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You had only recently moved to Hometown. You were hopeful. Your old school was…something, to say the least. Being from somewhere populated entirely by humans, no one really had a tolerance for abnormality, even if it was something as small as you actually having interests. So when your family proposed the idea of moving to Hometown, a town populated entirely with monsters, you were intrigued. You were a bit nervous— who wouldn’t be? But you were hoping that your social life would be a bit better there; make some friends, no drama…just have some peace and quiet for once.
…but that was a month ago.
You didn’t…hate anyone here; that’s not the word you would use. As a matter of fact, everyone was super nice aside from a certain purple…dinosaur? Alligator? You couldn’t really tell. But there was one person in particular who stood out to you. The only other human in town.
Kris.
They annoyed you to death. They made you want to scream and rip your hair out sometimes.
Most of the time, they’d taunt and tease you, pull these stupid, harmless pranks, and they’d always have this shit-eating grin on their face after. Every time you saw that stupid smirk on their face, you’d feel your face get hot and your heart would always start beating a little faster.
You couldn’t stand them. You thought that was the case, anyway.
But if that’s true, then what is this feeling?
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You found yourself at the lake, seething as you hurled rocks into the large body of water.
This…wasn’t the first time you did this. It probably wouldn’t be the last, either.
They were always in your head. There were days you couldn’t even focus on schoolwork or anything because they were taking up so much space in your brain that you didn’t have the capacity to think about much else.
But as many times as you’d tell them off, as many times as you’d yell at them and tell them you’d beat their ass if they pulled another stunt on you again, you never did. Time and time again, they’d get away with their dumb little pranks, and every time you’d repeat those same empty threats with no real bite behind them.
You groaned, chucking another stone into the river and watching it sink.
You hated this feeling. You were supposed to hate them; they were like your rival, or arch nemesis— whatever Nerdly would’ve called it— but they were almost always on your mind. Even worse, every time you were near them, your face felt hot and you got this stupid, fuzzy feeling in your stomach that made you feel dizzy. It was embarrassing! You couldn’t stand them, so why did you feel this way? You had hoped it was a passing feeling before, but it’s only gotten worse day after day!
…you huffed out a sigh, turning on your heel to head home.
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About a week had gone by since that day at the lake, and you found yourself calming down. You were able to actually focus on things that needed to get done, able to think clearly without it somehow coming back to…ahem. You were at peace, and you somewhat felt like you had your life back in your hands instead of your head.
But it all goes downhill eventually. And “eventually” was today.
You had accidentally woken up late for school— not so late that you had to rush too much, but late enough that you missed just a teensy bit of class. Normally, you’d be fine with that. But today, you wished you’d been there.
You knocked on the door to Ms. Alphys’ class, tardy slip in hand.
“O-Oh, you’re just in time! We’re picking partners for our next assignment…”
Great. Group work. Yay.
“Um…it looks like most everybody has a group, except…o-oh! How about you and Kris work together?”
In that moment, you made the stupid decision to look across the room at Kris, who…of course, was smirking at you like they knew what you were thinking.
You let out a huff before taking a seat next to Kris.
“…so, I missed the part where she explained what the assignment was?”
They smirked. “…and?”
You felt your face turn hot. What the hell was their problem?
“…explain it to me.” You muttered, embarrassed.
“I didn’t catch that.”
You groaned. “I said, it’d be nice if you’d explain it to me!” They laughed at your frustration.
“I zoned out. Try asking Noelle.” Oh, how they irritated you.
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The day had passed agonizingly slow, but you were finally home. Right now, you were happy to be anywhere that wasn’t school. You tossed your bag on the floor and threw yourself onto your bed with a grunt.
…there was that stupid feeling again.
It always hit you so heavily once you came home. It didn’t matter how clear you’d kept your head throughout the day, how calm you kept yourself; you always, without fail, got those stupid, warm feelings in your chest while images of Kris’ stupid smile filled your head.
You grabbed a pillow and buried your head into it. Whether you actually screamed into it or not, you could hardly remember anymore because you got probably the most haunting test message you could receive (well, in a moment such as this).
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Unknown Number
(1)XXX - XXX - XXXX
hey
it’s kris
…what the fuck???
how do you have my
number bro
Ellie gave it to me :p
Thank Damn you, Noelle! You’re supposed to be on my side, you thought.
Does this have to do with
the group work? I’m
blocking u otherwise
Yeah, idk what’s going
on in chem but ik you
take good notes in that
class soo
You stared at the screen for about a minute or so. “Good notes?” They thought you were doing well? There was that warm, dizzying feeling again...eugh.
Left on read??? 😿 ts
is so sad
im crying [y/n]
im crying tears
I didn’t know how to
respond for a sec, quit
being dramatic 🙄🙄
Jesus Christ
so what, you want to study
together or something?
are you asking me out
🥹🥹
I actually can’t stand you
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