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"oh my god i fucking hate this essay." [mc] mutters to no one in particular, annoyed, as they err- finish the essay and submits it to their frustratingly picky professor. they haven’t gotten any sleep for 3 days straight now, which isn't any sort of achievement nor anything unique for a law student but it certainly is worth mentioning when it's completely fucking up your mind and body. they wordlessly get up from their unfortunately very messy desk and got ready for class. [mc] walks to the bus stop a few blocks away from their apartment, one where they always catch the bus in.
they get on the bus and checks their phone for the time- 5am, [mc] silently curses themself for going to school at this hour, the fact that classes start at 8am finally sunk into their brain. they ponder a bit about their careless mistake but decides that this is actually better, this way they wouldn’t be able to succumb to their sleepiness because they left the comfort of their apartment- and that they won't be late to class, for sure.
[mc] arrives at uni after a few minutes and they walk straight to their classroom, noticing the obvious emptiness and silence that dominated the whole place, considering it's still 3 hours before the lectures. they sit in their usual place at the back, the classroom also empty and consisted of just them. their seat was comfortable enough to be able to sleep for a while but decided not to and started reading a romance book instead.
romance books aren't their thing, really, they’d rather go for crime and murder ones personally but this specific novel they’re reading was suggested to them by their online bestfriend, xyx, from a discord server they joined a while back. it's pretty interesting so far and [mc]’s quite invested, [mc] didn't take xyx for someone who'd be into romance novels but his tastes never disappoint.
some time passed and it's now 6am when [mc] heard someone fumbling with uh, something, outside the classroom. then they saw who he is when the guy entered, it was their classmate. dean oliver xyl- xylo? xylophone? they couldn't quite remember the other name but he's dean oliver, the popular kid from this class who really stood out since first day because of his uh- "swag"? if [mc] remembers correctly how the others described him.
[mc] does agree that he is very cool though, piercings, beautiful dark skin, everything that can make a man beautiful, he has it. quite the contrary to his appearances he's very studious and intelligent too, you can see that he's admired around here with just one look. anyway, we aren't here to give praises to a man they don’t even know that well.
they shared eye contact for no more than 4 seconds before oliver greeted the other a "good morning.", [mc] just smiled and nodded at him, feeling shy in front of the popular kid, they’re bad at interactions. especially because they have only spoken to each other on two occasions, both in which oliver was asking if he could sit beside [mc] for he isn't really comfortable with chatting with his friends the whole lecture instead of actually studying, [mc] paid him no mind in both of those times as he isn't really a bother. they figured the guy needed a break from all this chit-chat with his friends.
"so, uh, [mc]? can i sit next to you again?" he asked, which came out of nowhere that they were quite taken aback. all the seats are empty because it's still too early, what's with him?
well whatever, they agreed anyways and they shared a comfortable silence between them, [mc] reading their novel and oliver presumably chatting with his friends, probably telling them to hurry up and save him from this awkward situation which is being alone with them.
after a while, [mc] wanted to save more of the story for later so they stop reading and goes on their laptop instead. they see that their server friends were particularly lively today, so they hopped into their conversation and asked what was happening.
BIGLADY
YOU WON'T BELIEVE IT OMG
NakedToaster
hey [mc]
xyx has a crush lmao read the logs
LovelyLola
AYO
too lazy to backread who is it
xyx
fucking hell lmao
it's some classmate from uni
NakedToaster
"some classmate" ure literally freaking out cus ure sitting next to them LMAAOO
xyx
shut up
usually im the troll now ure just bullying me
LovelyLola
TALK TO THEM WHAT THR FUCK MAN
URE LITERALLY NEXT TO THEM
BIGLADY
I AGREE!!
start a convo, find something you guys both like and talk about it!
xyx
something we both like lmao do you mean the supreme court
the law
what idk shit about them
nightowl
wow
im
AKXJSJDJSXKJSSJ
I JUST WENT ON AND IM ALREADY DISAPPOINTED IN XYX
WHY DOES HE HAVE NO GAME WTFFFF
xyx
???????
sorry for taking school seriously rather than hooking up i guess??????
nightowl
YOU KNOW THATS NOT WHAT I MEANT
NakedToaster
i agree tho, with both lady and nightowl
you got no game and you should get one rn and start a convo
when do lectures start you better hurry up
xyx
they start in 2 hrs im still good
NakedToaster
nice
im p sure you didnt eat anything yet
why dont u invite them for breakfast
xyx
oh good idea
problem is we only talked 2 times before this
id look like a weirdo
not that im not one but still
NakedToaster
LMAO
at this point, xyx was seriously considering if he should go for it? say 'fuck it' and ask the person sitting beside him, focused on their phone, to breakfast?
it sounds cringe but he's actually afraid of rejection, he doesn't think they’d be down to eat with him because of their introverted nature which was something he had observed, definitely not in the creepy way..?
suddenly, a small noise was heard when [mc] closed their book, his attention was caught and couldn’t help but xyx look at the source and saw that this is a book that HE likes, he was ecstatic that they actually have something to bond over.
"you like that book too? it's actually one of my very few favorites. it's really good for a romance novel, yeah?"
[mc] looked at him with slight curiosity, they for one did not take oliver to be someone who's into romance novels. these words are kind of familiar?
huh?
"oh- i haven't actually finished it yet, a friend recommended it to me and i really like it so far. the romance in it isn't too overbearing and annoying, the plot moves really nicely too."
xyx tried hiding his happiness but some of it were slipping out, his crush?? likes a book??? that's one of HIS favorites???? finally they have something to talk about now!
the two started discussing about the novel, xyx being real careful as to not spoil anything for [mc], and the latter was enjoying this conversation as well, xyx could tell. he was grateful for having to come to school this early (despite it being caused by himself reading the time wrong), he got to witness [mc]’s rare yet extremely pretty smile, god he was smitten. even taylor swift’s godly songs wouldn’t compare to the butterflies their smile gave him, it was fucking dangerous.
a few more minutes passed with then passionately discussing the book and its details, that was when xyx asked, "do you mind eating breakfast with me? my treat, we could talk more about the book ᵇᵘᵗ ᵃᶜᵗᵘᵃˡˡʸ ⁱ ʲᵘˢᵗ ʳᵉᵃˡˡʸ ʷᵃⁿᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵍᵉᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵉᵗᵗᵉʳ."
[mc]’s face blushed red before they bursted out laughing, "i heard that, pfft-! sorry. but yes, that sounds nice, i think you're very cool and fun to be with." xyx said nothing in return and smiled instead, they both packed up their things but not before going on their phones to update certain people.
LovelyLola
sorry for disappearing LMAOOOOOO
but i got a date???? with my classmate,??
i think it's a date
BIGLADY
THAT CAME OUT OF NOWHERE WHAT
CONGRATULATIONS THOUGH???!!
LovelyLola
IKR???
TURNS OUT WE LIKE THE SAME BOOK AHXJXHSJSHJSX
the one that xyx recommended to me
thanks????
xyx
I DID IT I ASKED THEM
THEY AGREED
we like the same book i basically forced lola to read
NakedToaster
???????
are u guys trolling lmao
LovelyLola
??????? HUH
WHAT
after realizing what xyx said and what this might mean, [mc] slowly glanced at oliver who just finished closing his bag and was looking at them too. they both don't know how to react, and it shows, very very much.
"huh. well what do you know." [mc] spoke with an extremely red face after seconds (that felt like minutes) of staring at each other, not saying nothing. oliver- err, xyx? xylon? whatever, said nothing in return and just casted them a smile before he broke into a fit of laughter, the former followed suit before they basked into another comfortable silence and walked to the cafe just outside the campus to hold their 'breakfast date'.
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"SO THEN !!!! TURNS OUT HE'S A DEMON AND IT WAS JUST THE COOLEST THING EVER OH MY GOD I'M GONNA SHOW IT TO YOU!! YOU’LL LIKE IT I SWEAR!." [mc] rambles about a game they like, whatever game it is, xyx doesn't remember. the only thing he knows is that he's focused solely on the very cute scene in front of him, [mc] munching on pancakes while they passionately ramble about something that the former's memory can't quite recall.
they've been in this cafe for seemingly hours, they're not sure on how much time had passed already but it doesn't matter, their lectures were long forgotten anyway. the only thing they can both really pay attention to is the chemistry between them and how they're enjoying each other's company so, so much.
after a bunch of talking and eating, they decided to take a picture to show the server, you know- proof that they're not actually trolling, because apparently some people think it's hard to trust them. the usual 'peace sign' from the both of them, small smiles, and they were good to go. it was such an awkward picture for sure, but they know it's something they're gonna treasure for a long long time.