@ShadeStar
"No, you pick. I, uh, insist," Jackson said letting Eric ahead of him taking a lick of his cone.
"No, you pick. I, uh, insist," Jackson said letting Eric ahead of him taking a lick of his cone.
Eric nodded, picking a table a bit away from the door, sitting in the seat and smiling at Jackson.
Jackson took a seat next to Eric this time and smiled back. He felt like he had exhausted all suitable conversation topics, even though there were plenty more.
Eric stared on his ice cream, his leg bouncing slightly.
Jackson looked up at Eric and opened his mouth before shutting it again.
Eric looked up slightly, a bit of ice cream at the corner of his mouth. "Yeah?"
"I, uh, was wondering if you had any siblings or something?" Jackson's words stumbled out. He hadn't been expecting Eric to actually notice, and ended up making a question up on the spot. His face was now a light pink as he continued at his ice cream.
Eric shook his head. "Nope. Only child." He said. "You?"
"Same here actually," Jackson responded as he noticed the ice cream on Eric's mouth, "Oh, you've got some ice cream on the corner of your mouth."
Eric looked up, wiping at his mouth. "Did I get it?" He asked, tilting his head.
Jackson shook his head. He almost reached over to do it for Eric, before thinking better and pointing to where it was on his own mouth, "No. It's like right here."
Eric wiped at the spot. "Now?" He looked up, furrowing his browns.
"Yeah, now you got it," Jackson nodded and licked at his cone.
Eric smiled, going back to his own ice cream.
Jackson smiled back and continued eating his own ice cream. He was fine with just eating in silence for now.
Eric ate quietly, leg bouncing again.
"So, uh, have any homework?" Jax asked Eric trying to make conversation once again.
"A bit. Doubt I'll actually do it though." He admitted, shrugging.
"You really don't want to graduate do you?" Jackson made as a slight comment. He meant no harm, it was just Eric always came late and now he didn't do his homework?
"Not like I would anyway." He said offhandedly. "Do I really look like someone who would get to graduation if he tried?" He asked, laughing.
“Probably not,” Jax responded honestly with a slight laugh, “But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try.”
"Not much of a point." He admitted. "Why should I just set myself up for disappointment?"
“Maybe for a semi stable job?” Jax offered up to Eric, “Or not having to go through senior year again?”
Eric shrugged. "Maybe." Was all he said. Don't make it awkward by talking about the plan, he's nice, but he's nice enough to try and talk you out of it, and you planned for years.
Jax gave him a slight nod and back to his cone. He had almost finished it off at this point.
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