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˚✧༚ Serein Coffee House

Dead, dying, and deceased. Those are the three strongest emotions coursing through your veins as you stare at the jumbled words on your screen.

What do Auxins, Cytokinins, Gibberellins, Abscisic Acid, Ethylyene, Brassinosteroids, and Jasmonates do?

"Kill me now."

You let out an exhausted sigh and lean back into your seat when suddenly, a pair of hands softly cover your eyes. You could feel the warmth of the figure's body on your back and the gentleness of their breath on the side of your cheek as they whisper...

???
"Guess who?"

You trail your fingers across their hands, making note of their slender yet flexible fingers and their soft palms. You hear the figure inhale slightly at your feather light touches.

"If this isn't Akaashi, I'm punching you."

Akaashi Keiji
"Ehem uh good guess."

He slides into the seat in front of you.

"Well you're here early today. I thought you didn't start until 12?"

Akaashi Keiji
"Yeah I usually do, but I stacked all of my hours so I could work on the three goddamn essays due at the end of next week. What about you? Don't you have class?"

"I do, but my professor canceled today's session so we could study for finals."

Akaashi Keiji
"Lucky. Oh- speaking of finals- I-I'll be right back."

He dashes into the staff room, reemerging with a light blue paper bag immaculately tied with a white ribbon. You smile knowingly, gratefully indulging in Akaashi's nervous exam season habit.

"Procrastinating again?"

Akaashi Keiji
"It's productive procrastination."

"Sure... Our stomachs thank you in advance."

Akaashi Keiji
"Oh but... just to let you know... there's actually something else in there for you."

"Oh?"

You untie the ribbon and peek inside, admiring the delicate packaging. Underneath the three bags of homemade chocolate chip cookies, placed inside a lace patterned bag and tied with a silver wire, there was a small bottle of ibuprofen.

Akaashi Keiji
"Those are for your migraines. I know you don't get much sleep during finals season."

"Aw Kei... you remembered?"

Akaashi Keiji
"Of course."

To be honest, it was hard for him to forget, even though you only mentioned it once in passing. No matter what you say, no matter how insignificant you think it might be, he remembers everything. And it's not intentional. No, it never is. It's almost as if his brain is hardwired to notice you and only you. To remember the sound of your laugh when Bokuto says something unintentionally funny, to notice the way you pull at your sleeves when you're nervous, and to see the twinkle in your eye whenever you talk about something you're passionate about. Everything you say and do is important to him, and he locks it away in his memory in an album just for you.

"Thank you so much. I really don't tell you this enough but... I appreciate you."

You get up from your seat and wrap your arms around him from behind, nuzzling your face into the crook of his neck. The comfort of his warmth is enough to melt all of the week's stress away, and you allow your head to rest on his shoulder.

Now Akaashi was grateful that you decided to hug him from behind for two reasons. One, so you wouldn't see him momentarily pass away, and two, so you couldn't hear how his heart was practically beating out of his chest. In fact, he was almost certain that you could still hear it from your place on his shoulder. But overall, he was unreasonably giddy about your small, appreciative gesture, and even had the courage to give your wrists an affectionate squeeze, which ultimately backfired as you wrapped your arms tighter around him. He nearly died from cardiac arrest.

But the moment is interrupted when his watch beeps. He groans as you release him (all too soon in his opinion) and gives you a gentle pat on your head as you return to your seat, sulking. Then, returning to the bar and giving you one last smile, he ducks behind the coffee grinder and buries his face in his hands.

Akaashi Keiji
Holy shit Keiji get a fucking grip.

But his face was set aflame. He couldn't wipe off the stupidly large grin that threatened to cross his features at any given moment when he thought back on what occurred a few minutes prior.

Akaashi Keiji
What... is happening-

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On the other side of the counter, you find yourself mindlessly scrolling through the study guide once again, looking for questions that are slightly easier to answer. After finding none, you nearly swipe out of the assignment until a hooded head of spiky hair appears in front of you.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Hey, sorry I'm late."

"No worries."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Have you been here long?"

"Not really. I've been here for maybe an hour?"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"What?! You could've slept in you weirdo."

"Then no one would've saved your lazy ass a seat."

He looks around the bustling cafe, brimming with sleep-deprived, desperately caffeinated university students conducting last minute cram sessions.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Alright you win. Here. Sugarless red eye... It's not poisoned I promise! It's just something to say thanks, I guess, for saving my lazy ass a seat."

You smile and thank him as he settles into the seat in front of you.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Whatcha workin' on?"

"The stupid ecology study guide. Some of these questions are giving me hell."

But before you could turn your screen, he is already out of his seat and standing by your side, peering over your shoulder.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Which one?"

"This one."

He squints and leans forward.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Why is the font so small?"

"Why is your eyesight so bad? Dude it's this one."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Oh- What are the seven examples we discussed in class? Uh... is that the whole question?"

"Yep."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"It wasn't a part of another one?"

"Nope."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Where is the context-"

"Exactly."

He turns his head to look at you and freezes, not realizing how close you both were. From an external perspective, it looked like an uncomfortably cliché display of PDA with your noses practically touching, one of his arms on the back of your seat and the other resting on the table, and his chest pressed into your shoulder. You felt the heat in your face rise as you fought the urge to headbutt him in your flustered state. After a period of "fuck what do I do" while making awkward eye contact, he quickly backs away.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"S-sorry, I didn't realize-"

"I-it's ok, don't worry about it."

The silence was incredibly thick.

"S-so! Uh... I'll share the doc with you and I can do the even numbers and you can do the odd ones?"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Y-yeah! Good plan."

Although you tried, it was a bit difficult to focus on your work after the incident, still feeling the need to hide under the table from embarrassment. But as you both click clacked away, you feel the awkwardness slowly dissipate and become replaced by an oddly comfortable silence.

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Chat: NekoBROS
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Yakult
HEYYYYYYYYYY

No.

Basically Barack
Damn

Yakult
I DINDT EVEN SAY ANYTHIGN YET

You used too many y's for my comfort

Yakult
THSI IS DISCRINIMATION

Bye

Yakult
ANYWAY HOWS UR DAT GOIGN

Are you incapable of spelling properly today or what

Yakult
SHTU P

Yakult
IM TYRING WITH ON HAND RN

Why-

Yakult
IM INCLASS DUMBADD I FOTTA BE INCOGNITOE

Yakult
AN U DIDNT DENY THAT IT WASNTN A DAT

Sorry I was so focused on your atrocious spelling that I forgot to say
It's.
Not.
A.
Date.
We're just studying rn anyway.

Yakult
BC UR CHCIEKEN

( Basically Barack liked "BC UR CHCIEKEN" )

Bro who said I was even interested in dating her

Yakult
IS THSI MAN FORREL

Yakult
UVE BSICALLY BEEN TALKIGN ABOT HER NONSTOP FOR THE PATS TWO WEKS

No I haven't wtf

Yakult
YES U HAVE

( Basically Barack liked "YES U HAVE" )

Yakult
KAI ISTG

Kenma
i have receipts

Yakult
SENDIT

That's not necessary.

Yakult
YESITIS

( BedHEADASS removed Yakult from the chat )
( Basically Barack added Yakult to the chat )

Traitor

Yakult
U FUCKTARD

Yakult
KENMA SENDIT RN

NO

Yakult
SO U ADMIT U HAVE SMTH TO HIDE

...
Ok maybe I'm a little interested

Kenma
little is an understatement

Kenma
i have an album

Kenma wtf
LOOK I just think she's cool alright

Yakult
COOL IS CODE FOR SPER PRETTY AN NICE

I just want to get to know her better first before I rush into things yk

Yakult
TEN ASK HER QUESTINS DUMBADS

I did

Kenma
questions not related to academics

...

Kenma
thats what i thought

She's listening to music rn

Yakult
CHIKCEN

I don't want to mess with her flow

Yakult
CHKIECN

Because I think she's in the zone

Yakult
CIHCEKN

FINE I'LL ASK HER WHAT HER FAVORITE COLOR IS OR SMTH AFTER I FINISH THIS QUESTION

Yakult
U BWETTER

 [ This question has 8 parts though ]

Yakult
WAHT

( BedHEADASS deleted a chat )

Yakult
I SW THAT FUKER

Kenma
i screenshotted it

KENMA I SWEAR TO GOD

Yakult
FUVK MY PROF CALLME BYE

I hate you guys.

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