#ofpompoms

ZED: example would be like 'oh i have a birthmark the shape of kansas'

Zed felt anxious as he walked in the direction he knew would lead him to Addison. School was out, but she was undoubtedly still practicing for cheerleading everyday. He’d looked up probably a million make-up tutorials on YouTube just to make himself seem at least a little more lively -- even going to far as to dye his hair. He definitely felt more normal and he only hoped the girl thought so too. “Hey, Addison,” he called out softly once he spotted her. Those pesky nerves flared up in his stomach tenfold just at the sight of her. “I was wondering if you were busy after this? Maybe we could, like, hang out or something. You know, get some ice cream, see a movie, do some stuff like that?” He suggested, his heart lunging at his throat and causing him to ramble slightly.

Zed was still a bit nervous to go out in his new state. He had to explain to his dad and friends that he decided to dye his hair and that he had no idea why his skin looked the way it did. Of course, they all insisted on him going to the hospital, but he shrugged it off by saying that he was prepping for Halloween early this year. But, not long after did most of his friends start to ignore him and call him a freak. Only Eliza and Bonzo stayed close to him. With a heavy sigh, Zed closed his locker after retrieving a few of his books. He was so in his head that as he turned around, he’d accidentally ran into someone. “Oh my goodness, I’m so sorry! Are you alright?” He’d asked the really pretty girl. He’d seen her only in fleeting passes before and he’d decided that she was probably the prettiest girl in the whole town. Of course she wouldn’t go after a guy like him, not anymore now that people called him zombie boy. And, they weren’t too far off the mark.