We finally made it- sweet summertime. The ocean is calling, the skies are blue and your beach body has been postponed for another year. You are ready for late nights with your friends from home and all-nighters that have nothing to do with procrastinating an assignment. However, if you're the pale friend like me, summer comes with a lot of prep work. One cannot simply go outside and not have a care in the world. Being the pale friend is hard.
You're the only one who uses sunscreen.
Ishan
You get to the pool with all of your mesmerizingly bronze friends and pull out your SPF 50. As you begin to lather it all over your body making you inevitably paler, you look around to realize that no one has the same white streaks running down their arms as you do. Instead, they are glistening underneath the summer sun as their tanning oil drips off of their bodies in a way that would make a popsicle jealous. How? You sneak a peek at the brown bottle and gasp- SPF 4. As. If.
You are the only one who gets sun burned.
Jay Wennington
That's right. You spend 20 minutes of valuable pool time lathering up in thick white goo only to get home and discover that you still got a sunburn. Your chest, cheeks, and upper thighs are coral red and you silently curse yourself for not reapplying. Your hand goes up to scratch your head, and then it dawns on you- your scalp is sunburned too.
White suddenly becomes your favorite color in the summer.
Pete Bellis
"It'll make you look tanner!" Even though this trick doesn't do as good of a job as everyone claims that it will, it does help a little bit. And we need all the help we can get. You take a deep breath as you slide all of your favorite black outfits to the back of your hanging rack and make room for the white sundresses and tees you've been conveniently forgetting about. It's time.
Everyone goes overboard when you get even the slightest bit of color.
Maximilien T Sharn
If you're not red after a few good days in the sun, it's as if you've won the lottery. Everyone and their brother goes out of their way to congratulate you on your enormous accomplishment and the pride swells around you. Even though it's slightly embarrassing, it does kind of feel good.
You enjoy being inside even more than you usually do.
Kirill
As a huge homebody, this one isn't too much of a sign that you're the pale friend. But when its 80 degrees without a cloud in the sky and you say no to a lake day with your friends, then you definitely can confirm that you're the pale friend. You've already been to the pool once this week and your shoulders are peeling like no other. As much as you want to, you just can't take the risk.
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