Its Always the Quiet Ones || Reader x Shinsou Story

Ch. 12 - Plan A. for Angel

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<Angel had promised to help out Shinsou and figure out a way to cheer up Y/N and mend their relationship>
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~Angel's POV~

I'd never really hung out with Shinsou alone like this, or even with Y/N. They always seemed to go off and do their own thing while I did mine, which was reasonable since we're adults in college now. But today, it seemed dire so I cleared my schedule to meet with him.

Just by the sound of his voice alone, paired with each question and the way he asked them- I could tell he was truly hurting. I've gotten pretty good at reading others' emotions and his were screaming "despair and emotional pain." There was no doubt that he was blaming himself for Y/N's change of attitude/actions today. That alone says that what they have going on means a whole lot to him, and its my fault they're in this situation.

"What should I do? You and Y/N have been best friends for a while right? You must know some way to cheer them up..." he finally asked, voice a bit shaken up.

"Hm? Oh, yeah of course. I'm sure we can come up with something or maybe a few things to try out if other fail." I reassured him.

"I-I still don't really know m-much about them yet... I only know they're not from around here, enjoy hot chocolate, they like sushi- OH! And they seemed to like pandas and sunsets too. Would any of those be helpful?"

"The hot chocolate and pandas maybe. They also really like small thing. Rings, charms, figurines, and small gestures."

"S-so what do you think I should try first?"

"Hmm... Do you know where their locker is and what the code is?"

He was quiet for a moment, seemingly searching his memory files through the chaos of stress and anxiety. Then he spoke.

"Yeah, Locker 5B, four over and one down to the right from mine. I'm not sure about her locker code though..."

"Okay, I'll have to see if I can get it somehow later after Y/N goes to sleep."

"Oh okay, so then what exactly do I need her locker and code for?" his eyes were radiating curiosity.

"You my friend, are going to stop by the toy shop in the heart of town in a bit, and you're going to buy a panda plushy, spray it with your cologne, and hide it in her locker before school tomorrow with a small note saying something sweet."

"Umm... I don't have a vehicle... I usually walk and its getting late-"

"Oh that's okay! I can give you a ride. I'm just a little ways down the street. We can head over now, I finished my coffee already." I noted, pointing behind me in the direction of my motorcycle. Luckily I had a spare helmet from when I rode around with my boyfriend earlier.

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"S-SLOW DOWN!! T-THIS IS NOT WHAT I HAD IN M-MIND WHEN YOU SAID YOU'D GIVE ME A RIDE!!" Shinsou screamed while clutching onto my waist.

I pulled up in front of the store and sat there, the engine resting at a steady idle. Shinsou had his arms squeezed around me with the top of his helmet on my upper back. I couldn't help but laugh at how much he resembled a scare kitten.

"Calm down dumbass and let go of me. We're here already, so hurry up before they close."

"S-sorry!" he yelped, scrambling to get the right footing. "I-I'll be back in a bit."

"5 minutes. Come out in 5 minutes." I couldn't help but add a cherry on top to the pressure he already felt from the ride. His reactions were going to make perfect stories to tell Y/N when things blow over.

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"Alright, I'm back and I got the things you told me to get." he said as he put the helmet back on. He wrapped his arms around me but much more relaxed than before.

"So this was your first time on a motorcycle, I take it?"

"W-what!? N-no of course n-"

"Cut the act. Its fine really, Y/N was the SAME way... actually no, she was screaming bloody murder and whimpering for me to pull over."

"W-wait, Y/N did what?"

"Nothing. Let's head back to the dorms, yeah?"

"Sure."

And that was that, we road back down the road to the dorms, a comfortable silence between the two of us. You could only hear the rumbling of the engine and the tires running over the asphalt.

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After parking my bike in the student parking garages, we walked to the main lobby of the dorms. There, I reminded him to write the note and mentioned I'd stall Y/N just a bit in the morning so he'd have time to slip the gifts in her locker before class.

"So you'll be sure to text me the locker combination tonight?" he asked before parting ways down the hall.

"Yeah, now hurry and write the note. You may need time to think about what to say, you don't look like much of a writer."

"Haha... thanks. I'll go do that then." his hand went straight to the back of his neck. I must've been correct about the writing thing or he might've remembered how he held me earlier like the scaredy cat he is.

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*DING*

I checked my phone to see the time and the notification.

10:00 PM
- 1 New Message from Shinsou

<Text Messages>

"Hey, so this is what I wrote. Does it look okay?"
(1 Attachment)

"Yeah, looks fine to me. Good job Loverboy."

"What's with the nickname this time?"

"Oh nothing, nothing. Don't worry about it. BTW I found the locker combination. Its:
16, 23, 0, 8, 17"

"Thank you, Angel."

"No problem. I'm headed out now, good night. Remember to wake up early."

"Good night."

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2021 now. How we feeling? Starting the year off strong with a late update (sorry about that) I hope you all had a good new years! Leave your New Years resolutions in the comments, I'd love to see what some of you have in store for the year ahead.

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