'Two months into college, wow, it's been a lot, the people are a lot, I mean lots of different perso-'
But then the sound of someone knocking on his dormitory door breaks the pensive silence and flow of Nico's diary entry. Nico, per his usual self, trudges to the door, looking through the peephole to ensure it's not someone he wants to avoid. To his surprise, it was Alex
"Hi, babe," He said, pulling him in a hug "What brings you here today? It's quite the distance from my house, so I doubt you were just strolling by."
"Yeah, it is, but I came to see you, isn't that a good enough reason?" Alex said, planting a kiss on his lips, "Plus, I prefer coming to your dorm, just me, you and a bed, a lot can be done with that equation"
"Ok, wow, and I was just about to complain how college kids make everything about sex, when my boyfriend is as bad as a pitbull in rut, on a normal day," Nico said, letting him in "How's college admission going? Camila told me you were finally ready"
"Yeahhhh", Alex replied, scratching his head sheepishly as he plopped on Nico's bed ", It's been something alright"
"huhn?"
"I mean, it's going well, except for the part where I haven't started applying to colleges yet"
"Why?"
"What if I do, and then they are like, 'we can't take you, because you are applying 2 years after graduation, or my academic report isn't good enough?"
"Babe, relax, I got into Crownwell, with 2 suspensions, no sports, little extracurriculars, but exceptional grades", Nico said, turning, then walking to the bed and sitting beside him. "You, on the other hand, my greasy-haired prince, have an excellent sports record; you could even apply for a sports scholarship. You also had 101 extracurriculars, and although you don't have THE BEST academic record, it's not bad either. I'm sure many colleges would take you, either way"
After a few moments of deflating tension, Alex responds, "Yeah, I'm sure you're right,"
"I know I'm right, I always am"
"Sureeeee you are"
"Fuck off", Nico said "Aside from that, anything happen lately? To be honest, I thought I'd be happy to be far from home, but I lowkey miss the chaos"
"Or the fact that you got to see me shirtless with minimal effort", Alex quipped without missing a beat.
"No, the first reason, I couldn't be bothered to see you shirtless, unlike a certain someone, I have something called 'self-control', I would give you some if I could. Too bad I can't"
"Wow, low-blow, Nic-1, Alex- 0, but again, how could I have self-control when the eighth wonder of the earth sits in front of me?" Alex said, sitting up and placing his arms around Nico's neck
"Flattery will get you nowhere, mister", Nico said before he heard a knock "Again? Who's it this time?" He said, getting up and walking to the door before looking out the peephole, "Ughhh, him again" He groaned as he opened the door. "What do you want, Ryan?"
"Nothing really, I just saw our neighbourhood faggot had a visitor that wasn't that psycho bitch, Camila. So I decided to come over and say hi to the dude, see if he's a...gay guy, like you or if he's actually normal"
"Excuse me? Did you just call me a faggot? Honestly, who do you think you are?"
"Calm down, it's never that deep, it means 'gay guy', right? Doesn't it?"
"Oh, really? Using that logic, you probably call every black person you see the 'N word', right? Sorry, but something is really wrong with you, Ryan; you can't just call someone a slur and think it's 'not that deep', "
"Sure, man, whatever, let me in", he said, attempting to push his way through the door, but not without whatever little resistance Nico could put up, trying to stop him from entering the room, before spotting Alex on the bed when he finally got in
"Nico? Who's he?" He asked, but before Nico could answer, Ryan jumped in
"I'm Ryan. I saw you entering this dorm and wanted to... ensure you weren't being held here against your will, by this guy," He said, his voice lowering to a near whisper towards the end
"Nico, do you know him?" Alex asked
"Know him? He's the college himbo who doesn't, beyond all those looks and muscles, is just pure uselessness; everyone at Crownwell knows him"
"Babe, I meant is he-" Ryan cuts him off "babe?" He asks confused
"Yes, Ryan, the boy you just so happened to meet visiting ME, in my dorm room, happens to be my boyfriend, shocker", Nico said dramatically
"But he doesn't look gay", Ryan said
"So?"
"I'm bi, actually", Alex responds "I know, Alex, but someone as feeble-minded as this imbecile right here doesn't deserve to be so well informed", Nico said to him gently, his tone getting slightly aggressive towards the end.
"Still-" Nico cuts him off ", Still nothing, get out of my dorm, Ryan, before I report you to the dorm master."
"Sheesh, dude, chill."
"I'm not going to chill. Honestly, this attitude is why no one wants you or to be friends with you because no one wants to be friends with someone who's a deadbeat meathead manchild," Nico said, walking to the door and opening it "Get. out."