PRETEND PRINCESS
He thought I was her boyfriend.
I snorted.
Then I laughed.
Then I laughed so hard the entire damn room stared at me, including Grandpa Roman, who simply blinked in shock, then laughed because I was laughing.
"Bro," I choked, wiping a tear away. "I'm gay."
Gym-Bro-Grandson turned bright red. Lily groaned and hit my arm.
"Yuki, please," she whispered.
I was not sorry.
And then—because the universe knew this moment needed to be immortalized—the record player crackled, and the opening strains of A Thousand Miles by Vanessa Carlton started playing.