"I'm sure he can. Are you?"

"To the extent I'm here to support someone it'd be Stiles, probably, but I'm mostly here to figure out what lacrosse even is and whether I'd like to join. Plus, this school has an unrealistic number of attractive people, and watching attractive people playing sports makes my heart warm."

"Your heart? So polite. Lacrosse is barely interesting to watch, but you can decide for yourself." 

"I don't know, it's not boring when it's competitive." 

"Eh, if it's what everybody here likes, I'll probably join in on the fun just because of that."

"Okay, so the scoring is pretty much like soccer or hockey, nothing too complicated. And they use sticks too, see those? You use one to catch the ball and pass it to other players or score goals. I don't really know much else, but the ones to watch are Jackson and Scott, they're the best players." 

And here they are, dressed and followed by the remaining members of the team.

It's not hard to guess that the players like Stiles, already waiting outside, mostly warm the bench.

Drills begin. 

The players line up, each taking their turn at trying to get past Jackson's defense. 

Jackson stops them. 

Allison enthusiastically cheers Scott on when it's his turn. 

As does Stiles.

The game looks interesting! The players are really hot!

But he does manage to get enough mental control to say to Lydia, "So, um. You mentioned you and Jackson are bi and. Is that, like, a secret?"

"From who? I don't want you spreading any rumors, but it doesn't hurt to confirm it if someone asks." 

Scott attempts to get past Jackson.

He fails completely, getting knocked to the ground. 

"Well it's just that, he himself didn't mention it and Danny seems to think he's straight and, they've been friends since childhood apparently?"

(Also: ouch.)

"A while, but not since childhood. Anyway, if Jackson doesn't want to admit his sexuality to his best friend, it's not my business."

Jackson seems to taunt Scott, before returning to his position.

Scott starts to get back up.

"Yeah, that's why I'm asking, didn't know how much of a deal it was. It does cast Jackson's new project under a new light, though..."

"Tell me more about this project."

Ade might be distracted by the sudden laughter of the lacrosse coach.

It reaches his ears, despite the distance.

Of course it does. He glances that way, but says, "I mentioned how violently queer I am, he offered to help with that, and apparently decided to make the other colors of the rainbow more well-known and accepted here."

"Did he."

"My grandmother can move faster than that! And she's dead. You think you can move faster than the lifeless corpse of my dead grandmother?"

"Yes coach."