/lit/ - Literature

I was in the student lounge overlooking the union courtyard, reading this book (Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss). Then these two big jocks come by and harrass me about it.
"Why are you reading this shit?" says one of the jocks. He picks up the book and then throws it across the room.
"Stop being a fucking NERD!" he shouts, and the other jock looks on and laughs. Then he grabs my shoulder. "You queer?" he shouts. "Are you a fucking faggot!"
"No," I say.
"Good!" shouts the other jock. Then they both flip me off and leave.

What the fuck, /lit/. I don't understand what happened. I'm a Freshman in college, I was hoping to meet new people and have fun. Not this weird crap.