I wish I didn't care what others think. I'm pretty popular at my school, in a situation similar to Ryan "The Sea King"'s. Normally, I'd be proud that I like Pokemon, but there are really hot girls at my school, and I don't wanna give those up
. I like my social status, me and my friends always do crazy stuff like throw ice at each other and run around my town climbing on roofs x_x. Being popular, I get a lot of fun privliges, and I don't want to give them up. Pokebeach is my outlit, where I can be myself (Corny alert =3). MY girlfriend is also popular, and it's not that she'd hate me, just a popular girl going out with a dork would screw her status up so bad! Basically, I want to tell people I like Pokemon, but that would put too much on the line and destroy me. Besides, even if some popular kids like it the others would push us out into social reject land x_x.
Also, my parents and siblings know I like it. I have 7 brothers and sisters, and all of them, old and young, like to tease me about it. It almost slipped when I brought my girlfriend for dinner (My pokemon stuff in a closet in my room) and my little brother said "RYAN! Can you tell us a story about pok-" broke off with a kick to the leg, my heart beating fast with fear x_x. Yeah, one of my younger brothers likes me to make up stories about Pokemon adventures x3
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EDIT: I never knew I could write 2 paragraphs about it <_<