He slouched down in his chair, pointedly looking at the table and avoiding Gutter at this point. He wasn't sure if he should be embarrassed about being teased, or embarrassed that Gutter was only joking around. This school's football team was awful.

Complimenting his hair helped a little. It's petty but effective.

"It looks good. Your hair, I mean. It's a good dye. And you can put some extra conditioner in your hair before going in a pool, it'll help against the chlorine. "