Its Always the Quiet Ones || Reader x Shinsou Story

Ch. 10 - Murmurs

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<Y/N was being ignorant and didn't want to listen when Angel told them to stop. Y/N's recklessness turned into hitting the wrong button and posting the video onto Angel's Snapchat story where she had nearly everyone in their grade following her>
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~Y/N's POV~

"Oh.... Shit.... ANGEL WHAT'D YOU DO!?" As soon as I saw that 'posting..." subscript, I went straight into panic mode. All rational was out the window.

"What I did? Y/N this was YOUR fault. I told you to stop but what'd you do? You didn't listen so now you'll face the consequ-"

"BUT ANGGGG!!! Can't you just delete it...? my voice trailed off. "People couldn't have seen it that fast could they..?"

She scoffed at my ignorance. "Oh hun... you serious ARE clueless. You just posted this to my PUBLIC story on SNAPCHAT where nearly EVERYONE from our grade level has my post notifications ON."

"...Okay but that doesn't mean they check it right away- right?" My face turned pale with fear, I felt like I was about to faint.

She didn't respond. She just stared at me for a second before she smiled and placed her hand on my shoulder.

"Y'know what? It'll all be fine. We're not in high school anymore, it'll blow over soon." She taps my forehead to get my attention. "Hey, dumbass. Are you even listening or are you just going to turn into a vampire vegetable?"

"W-what? I- uh yeah sorry... I just have a lot on my mind... How am I supposed to confront him after this...?"

"N/N, just breathe. Drink some water and get ready for bed. You're tired, I can tell" she tells me while opening a bottle of water to hand to me.

"Okay..." I take the bottle and nearly chug the entire thing before getting up to undress and prepare for slumber.

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*BEEP BEEP BEEP*

-ugh... its already morning. My day hasn't even begun and im already dreading it. I think I'll just listen to music all day.... drowning out reality sounds good-

I got up out of bed and went to wake Angel but she was already up. I turned to the bathroom and saw the light was on, the water was also running. We'd be best friends for a while and we already comfortable using the bathroom together.

"Morning..." I croaked, my vocals still as raspy as ever in the early mornings, but today seemed lower.

"Morphnngh (morning)" Angel responded, holding the comb between here teeth as she braided her hair over her shoulder.

We both finished up in the bathroom, a comfortable silence lingering in the air. I'd returned to the room and began rummaging through the closet when Angel spoke up before stepping out into the hall.

"I bought you coffee from the lobby this morning. It's in the microwave, you made need to heat it up for a minute though." She closed the door behind her and locked it.

I finished getting dressed and finally pulled out my favorite, oversized hoodie. I pulled it on and sprayed a bit of cologne on it. Today was gonna be a long day, luckily I remembered to charge both my phone and portable charger last night before passing out.

I sat down on the edge of my bed to plug in my earbuds and select what song I'd start my day off with. After selecting one, I grabbed my things, pulled my hood over my head, got my coffee out of the microwave and began my day. Luckily it was pretty chilly outside so it didn't seem suspicious that I had my hood up, considering I normally didn't, unless something was wrong, back in high school.   I decided to check my phone to see how much time I had before class.

7:40 AM

I still had 20 minutes. I weighed my options for what to do. -I could either go up to the roof for a little or go straight to the classroom and lay my head down for the remaining time before the professor would walk in-

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I opened the door to the rooftop of the university. The air was frigid and still, the sun hadn't risen completely, about one third was still below the horizon. The sky was fading from a soft yellow to the bright blue hues of morning. I took a slow, deep breath and began to hum along to the song that was currently playing. It was peaceful knowing nobody else would come up so I decided to sing the chorus:

"I'm not your friend
Or anything, damn
You think that you're the man
I think, therefore, I am
I'm not your friend
Or anything, damn
You think that you're the man
I think, therefore, I am"
(Song: Therefore I Am, Billie Eilish)

*DING*

"Pfft, perfect timing." I say to myself as I dismissed the 5 minute reminder to go to class.

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8:00 AM

"Hello L/N. Just barely on time, hm?"

"A-ah! Good morning Professor Nighteye! Sorry!" I was startled since I'd been so sucked into the music the passed 20 minutes.

"No need to apologize. Take your seat, today's lesson will be important, so be sure to pay attention." he says while ushering me to my seat.

I refused to make eye contact with anyone. I'd turned down the volume so I could still listen to Nighteye's lecture, but I also heard a lot of murmuring and giggles. I couldn't make out what they were saying, but I was confident it was all about that video from last night. I got to my seat and dropped my bag right before plopping my head on the table.

-I just wish today would go by faster...-

I kept my head down until I head Nighteye's voice introduce the topic of today's lesson. I decided it was best to try to focus on the lesson rather than the low murmurs around me.

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8:45 AM

Half the class had gone by and I'd been steadly taking notes on the content of the lecture when I felt a tap between my shoulder blades. I looked up to see if Nighteye was paying attention to anyone in my direction before turning around to see what the person behind me needed. I met their gaze and realized the huge mistake I'd just made.

-HOLY SHIT I FORGOT HE SAT RIGHT BEHIND ME!! HITOSHI. SITS. BEHIND. MEEEEE!!! FUCK FUCK FUCK SHIT AHHHHH!!-

"Hey Y/N." he whispered.

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Oopsies~ hehe. Kinda sorta maybe forgot HE sits behind you in that class? What are you to do now??

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