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[sammy,]

noah james devereux

sixteen | trans male (closeted) | bisexual (closeted) | cafeteria | pluto
with a deep breath, noah put his books away and attempted to stand up. the can in his hand seemed to weigh him down in ways unimaginable, so he moved across the cafeteria to dump it into the bin, tasting sickly sweetness in the back of his throat and practically itching for it to dissipate.
with a hit of realisation, a thought passed that he had no idea who had been tagged the previous day. "hey," noah james coughed, and sat himself across from pluto pantoja. he was an attractive man, he reckoned. not a bad guy at all. "pantoja, right? er, sorry to interrupt you, but would you by any chance know who's -" noah wasn't quite sure why he was letting this pathetic drawl out of his mouth and into the atmosphere. he coughed once, looked to the side, and then looked back. "it?" he widened his eyes a little, then dipped his neck in a type of surrender, ashamed of his own cowardice.

[dead poets society]

ireland || seventeen || location;; parking lot || tags;; open

ireland's mouth dropped open as he walked away. "what the hell?!" she shouted after him, rising to her feet. the other students looked at her, and the librarian stood up as she were going to reprimand her, but ireland bolted out of the library before she had a chance, going the opposite way of luciano. tears welled up in her eyes as she kept running, back out to the parking lot, where she slid down between a car and the brick wall of the school. she had too many secrets. she couldn't stay it.

[pereyra]

luciano ochoa ; luciano or luc ; 18 ; cis male ; he/him ; location: hallway ; tagging: xavier

Luciano felt bad for what he'd done to Ireland, but that lasted for a total of half a second before he honestly just felt more relieved that he was no longer It. In an effort to not run into Ireland again, he went through the cafeteria, then around to a different hallway that ran parallel to the one with the library, walking quickly with his head down to avoid drawing any attention. Which was all fine and dandy, until he nearly ran into a boy he was sure he recognised from the basketball team. Or maybe the football team? Baseball? Let's be real- Luciano knew nothing about sports. At all. "Terribly sorry," he said sarcastically, maybe a little more so than he'd intended. "Maybe I should watch where I'm walking?"

pluto pantoja ; pluto ; 18 ; cis male ; he/him ; location: cafeteria ; tagging: noah

"Most people just call me Pluto. You know, my first name. Unless they're looking for the Pantojas, plural," Pluto pointed out, arching an eyebrow and looking over Noah as if to try to figure out what the boy was doing. Truthfully, Pluto wasn't completely sure who was It at that point, and that's part of what made the game so irritatingly dangerous. Nobody but the person who was It knew they were It until the end of the day. And nobody dared try starting any fake strains of the game. "Beats me, man. Last I knew, it was that Luciano kid. If it's changed since then, I don't have a clue."

pranav hollis ; pranav ; 18 ; cis male ; he/him ; location: hallway ; tagging: maya

"You know me so well," Pranav said, smiling a little at Maya before taking a piece of gum and thanking her. He leaned back against his locker before sticking it in his mouth, this time turning to face the girl. She seemed harmless enough, and Pranav was sure that if she somehow managed to be It, he'd be able to find away to pass it on to someone else before the end of the day. God, he hated how much he had to worry about this stupid game. "I can trust that you're not trying to spill all my secrets to the world, right?"

[DappleSpring]

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Adalie Rose Moreau
T h e O n e W h o N o t i c e s
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Female | 18 | location; parking lot | tags; romeo

Adalie eyed Romeo, at first gauging to see whether or not he was going to make a move on her in order to pass on the game of tag to her, but then just because he was nice to look at. She didn't care if she was caught staring, she didn't care about much concerning people at all. "What a shame that I'm stuck with you instead," she quipped, her French accent making her words come out less as harsh and more as charming. Adalie delicately hopped up onto the hood of Romeo's car, her warm brown eyes placed firmly on his, an eyebrow raised. She clasped her hands together, raising them above her head to stretch as a yawn overtook her. 'Sleep was for the weak', she always told herself. Though her mantra was beginning to bite her in the rump.

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Xavier Elijah Locke
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Male | 18 | location; hallway | tags; open

Xavier patted his forehead with a white towel, and then tossed it haphazardly into her locker. Football practice had been long, especially since a few of the guys didn't show up for practice which pissed off the coach. Extra weights, extra reps, extra running... the whole nine yards. Some team, he thought darkly. Slinging his bag over his shoulder, he then closed his locker and left the locker room. There was still fifteen minutes before school technically started, and he didn't know what to do with his time. He began to walk down the hallway, heading in the general direction of the cafeteria with the vague hope of getting a snack before class.

[sammy,]

noah james devereux

sixteen | trans male (closeted) | bisexual (closeted) | cafeteria | pluto
noah squinted a little at pluto's objection, lifting his chin a little bit. "i'm not most people," he said, cocking his own brow. "pantoja," he added for good measure. his phone buzzed in his pocket, but he was busy with his gaze fixed on pluto and the words that were coming out of his mouth.
"luciano," he breathed. "the drama kid." he nodded, then sighed. "it was about him being gay, right? and having a crush on romeo." noah james looked up at pluto, taking in his appearance quickly. "y'queer?" he asked, unsure of where the question had come from. it just sort of appeared in his throat and forced itself out. once again, he coughed. "sorry. that was a bit blunt. you don't have to tell me. i was just interested, since it seems to be such a big thing nowadays but it really shouldn't be. it's just guys liking guys, or girls, or both, or neither." he trailed off. "sorry."

[universal song]

Harper J. Dawn

["Flare"|female|17|it; no|tags; open]

Harper drove up to school in her black Honda. She put it in park, pulling out the key and clambering out of the car. She grabbed her backpack, slinging it over her shoulder. Today she wore ripped light jeans, a white t-shirt and an unbuttoned plaid red flannel. She slipped soundlessly into school, wondering who was it today. Honestly she was tough, she didn't care if she ended up it but the secrets is what panicked her. All her issues, problems, and locked away emotions couldn't be spilled. Hopefully she could dodge today, even if she was it she usually snagged somebody before her secrets got spilled. She dropped of her text books and what not in her locker, keeping the things she needed in her her bag and pocket. She leaned against a classroom door near the library, staring at the activity.

[dead poets society]

ireland || seventeen || location;; parking lot || tags;; harper

ireland knew she couldn't stay around. no matter how humiliating it was, she realized that no one knew she was it- yet. even if luciano had told someone, it had only been a few minutes. the whole school wouldn't know yet. she could tag someone discretely before the bell even rang. she picked herself back up and walked back inside the school, toward the library. she spotted a girl leaning against a classroom door across from the library. she'd seen harper around before, and ireland knew she had some weird nickname, like "fire" or something. no matter her name, ireland was going to tag her. she started jogging a little quicker, and then suddenly tripped right at harper's feet. hopefully harper would help her up, so ireland could tag her.

[DappleSpring]

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Xavier Elijah Locke
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Male | 18 | location; hallway | tags; luciano

Xavier didn't flinch when a voice sounded out of nowhere behind him. Not even when it was from the voice of the infamous Luciano. "For someone who's supposed to be a brilliant actor, you'd think you could fake an apology better," Xavier quipped back, his trek to the cafeteria never faltering. "Or do you only do that when your favorite character is around?" His usually solemn lips tugged into a half-hearted smile at his own snide comment. There was a small piece of Xavier that wanted to stop walking and to turn so that he could look at Luciano's face. Partly because he wanted to see any inflicted pain or anger, but also because he was curious as to how Luciano carried himself with such gay confidence. Obviously not lately, since the shaming post happened, but it's not like it was a surprise to anyone as to the boy's orientation. However, Xavier did not cease walking, though he did listen for a response.

[blissie]

Rowana | | 17 3/4 | | Heterosexual | | Location: | | Tagged: Open

Rowana pulled into the parking lot, rather late, in her jet black convertible. She gathered up her things, and flung her backpack over her shoulders. As she approached the school, she noticed that everyone was pretty much minding their own business, and not talking much. Probably all scared to get tagged. Rowana thought grimly. She flipped her glossy black hair back over her shoulders, and walked towards her locker. This tagging business was really annoying her, even with Rowana's cool outer shell, she still longed for company within.

[pereyra]

luciano ochoa ; luciano or luc ; 18 ; cis male ; he/him ; location: hallway ; tagging: xavier

Luciano's eyebrows shot up at that, but there was hardly a beat between what Xavier said and his reply. "And for someone who's supposed to be a great athlete, you really seem to be lacking in skill," he said back, stopping in his tracks and crossing his arms. To be honest, at this point, Luciano was tired and angry and out to pick a fight. Sure, Xavier could probably snap him in half if he wanted, but that didn't mean Luciano wouldn't at least try to start something with him. Not with how he was feeling now. And if there was one surefire way to offend straight boys, Luciano was pretty sure it was assuming they were gay. At least, that had worked in the past. "You know, if I didn't know any better, I'd say the only reason you even bother trying is to get the wrong kinds of attention. Let's not kid ourselves- we've both got the same elephant in the closet, don't we?"

pluto pantoja ; pluto ; 18 ; cis male ; he/him ; location: cafeteria ; tagging: noah

Pluto made a face at Noah's question that fell somewhere between confusion and disgust. Frankly, he wasn't used to people being so forward about that kind of thing, and it was still a subject that bothered him. Things really hadn't changed since his arguement just a few minutes ago in the parking lot with Romeo. "I ain't queer, if that's what you're asking." Oh yes he was. "And it's a big deal because some of us still have enough common sense to know right from wrong."
You know, as selfish as it seemed in his head, Pluto just wished that sometimes life was a little bit easier. Noah had a point. Maybe, if it wasn't treated like such a big deal, he'd be more comfortable in his own skin. Unfortunately, that probably wasn't happening any time soon.

pranav hollis ; pranav ; 18 ; cis male ; he/him ; location: hallway ; tagging: maya

"You know me so well," Pranav said, smiling a little at Maya before taking a piece of gum and thanking her. He leaned back against his locker before sticking it in his mouth, this time turning to face the girl. She seemed harmless enough, and Pranav was sure that if she somehow managed to be It, he'd be able to find away to pass it on to someone else before the end of the day. God, he hated how much he had to worry about this stupid game. "I can trust that you're not trying to spill all my secrets to the world, right?"