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It was almost 9:00 PM when Jackson, completely exhausted, walked back to his dorm alone. He never imagined his so-called „friend” would turn out to be such a whore and two-faced pig who cared only for one thing. And everything was made even more complicated by the fact that he was caring for an injured and weakened snake he’d found two days earlier.

It had been a day like any other, but from the very morning, he’d felt in his bones that something bad was about to happen. However, Jackson, as was his habit, dismissed it. Which, in this case, was a bad decision, but he still prepared to leave as if nothing had happened.

Time was running out for him to leave the dorm where he lived. Especially since it wasn’t easy to get in, as so many people were eager for one spot. In the end, he’d managed, and now he had no intention of giving it up. Although his thoughts kept wandering to the poor snake.

And so, as he walked back to his dorm, Jackson recalled what had happened today. He hadn’t suspected what awaited him in his own room. Perhaps if he had known, he would have changed his mind about the snake? In any case, he took one last look at his reflection and headed out of the room he had shared with his friend until recently.

However, he didn’t notice that his friend had changed rooms without a word and now had it all to himself. He only learned this when he met his friend, the charmingly named Melwyn Mason, and was treated so vilely by him in front of the entire school.

Especially since he’d actually been friends with him to steal his girlfriend, because that had been his goal from the very beginning. Regardless, he prepared the keys to open the door to his now-full room. He had no intention of sharing a room with anyone else, of that he was one hundred percent certain.

He kept trying to hold back the tears that wouldn’t let up. He was shaking like a leaf and dreamed of just throwing himself on his bed and burying his face in his pillow to cry peacefully. They probably thought it hadn’t affected him, but they were wrong!

For the moment, he hadn’t met anyone along the way, but that suited him, as he didn’t want to talk to anyone. He simply shrugged it off and continued walking. When he reached the stairs, he paused for a moment to make one last check that he had everything with him. This was because he might have forgotten something in the rush of emotions. Only then did Jackson slowly begin to climb the stairs.

Trying desperately to forget his broken heart, which refused to let itself be forgotten. He didn’t even realize when he opened the door to the building and stepped inside. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he could already see how his life would change starting tomorrow. If he hadn’t desperately wanted to attend this school, he would have asked his family for a transfer.

„Good evening, Mr. Jackson!,” the security guard said after a moment, seeing him approach the counter to pass him.

„Good evening, Mr. Burns! I hope your health is still good?,” Jackson asked after a moment, finally snapping out of his reverie.

„I’ve been better, but thank you for your concern! I won’t keep you any longer, then. See you later!,” he replied after a moment, a smile etched on his face.

„If that’s what you think, no problem! Then I’ll be on my way!,” Jackson stated after a moment, and immediately waved goodbye.

With that, he headed for the elevator to his floor. And the closer he got to his destination, the more anxious he felt. He felt guilty for leaving that poor snake in his room, which might have died in his absence.

He hadn’t even noticed when he stood in front of his door. Finally, he steeled himself to not let them push him around. With a trembling hand, he inserted the key into the keyhole and turned it. And when he heard the familiar click, he was sure the door was unlocked. Only then could he breathe a sigh of relief that it was locked after all, and no one had broken in. Therefore, all that was left was to go inside.

„I hope nothing surprises me anymore...,” Jackson muttered under his breath as he tried the doorknob to open the door.

The door slowly opened with a soft creak. Jackson hadn’t noticed anything alarming yet. He stepped inside, locked the door behind him, and sighed heavily. The peace and quiet welcomed him with open arms. Tears slowly began to flow down his cheeks again. There was no turning back now, and he had to accept it. Until he began to realize that something was wrong.

„What the hell?!,” Jackson growled after a moment, realizing what was unfolding before his very eyes.

Maybe if someone had warned him that this snake was unusual, but it wasn’t. It was no wonder he reacted the way he did. It was normal for him, and anyone in his position probably would have done the same. But then again, Jackson wasn’t entirely sure.

And that was why the person literally stretching out completely naked on his bed. It wasn’t a figment of his newly perverted fantasy and true preference. Fantasies he’d been trying to eradicate from himself for over three months. And now he didn’t have the power to do it.

Which drove him even further mad. Slowly, Jackson lost track of whether he’d taken a wrong turn or entered the wrong room. It was no wonder, then, that after a moment, he decided to make sure he’d come to the right place. But he couldn’t have unlocked the door if it wasn’t the right room.

Finally, when he realized he was in the right place, he had absolutely no idea what to think. He stood petrified in the doorway, unable to move. No matter how many times he blinked, the image refused to fade. Which meant the person before him was very real.

And he continued to flex, as if flaunting his charms, unaware that someone was watching his contortions. Especially since with each passing moment, Jackson felt himself turning red to the tips of his ears, as if his head was about to explode. If he had any other friends, he would probably go to them now and tell them what he’d seen in his room.

„Is this some kind of joke?! Where the hell are those hidden cameras?!,„ he asked again, this time loudly, with a light tone, looking around the room, but finding nothing out of the ordinary, except that his roommate was gone and the bed was empty.

On the other hand, there was no way his ex-girlfriend would be able to pull such a sick trick on him. And he thought this day couldn’t get any worse, right after her „supposed” ex left him for his „supposed” friend. Although deep down, he knew something like this would happen sooner or later. Especially since he wanted to hide as deep as possible so he wouldn’t have to listen to those insults directed at him. And now he had a strange boy on his own bed, masturbating in a moment.

„What the hell am I thinking...?!,” Jackson hissed under his breath, only realizing what he was thinking after a moment.

Then the naked boy looked in his direction. A radiant, incredibly contagious smile appeared on his face. Only then did Jackson realize, as he looked closer, that he looked so much like the wounded snake he’d saved two days ago.

Which confused him even more, and he couldn’t help it. Meanwhile, the boy sat cross-legged, completely oblivious to the fact that he was completely naked. He focused his gaze on the boy, who continued to stare at him like a pillar of salt. He didn’t move from where he was.

„How much longer are you going to stare at me like that, as if you were seeing a ghost, not a living being?,” Mark finally spoke up, having realized for a while that his savior had returned to the room.

„W-what?! W-what?!,” Jackson replied after a moment, confused, because only now, after hearing his words, had he fully sobered up and realized he was real.

„I can’t... I asked, how much longer are you going to stare at me like that, as if you were seeing a ghost, not a living being?,” Mark repeated his question, slowly starting to get the feeling that something had happened to Jackson’s head after the breakup.

„S-sorry, I thought I was hallucinating and you weren’t real, that’s why I stood there dumbfounded!,” Jackson replied after a moment to the boy’s repeated question.

„Well, I’m not surprised you thought that!,” Mark replied, agreeing with him about the whole thing.