Boyfriends{END}

<div align=center>William wanted to take a nap. The need was so desperate that he could practically feel himself mentally slowing down. This was maybe all the more reason to drink coffee more often, though Gabriel was practically addicted to it, and William didn't really want that to happen to him. He'd donned a hoodie that looked slightly too big for him- Gabe's hoodie, most likely- he'd pulled the hood up over his head, and little tufts of chestnut brown hair stuck out here and there, framing his face and making his delicate features appear just that little bit more effeminate. He paused, sensing someone else's presence. He recognized it, and remained in his place for a moment attempting to work out who the other person was.

Ah! He remembered it, Claire. He reminded himself, it's Claire. They hadn't spoken for a little while, not properly at least, pleasantries would be exchanged if they ever came across each other on campus though. William liked her, she was a sweet girl, and above all, completely nonthreatening. It was nice to come across someone who didn't make him want to run away as fast as he could. Then again, hadn't Gabe made you feel like that at first? William shuffled forward, standing in the doorway and staring into the room. "H.. Hello?" He tilted his head to the side, and blinked, it was Claire. He'd thought so, a small smile appeared on his face. "Hi."</div>

<div align=center>William shuffled carefully into the room, he'd never been in here before, it was dusty and it made his nose feel tickly. He giggled softly, before pausing to sneeze. "Oh dear." He sniffled, and sat himself down on the desk that she had made available for him, thanking her softly. It was nice to be able to talk to her again properly, he liked Claire. "It's been a while since I've talked to you," he frowned, swung his legs absently and glanced sideways out the window. There was an empty feeling about the room he wasn't much fond of, but he'd be able to bare it for a little while he thought.

"How have you been?" The boy asked with a smile, reaching a hand up to readjust the position of his little foil hat. He would have liked to nap in here if it wasn't so dusty, sleeping here would play havoc on his lungs and he'd probably wake up coughing, he frequently wondered if he had asthma, or maybe it was just because he didn't really do much exercise, despite his love of sport. He wondered briefly what she was doing in here, though the same could be said for him he supposed, but William had the tendency to wander without really knowing where he was going.</div>

<div align=center>William nodded, it had indeed been a while. William was pleased to hear that Claire had a boyfriend, that was nice. He wondered why she hadn't gotten one before, she was a pretty little thing, and sweet too, despite what she thought about herself. "Aw that's sweet," the boy smiled a little and laughed softly. Claire knew about Gabriel, at least Bill thought she did, he remembered talking about him once before. That had been a while ago though, and things had developed since then. "What's he called?" Bill asked, tilting his head to the side, in a curious sort of fashion.

William shrugged, not much good had really happened to him. He was slowly losing control of his powers and he'd lost a best friend, but he didn't say anything about it. He didn't want to rant about that now, it would only make him angry and make him flip out again. William was having a hard time keeping his emotions locked away at the moment, he was used to bottling everything up, which evidently hadn't been good for him at all. "Oh... Not really," he tried to think of something nice that had happened to him, "my arms are healing nicely? That's pretty good."</div>

<div align=center>William smiled at that, he didn't know any Seans, but it was nice to hear that Claire was happy. He supposed Sean was about her age, it would be strange to go any older, he thought in the back of his head. What are you talking about? Gabe is five years older than you. William didn't really know how he ended up in a relationship either, he was still trying to work it out. When he asked Gabe why he liked him so much it was always the same answer, a shrug and you're perfect. William wasn't perfect though. He told Gabe that countless times, but he always got the same answer.

Perhaps he shouldn't have mentioned that, he now realized. But her sudden wave of fury made him laugh, albeit nervously at that. He cleared his throat quietly and tensed up a little. "I.. Uh.. It was Gabriel." He murmured, to answer her first question. He didn't know if Claire could hurt Gabe, though, even if she tried. Gabe was a big guy, and well. William seemed to have stopped talking, another little nervous laugh left him. They'd been electrical burns, William had cried when it had happened, and tended to... Well, still cry when the bandages were changed.</div>

<div align=center>Poor Gabe hadn't meant to do anything like that to him, he was still apologizing for it, even now. William had insisted that it had been alright, it didn't hurt as much as it had when he'd done it. William nodded when Claire asked if Gabe was his boyfriend, "yeah.." He smiled a little, and tilted his head to the side, "he's my boyfriend." That word felt strange to him still, William still had absolutely no clue how relationships worked, he constantly made mistakes and Gabe was usually the one that had to clean up after them. He was glad for Gabe being there, he was the best source of comfort that William had ever had. He is the best for cuddles.

He had decided to leave out how those burns had happened in the first place, "he didn't meant to do it... It was an accident." It didn't do all that much damage, Bill thought it might scar a bit, but he didn't mind, besides, he was used to those by now. William could have easily taken off the bandages to show her, but they didn't really look very nice, and Bill tended to leave his arms covered most of the time, he didn't really want to take off his jumper. "He just got... Uh... Over excited... That's all."</div>