Operationandre - 𖤓 Matt 𖤓

i hope ur not dead...

i’m not! i just had one of my roughest days in a while yesterday and couldn’t form a coherent sentence or thought to save my life. i’ll post some today!

cal crushes on people constantly. andre takes months or even longer to get the slightest bit of romantic feelings for someone.

when they were younger, cal would ask him if he liked anyone and would get so upset when andre said no. he thought andre was flat out lying to him. it took forever for him to understand that andre was being genuine. he didn’t like anyone. when he does, though, cal jumps up and down and forces andre to talk to them.

andre being a skateboarder.

his brother taught him when he was little, back when they still got along. young andre would always come home with bloodied knees and scratched up palms. he fell more times that he’d ever admit as he’s to proud of admit to failure.

now, he skates around town. he would skate all the time if he wasn’t pushed by his parents to drive his car and he didn’t have to take cal to school and basically everywhere in town. when he has free time, he’ll skate down the streets by his house or near the abandoned park in new stratford that used to overflow with kids.

there’s a difference between skating and everything else. when andre runs, he imagines he’s running from something or someone. when he’s driving, he’s always thinking about the next turn and the time between him and his destination. when he skates, though, there’s nothing in his mind.

he’s not going anywhere. he’s not escaping from something. he’s just moving. it’s rare that his mind isn’t roaring with worries, plans, and thoughts. times like this, when nothing is bothering him other than a bit of cold wind in his face, are andre’s favorite parts of life.

iroquois high school is shown to be two or more floors. every time i remember that, i think of andre and cal running up and down the stairs during the shooting. andre’s track star self would be killing it, hustling without problem. cal, on the other hand, would go up a flight of stairs and have to catch his breath for a second. after a while, andre just tells cal to take care of the first floor.

this bitch looks like he has a peanut allergy