The new kid in town

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The lunchroom. The horrific scene of oh-so-many high school dramas. This was the one room universally recognized to be a torture pit. Especially if you were weird, different, smelled, or were new. And Luca had three out of four chalked up against him. His differentness had driven him from his very home, all the way to Europe, where he'd hoped to escape the torment of bullies. He grasped his food in his shaking hands, standing the ritual new-kid pose, gawking about the room and trying to find somewhere to fit in. His morning classes had been difficult, and he had spent all of his time and energy trying to keep up with the work. As a result, he had made no friends, and had no one to sit with now.
Looking around, it seemed that everyone had their place. There were typical cliques-popular girls, jock boys, nerds, geeks, and dweebs. But there were more artsy cliques than he had ever seen. The writers, the actors, the singers, dancers, musicians, all different places. Luca was studying the dramatic arts, but he hadn't yet met any of his classmates. But, no time like the present. He took a deep breath, counted to three, and began making deep, even strides toward the actors' table.
He stood near them, waiting for their conversation to pause. It did, and all heads turned toward him. He stiffened, took a deep breath, and grinned. He stuck a hand up and waved once, smiling at everyone at the table. He was trying his best to make a good first impression, so he was appearing as confident as his years of acting training provided him.
"Hi. I'm Luca Green. I'm new. Do you mind if I sit here?"

WORDS! 289
STATUS! complete
TAGS! open
NOTES! he's nervous. ^^;
INSPIRATION! Hairspray/Glee
CREDITS! Template Byarro @ Caution!
LYRICS! Mr Brightside by The Killers

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[isaac elijah nowak]

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Luca saw the girl, heard her speaking. She seemed genuine, but the excuse seemed too perfect. And rehearsals during lunch? It seemed too convenient for it to be true. But Luca had always been just a little bit paranoid, so he shoved the thought back. They were probably perfectly sincere, and he was just being sensitive. They all left, and he turned to leave, but then he noticed that one boy was still seated. Taking a better look at him, he realized that he...was hot. He was very hot, with gorgeous hair and jewel-toned eyes and a strong face. He gave him his full attention while he spoke, evaluating every minute detail, from his clothes, to the way he spoke, to the way he held himself. He seemed gay, but if he was, he was one of the ones who didn't exactly flaunt it. He could have very well been straight. Best to just play it safe with some harmless flirting. He smiled and sat down, committing the name to memory. He shrugged, taking a small bite of food, chewing, and swallowing while he thought up an answer. "Not too bad. It's been pretty difficult, since I transferred in the middle of the semester." He offered a grin. "But it's better now that I've met you." That would be all the flirting he would do, just in case. It could always be construed as a harmless thing one friend says to another. "I'm an actor. What about you?" He smiled again, batting blue eyes at the semi-stranger.

WORDS! 257
STATUS! complete
TAGS! ike
NOTES! :)
CREDITS! Template Byarro @ Caution!
LYRICS! Mr Brightside by The Killers

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[isaac elijah nowak]

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Luca watched as he picked at his salad. He thought it was adorable, the way he payed partial attention to both his food and Luca, and the way he nibbled at the lettuce leaves. His hand being held aloft gave him another clue that he might be gay, and Luca had more hope. After Luca's little flirty comment, he did the cutest thing! He leaned his head on his hand and smiled, just glowing with pleasure. Luca blushed very slightly just looking at it! He grinned, and listened to him talk about being a musician. When he mentioned Katy Perry songs, Luca laughed out loud. Gay. Definitely gay. He could just imagine him up onstage, bopping his head to Teenage Dream.

He came back to Earth when Ike asked him what he wanted to specialize in. He grinned. This was one of his favorite things to talk about. "Definitely musicals. I love singing and dancing, and I even choreograph sometimes." He was a quadruple threat: a singing, dancing actor who made his own costumes. He loved sequins just about as much as he loved shoes. "I was the lead in a few musicals back at my old school." His face darkened just a little. "The, uh...bullies at my school said I gave them plenty to work with." He winced a little remembering the beatings and the name-calling. He'd been bullied so much at his old school that he'd eventually had to transfer. He shook off the memories, throwing a smile at Ike. "But that's all in the past now. Hopefully this school won't be so judgmental."

WORDS! 266
STATUS! complete
TAGS! ike
NOTES! :)
CREDITS! Template Byarro @ Caution!
LYRICS! Mr Brightside by The Killers

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[isaac elijah nowak]

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