SUNDAY • NOVEMBER 28TH

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Senpai awoke in his bed, he blinked, still feeling unbelievably drained of his energy.

Last night had been such a painful and confusing headache.
After he had been dared to date Whitty, Ayana had given him the bomb headed males number, which he still didn't understand why she had it, and said she'd ask Carol if he ended up asking him out.

Senpai was left staring at his ceiling, deep in thought. He had no classes that day, thank god, but he knew someone else didn't have class.
He cast a glance at his phone, which was faced down on his his desk, plugged in and charging.
He didn't want to do it. He didn't like the kid at all. Whitty wasn't his type but Ayana had eyes. This was toxic. He'd be leading Whitty on.
Wait...

He paused.

Leading him on...? Why'd he think that, Whitty didn't like him. Not like that- no, not at all.
Whitty was straight.

...right?

Senpai sat up in bed. It was to early for this. He needed some tea and needed to think long and hard. This was stupid. He hated this stupid dare.

'and she has things to blackmail me with. This is stupid.'
He thought, getting out of bed and sitting at the edge of it. He sighed, "I don't have to do it." He told himself quietly. "What's the worst that could happen...?"
He stood up and waltzed toward his wardrobe, opening it and scanning the clothing options he had. He picked two outfits, scanning them both.

He laid them out before him, staring at the both of them.
The first outfit was quite the gray color pallette. It was something he had picked up from Savers. It was a gray flannel hoodie with white buttons on the left side, a black hood, and a matching short sleeve white shirt to go along with the hoodie. The pants were some pretty basic dark gray -practically black-, jeans with a chain attached at the hip and then, he'd throw on the same plain shoes which he always wore.

He gazed over at the other outfit he chose.
He had chosen a pastel color hoodie, specifically a blossom pink color with black a small rose embroidered at the top left of the torso part of the hoodie. Along with the black rose there where more rose patterned on both arms.
He also chose a black shirt to be underneath the hoodie with some basic jeans and to be creative he decided to throw on some of his white shoes.

He examined both outfits. They both looked good. He tapped his foot, huffing. He opened his mouth to speak quietly to himself when sudden his phone began ringing.
Tamaki jumped in surprise, yelping and cursing out loud as he looked at his phone vibrating and ringing on the desk right beside his wardrobe.
"Ah! Shit!" It took him by surprise. Very clearly.
Senpai paused before he walked over, taking his phone off its pink and black striped cord and looking at the screen. It was an unknown number. Though he could've sworn he recognized the first few digits.

Hesitantly, he clicked the green answer button and brought it to his ear.
"Um- hello! Tamaki speaking!"
He felt the nervous worm in his stomach. He gripped his phone tighter to try and get the nervousness to settle down... It only helped just so much. Barely a little if he was being honest with himself.
He quietly sighed as he listened, he heard a quick stutter before a voice spoke.
Tamaki's eyes widened in horror as he recognized the voice.

"U-uh... Hey... It's me- uh, W-whitty." He heard Whitty pause before the tall man hurriedly added, "y'know, from the- uh, the party."
Senpai blinked, 'how the fuck does he have my- Ayana.'
Senpai blinked, "O-oh?" He cleared his throat, "ah- right, yes. I remember you. The very tall fellow talking with- Hex and Carol, right?"
There was small "mmmhm" on the other side of the phone."
"Well, if you called,-" 'though I really wished you didn't' "you called for a reason... Yes?"
He heard Whitty stutter before a voice sounded behind him, it sounded like... Carol? The voice was very distant but he heard clear as day:
"JUST ASK HIM OUT ALREADY!"

With those being the last words he heard from the other end, the call abruptly ended. Cutting short.
He was speechless.
"..."
Senpai placed the phone down, blushing a bit, he wouldn't lie. He blinked, looking down at the phone before at his desk and back at the device in his hand. Senpai cleared his throat, feeling some slight embarrassment.
"A-ask me..." Senpai placed his phone back down on the desk, turning away from it.

He'd just get dressed and figure things out from there onward.

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Senpai walked down the street, his bag slung over his shoulder as he headed towards the café a little ways away from campus.
He was looking down at his phone, scrolling through his social medias, holding onto one of his bags straps as he walked along the slightly trashy sidewalk.
He noticed from the corner of his eye some well matured man just drop his empty Starbucks coffee cup on the sidewalk.
Thankfully, an old woman called the Man out and demanded he picked up the cup and place it in the recycling bin

He was glad at the outfit he had chosen, the pink hoodie was a good thing, he had already gotten a couple compliments on it, not anything he wasn't used to at this point, and he was already a couple minutes into the walk towards the café.
He was back to looking at his phone, becoming completely distracted by it, so much so, that he didn't even notice the kids in front of him. He took one step and gasped as he fell back and well, right onto his ass.

"Oh! Shit!" A voice gasped.
Senpai groaned, rubbing the back of his head. "Sorry, I should've watched where I was going." He laughed nervously, looking up to see...
'Oh, God damnit.'
Whitty stood, practically towering over him. Carol and a new friend beside her. Carol paused, before smirking and whispering to the person beside her.

"...oh."
Whitty whispered before flipping his hoodie up and looking down at his surprisingly large orange-and-white shoes.
I mean, they made a shoe size that large?
The new person beside Carol looked over at Whitty before sighing and reaching a hand out to help him up, "sorry, uh. Wow... You're Senpai."
Tamaki chuckled, gratefully taking their hand.
He was pulled up and immediately took a small step back as he pulled up and near Whitty. He brushed off his pants before nodding.
"Yes, that's me."

"Ah! Senpai! This is my partner Sunday! I mentioned them at the party!" Carol reached over and grabbed their hand. "We're currently on a date, Whitty was just third-wheeling."
Senpai blinked, turning slowly at Whitty before quickly back at Carol.
"...I see." He nodded slowly, fixing the backpack strap so it was on more comfortably.
"Well, you enjoy your date! I was just going to the café- hope it goes well." He nodded at Carol and Sunday before looking up at Whitty. He quietly gulped before looking back at the short sapphic couple.

Carol smiled, tugging slightly on her "that's so cool! We are too!"

Senpai blinked as his smile dropped before he shook his head, laughing a tad troubled but the sudden situation he was now throw into.
'its awkward as is knowing Ayana wants me get with... Him but the fact he tried to ask me out and failed.'
He rubbed the back of his neck, sighing quietly.

"How... Convenient." He forced a smile. "But, I'm sure-"

Carol gasped, looking over at Sunday before back at Senpai. "You could join us! Maybe even be Whitty's date~"

Senpai gasped, tensing up slightly at the comment that was made, well- suggested? Whatever it was, he could only imagine how he looked right now. Stupid probably.
He blinked rapidly before over and well, pretty much up at Whitty who had pulled his hoodie strings so tight, his hood was tightened all wrinkly like, as he hid his face.

Well...
At least he knew he wasn't the only one embarrassed by Carol.

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Well. "A couple days" sure seems like a couple days, huh?

Well, motivation finally came to me and I just ran here to finish the chapter. I'm sorry this took forever 💀💀

Butttt, next chapter will finally have a lot of Whitty interaction so yk. Be on the lookout for that!

Well, happy holidays! Only a week or so till Christmas, how fun! I was gonna do a Christmas chapter but smh. By the time I post the chapter I think it'll be over by then—
I was gonna draw art but I got lazy smh. And here, speaking of Christmas, have Christmas Senpai art instead:

Well, until then my peeps 🐣, creeps 🐜, and sickly sweets 🍬 and hopefully we'll meet again in the next chapter!!

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