What if all the DoD's kids were gay?

Jade Mountain Academy, as everyone knows, does one thing well, and one thing only.

And that thing is making dragons fall in love.

The students may graduate not knowing how to read, but they'll definitely be in love, and isn't that more important?

Air certainly thought so.

She loved JMA already. She had made fast friends with the other dragons in her Winglet, and more importantly, one of her clawmates was REALLY CUTE.

Yes, she thought Carnelian was cute. Yes, she knows how crazy it sounds. No, she does not care.

Joy thought she had lost her mind and had dragged her to the infirmary to get her head checked out. Clay had only laughed and said she was fine, because Air knew what she was doing.

She knew that Carnelian, despite her hostile outer shell, was a sweetheart deep, deep down.

And she was going to find that soft side if it killed her. 

Carnelian had rejected her at first, of course. 

"No." Carnelian said flatly. 

"Why noootttt?" Air whined, smiling.

"You're not my type." Carnelian told her.

"Is it because I'm a girl?"

"No, it's because I don't date dragons that are so...." She poked Air. "Huggable." Air grinned wider.

"You think I'm huggable?"

"That was not meant to be a compliment-" Her words were cut off as Air hugged her. "Oh. I guess this is happening-"

"Yes it is."

"This is very uncomfortable."

"Ssssshhhhh, just enjoy it, Carnelian." Air hugged her tighter and Carnelian stayed there, frozen. "If you want me to stop, all you have to do is tell me."

"....Shut up."

"I knew you loved hugs."

"If I go out with you, you have to promise never to do this again."

"DONE."

Air didn't keep the promise, but Carnelian wasn't exactly heartbroken over it. They both got a girlfriend out of the deal after all. The day they made their relationship official though, Joy requested a different sleeping cave.

She was NOT gonna be a third wheel in that cave.

Sunny understood that, so she moved Joy into a different cave with a Rainwing named Lei. The two of them became best friends of course, and then quickly a badass couple.

But while Joy had lots of friends in JMA, there were a few dragons she didn't always get along with.

90% of those dragons were named Seashell. They fought all the time. Especially when they had a reason to.

They were in the art cave with Kelp, Rainkeeper, and Nightflyer one day when Seashell went to grab more paint. The paint happened to be on a high shelf, and she had accidentally knocked off a can, only for it to land on Joy and spill paint on her.

Insert war.

"YOU ARE SUCH A LITTLE-" Joy tackled Seashell to the floor and they both started yelling and screaming at each other. Seashell started throwing paintbrushes. Joy smashed a canvas over Seashell's head. Rainkeeper and Nightflyer sat back and passed snacks back and forth. Nobody went for a teacher.

"ME? It was an ACCIDENT!" Seashell shot back. "You're such an OVERREACTING SPOILED BRAT."

"WELL YOU'RE A STUCK UP, POMPOUS, FISH REEKING, SNOT NOSED VULTURE."

"Oh, was that supposed to hurt me? I'm a SEAWING, WE ALL SMELL LIKE FISH."

"Yeah well you smell like dead fish!"

"And you smell like sloth dung!" Kelp facetaloned at the fight and looked at Rainkeeper and Nightflyer.

"Is no one going to do anything about this?" He asked. The other boys shook their head.

"This is my favorite kind of entertainment," Rainkeeper admitted.

"And the seventh time this week." Nightflyer added. 

"WORM EATER!" Seashell yelled.

"SLUG LICKER!" Joy shouted.

"You're a princess? MORE LIKE AN UGLY STEPSISTER!"

"That's rich coming from a REJECTED BLOB FISH!" Kelp let out a groan and rolled his eyes.

"Oh just GET A ROOM, YOU TWO." He yelled, and Joy and Seashell froze.

"What did you just say?" Joy demanded.

"I mean COME ON," He went on. "You guys have been at each other's throats since day one for NO REASON. If that's not a sign of some unresolved pining for each other, then I don't know what is." Joy and Seashell stared at him.

And then they kicked the crap out of him.

And once he was rolling down the side of Jade Mountain with a paint can securely stuffed onto his snout, Kelp admitted that he may have been wrong.

He wasn't wrong about Joy and Seashell liking girls, of course, but he was wrong about them liking each other. Oh well. Part of him had hoped that his sister would be in the same boat as him, liking some royal dragon they could never in a million years be with.

That's why Kelp had become such good friends with Qibli. They bonded over the unrequited love that was slowly driving them crazy, although they did absolutely nothing to hide it. Qibli flirted with Winter daily, after all, so they hung out with him a lot too.

"Alright, Kelp, I've got one," Winter said. "If you could make out with anyone in the world, who would it be?"

"Your brother," Kelp said instantly.

"WHAT?" Kelp shrugged. 

"I'm not saying it'll ever happen," He continued. "But like, if Hailstorm is ever looking for someone....do a guy a favor and send him my way." Winter shuddered.

"That is the single mot horrifying thing I've ever heard." Kelp grinned.

"I can't help that your brother's hot."

"OH MY MOONS STOP."

"Yeah, Kelp." Qibli agreed. "Everyone knows Winter is hotter than Hailstorm."

"QIBLI SHUT UP."

*****

Of course, with relationships, there always came the power couples. The irresistible pairs. And obviously one of these was Nightflyer and Rainkeeper. They were neck in neck with Joy and Lei sometimes (although, obviously Joy and Lei would win the final battle when they became badass queens later).

They had become close friends at JMA, and then realized that they were even better as more than friends. But of course, a relationship at JMA, away from Rainkeeper's parents, was different from a relationship at home in the rainforest.

And Rainkeeper decided that the best way to tell his parents that he liked boys was to just not tell them at all.

He simply came home with Nightflyer one day when Glory and Deathbringer were there.

"This is Nightflyer," He said as they walked in. "He's my boyfriend." Glory and Deathbringer stopped what they were doing and stared at him.

"What?" Glory asked.

"This is Nightflyer," Rainkeeper repeated as Nightflyer gave a little way. "He's my boyfriend." There was a pause, and Glory and Deathbringer exchanged a look.

"HOW COULD YOU?" Glory suddenly yelled, and Rainkeeper jumped back in surprise. "HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME YOU WERE DATING?" Deathbringer started crying.

"I'm....sorry?" Rainkeeper guessed, surprised.

"You should be!" Glory scolded. "And shame on Starflight for not telling me sooner, that jerk! I'm SO MAD AT HIM." She turned to go storm out of the room. "Also you guys look super cute together, BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT." Deathbringer kept crying.

"What's wrong?" Rainkeeper asked him.

"You're dating him??" Deathbringer said, pointing at Nightflyer.

"Yes."

"But he's STARFLIGHT'S SON!"

"And?"

"And he looks like Starflight!"

"So?"

"SO?!?!?!?!" Deathbringer let out a wail. "I CAN'T BELIEVE MY SON WOULD DATE SOMEONE SO UGLY." Nightflyer burst out laughing and Rainkeeper stared at both of them, confused.

"Don't worry," Nightflyer insisted. "What I lack in looks I make up for by being VERY good at flirting." Deathbringer instantly stopped crying and looked up at Nightflyer, excited.

"Really?"

"Yep." Rainkeeper nodded in agreement. Nightflyer was very smooth. Deathbringer grinned at Nightflyer.

"Oh we're gonna keep you around."

"For the record," Rainkeeper added. "I think he's very cute."

"Oh, I know," Nightflyer said. "But you're a 9, and I'm the 1 you need." Rainkeeper facetaloned and Deathbringer gasped.

"WE'RE KEEPING HIM."

"Dad, that's embarrassing."

"TOO BAD, WE'RE KEEPING HIM."