Pipsqueak cleared his throat to get everyone’s attention, unfortunately this didn’t have the same effect that it did when the teacher did it, as no one paid him any attention. No one that is, except Feather, his former –current friend who he was not talking to, looking at him. Po+ip got a hard wooden box from under the window and he started talking, very slowly his school mates started looking out at him and hearing, in deep silence, both for respect and for interest.
“Listen up, to those who may want to know, I am the gay colt, not that there’s anything wrong with that! You see, Pinchy’s been surveying you all and it seems that you all wanted to know who It was, so there, it’s me, I like colts” He took a breath. “Some of you already knew that...
“ He looked at Feather, that was smiling and urging him to go “This has caused me no small deal of confusion and self doubt, but I have finally decided to do this. Things might work or not work out for the best, I don’t know, though I’m trusting you, my friends, to be respectful and keep being my friends. Nothing has changed in me now that I realized what I am, and I hope you understand it. That is all.” As soon as he stopped talking a sound of hoofs colliding was head, a “Clop clop clop”, as all his friends clapped. There were some who didn’t, but he decided to look on the bright side. Pinchy got up close to him and hugged him whispering, a “I knew it” into his ear, but it was he approached, and cornered Pipsqueak that he felt, a sudden urge to pee himself and flee. Pipsqueak couldn’t fly out because he had no wings, and he couldn’t pass him from the left or the right, or even between his legs. He blushed at the proximity, he knew Feather was not into him, but the proximity was still really really embarrassing, and it also kind o made him, and his body, react in strange ways, like the redness of his neck and muzzle, or the way his heart started trying to get out of his chest cavity.
“Hey pip?”
“W..What is it?” Pip found it suddenly very hard to talk, not that the wall of privacy that protected his feelings of coming out to Feather had been shattered by himself it was uncomfortable to say the least. He still resented Feather a little bit, if he were to be honest.
“Do you think we’ll ever be friends like before? Because you’ve been avoiding me, haven’t you?”
No, to the first question, yes to the second.
“No! Where did you get that idea from?”
“I know you better than that. You are my best friend and have been for years. Now do you want to go play, or do you want to keep ignoring me?”
Pip sighed
“It’s complicated Feather I...” he paused. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry you don’t feel this way, and I’m sorry I had to ruin it”
Feather half chuckled.
“You didn’t ruin anything , you were just being honest, In actuality, I’m sorry I don’t feel the same way.”
The look of sadness in Feather«’s eye melted any resentment he had left, he was feeling pretty triumphant after being accepted by pretty much everyone and he was in a really good mood.
“Nah, don’t sweat it” he waved his hoof around. “None of us can’t control how we feel, and that’s fine for me. Besides...I don’t think I’m that ready for a relationship, got to enjoy the bachelor’s life first, just juice, cuddling, and showtunes!”
Feather blinked.
“what?”
“Just something a stallion told me, don’t worry.”
After that day, Pip had kept on talking with Caramel, who was more than happy to share his experiences so Pip didn’t commit the same mistakes as before. In fact they had became sort of friends trough generations.
And all was well for little Pip