. "I just- you're so beautiful y'know? And I've wanted to do that for a while. I thought you were pretty when we first met but after I told you about my mom and we started hanging out more and getting closer I realized my feelings for you had grown into something more than friendship. You probably don't feel the same, and that's okay, I just had to kiss you once."

I sighed and reached over to grab her hand. She looked surprised, but kept eye contact with me.

"Chrissy, it's okay. I feel the same way about you. You're absolutely gorgeous and one of the sweetest people I've ever met. I'd really like to call you mine, but if it's too soon it's okay," I said, smiling at her.

"No, I'd love to be yours," she said as she leaned in once more to kiss me.

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Author's Note: First chapter. Kinda hate it but I'm starting school tomorrow so I wanted to post something, even if it's short. I hope to get better at writing again since I haven't done it in literal years. Anyway I hope you enjoyed. Bye queers 🫶