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The water slowly rose in the tub, swallowing my skin in the cold but it soon got used to it, my body shifted, leaning more into the water, darkness clouded my sight as my eyes closed, the water was up to my collar bone now and still rising, I leaned more into the water and soon it reached my face, first my chin, then my lips, then my nose, it would've covered my head if it weren't for the booming voice of my roommate yanking me out of my trance, "Good fuckin gods Marvin stop tryin to drown ya self!"

He pulled me into a proper sitting position while I stared at him, his light grey eyes were filled with annoyance and his curly red hair was dropping towards my face and his lips were set in a thin frown, "I can never leave you alone in the bathroom for two minutes if ya keep this up" His Irish accent was thick like it always was when he was scolding me.

I just stared, not having the energy to reply, all I wanted to do was take a bath and go to bed, maybe do both at the same time, but he'd never let me, his freckled self was honestly attractive when he was like this, and that's why I'm never able to get a word out, or maybe it's because I'm tired, my eyes watched as he turned off the water and let some out through the drain, "if I hear this turn back on I'm makin ya take a damn shower"

And with that he left, I'm pretty sure he thinks of me as a troublesome son even though we're the same age, sophomores in college, so not even that old, I think of him as a sexy guardian angel, and possible lover if he ever realizes he's not straight, which I doubt since he's been with lots of women and have two times more waiting in line to get a taste of him, it honestly makes me jealous at times but it's not like I would have a chance even if he were bi, I'm probably not his type.

My body was so tired and my brain was about to shut down, I considered closing my eyes but I don't want Scott getting grey hairs are such a young age because he hears me snoring if I start to nod off, so I just enjoy my bath with my eyes half open and my weight feeling two times as heavy, time slowly ticked away and soon I was startled by Scott once more, "Yuki if you're goin to sleep get out the damn tub"

I looked around and saw I must've nodded off anyway, most of my bubbles were gone and the water was dirty, I shifted and stared to get up when I remembered Scott was standing there, so I gave him a look that politely told him to leave, he rolled his eyes and walked out, muttering something about us both being guys, which I get but I'm into men and it'd be awkward if he stared at me while I'm so tired and have little control over my body, I mindlessly got up, washed the soap off of myself then dried off and got dressed in red plaid pajama pants and a grey T-shirt.

My feet shuffled me out of the bathroom as my hands pulled my hair into a ponytail, I crawled into bed and curled under my blanket, the last thing I see before passing out is Scott on the other side of the room sitting on his bed with his laptop on his thighs most likely finishing an assignment before bed.

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Timeskip

"Why are you always so tired Yuki?" My friend, Amanda asked.

"It's probably because the lectures are so boring it makes even the super nerds fall asleep" My friend Robert butted in.

"I never have a lot of energy to begin with" I mumble quietly.

Amanda poked my cheek gently "maybe you should go to sleep early and stop taking five hours long baths every night"

I playfully swatted her hand away "it's not the baths, it's the amount of work I have to do when I get home"

"Maybe stop trying to do everything at once and take your sleep seriously, you look like a zombie"

"I will once break starts, it's two weeks away"

"In two weeks it looks like you're gonna have sixteen pounds of bags under your eyes" She huffed.

I flicked her forehead softly, I hate it when she comments on my dark circles, I know they're bad, Robert snickered, "give him a break babe, he needs it"

My eyes automatically rolled and I laid my head on the table, trying not to pass out because I have two more lectures to go to and then work, then assignments, just the thought of doing such things made me so incredibly tired but I stayed awake. Amanda and Robert kept talking and from time to time my temple was poked but I stayed spaced out, deep in thought, like if I deserved to go out and buy a bath bomb today, how much I hated college, what Scott must be doing now.... Scott, I should really stop thinking about him before a crush starts to develop, it wouldn't be healthy and I'd be repeatedly hurt pinning over him with how many girls are all over him, I mean it's understandable, he's funny, hard working, sweet, caring even though it might come out aggressive most of the time, he's easy to talk to from the few deep conversations we've had, charming, plus he's really attractive, from the hair on top of his head to his toes, he's a blessing to the eyes that lay upon him. I shook my head, I shouldn't be thinking about that stuff, it's easy to catch feelings that way and feelings is the exact opposite of what I want.

I want to feel numb.

"Yuki!"

I jolted into a sitting position and looked at Amanda, "get up before we miss our lecture, the bell just rang"

I nodded and got up, walking with her out the cafeteria, the rest of the day went by in a blur and before I knew it I was back in the bathroom peeling off my clothes and shrinking into the tub, pouring in soap before turning on the freezing water. My body instantly relaxed as it touched my skin, my eyes watched as the bubbles rose with the water, the water reached only my collar bone before Scott came in, a bit more pissed then usual and turned it off, not even saying a word to me before walking out of the bathroom and shutting the door, it made me slightly upset, since I wanted to hear his voice even if it was him scolding me like I was some child.

I tried my best not to nod off this time, not wanting to piss him off more and shifted everytime I felt the urge to sleep get too strong, waiting until my bubbles were gone and the water was dirty before rinsing off and getting dressed in my normal plaid pants and grey t-shirt, and walking into the main room, grabbing my laptop and opening it to see if I had anything to do before sleeping, "go to bed" Scott said, startling me.

I looked over and he was half laying down half sitting with a book in his hand with a little book light attached to it, he was looking at me, "go to bed, you look like you're going to break if you push anymore hours into staying awake"

I swallowed thickly and nodded, there was no point in arguing when he's like this, he'll win anyway so I closed the laptop, put it on my nightstand and instantly passed out as my head hit my pillow.

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Timeskip

Today was Saturday, so no lectures or work, finally, Scott still went to school because for some godforsaken reason he scheduled them to be on a Saturday, and early in the morning too, I honestly have no idea how he does it, he has so much energy while I'm here trying to keep my eyes open five minutes after I wake up, although right now I'm more awake then I have been all week since I slept in, now I was sitting on my bed with a cup of coffee in one hand and the other working on a few assignments I need to get done before I forget and fail the class.

The sky was just starting to turn pink when the door opened and Scott walked in, dropping his bag on the floor next to his bed and kicked off his  shoes next to the corner, opposite side of where mine were, I didn't expect him to come and sit next to me, my body tensed a bit as he looked at my screen then at my face which was starting to heat up, I didn't look back at him but I could feel his eyes on me. It got harder for me to focus on my assignment, it's not like he's making me nervous it's just-

"You look cute when you've got some sleep"

I stared at him dumbfounded "eh?"

"When you've actually gotten some rest and don't look like a zombie-" He brushed some hair out of my face "you're actually adorable"

I got dizzy from how fast blood rushed to my face and in less than a second my face was redder then a tomato, a small part of me waited for him to say 'adorable like a puppy' but he never did, his grey eyes stared into my brown ones and I could tell he was serious, he wasn't going to suddenly take back what he said or say that it was a joke, my heart was beating so fast it almost hurt and a shiver ran up my spine at the thought of his next move, I know I said I shouldn't catch feelings but I think I already have.

Scott gently took my mug and laptop and placed them on my nightstand then got impossibly closer, my body tensed more as I felt his body heat radiate off of him, his eyes flicked to my lips then back to my eyes, "can I kiss you?" He asked softly.

My voice caught in my throat, I hate how he can make me unable to speak in a matter of seconds, I just nodded and he leaned in, one hand on the nap of my neck tangling itself in my hair and the other next to mine on the bed, my eyes fluttered closed as his soft lips pressed against mine and I melted, the kiss was soft and sweet at first but got more passionate as he leaned more into it and soon I was laying down with my arms around him.

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One last Timeskip

"Good grief how do you not turn into an ice cube from how cold this water is?" Scott sighed as he slid in the tube from behind me.

I had been in here since the water was turned on so my body was used to it, I just gave him a lazy smile and leaned on his chest, even while sitting down he was taller then me, but it didn't bother me since it meant I wouldn't accidentally get my hair all in his face, which I'm sure he wouldn't like. My body relaxed and got heavy as I got tired and closed my eyes, lacing my fingers with his. "Aye, don't fall asleep we can't be in here all night"

"I'm not, I'm just relaxing"

"Oh so you were just relaxin all the other times then?"

I opened my eyes to see him raise a brow at me with a cocky smirk on his face, my face heated up a bit, "well no, but that were my intention"

"You're adorable" He ran his hand through my hair, getting most if it out my face "don't fall asleep in the tub ya zombie"

I playfully rolled my eyes and kissed his jaw "I won't, not when I have you in here with me"

"And what is that supposed to mean?" He grinned more.

"I don't want to waste this moment sleeping"

I felt him give our hands a squeeze which made me smile as I closed my eyes again, leaning more into him.

I love baths.