Phew.. I stop to grab a bite, wondering if I should keep the shopping bags with me or run them up to the dorm. Having only half an hour til class, I settle for condensing all that I have within my school bag.. leaving just the job application and main text book out. I page through the text completely uninterested then plop it shut, thinking, ugh.. science to start the week. No.. to start my entire college career.. Sliding it far away from me, I start to fill out the application. "That's the not right edition." ..A low voice I almost miss -because I'm not expecting anyone to be talking to me, especially at a window seat- comes from a direction I can't be sure of. I don't want to look like a complete idiot, so I pick a side and tilt my head ever so slightly til I find out I picked wrong. Before I can adjust, I notice in my peripheral that a finger is tapping on my text. I turn hastily, surprised to find bright red eyes just inches from mine.
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Their owner is momentarily startled, but gathers himself with.. annoyance? I slowly remove my eyes from his and study the cover of the apparently offending book. "Ah.." He's unnecessarily right. "It's a hand-me-down.. I suppose I'm prepared for it to be a little.. off." He chews on this a bit. "You have an older sibling here?" "No, I-" "Tantanmen!" I jump a little when the order is called. We both make to stand up. Ah.. I have no idea if he ordered before me so I'll just trust that he knows it's his. I slip back down and wonder if I'm going to have time to eat. Why did I pick something so spicy? To eat in such a rush.. I groan as I lean back in my seat. Upside down, I see two tantanmens coming towards me. ? I sit up carefully, twisting to see the still-stranger place a tray in front of me, mindful of my book and app. "Um.. Thank you. Sorry for the trouble.." I hear him sort of grunt a response, still hovering over me. I straighten up consciously. "I see you've met Izuku already.." He retook his seat. What's with that tone? "Yes.. he helped me get this hoodie off the wall.." What even is this conversation? He hasn't even told me his- "It's Katsuki. Sorry for reading your info.. I just recognized the store and was going to tell you I knew a guy.. but, I guess I didn't need to." After a beat, he adds, "He let you pick that size?" I was going to introduce myself but seeing as he's all up in my business already.. "Let me? I don't need any guy to-" "It's clearly too large." I open my mouth, just to swallow my words. Is everyone this chatty around here? What a strange day. I finally take a bite of my meal, regretting it instantly. I down most of my water in a gulp. Tch. What's with this guy? I want to eat quickly and leave but the food won't let me. I cast a side glance at his bowl, almost empty already while he's barely broken a sweat. Does he smell.. sweet? A few graceful slurps more and he's done, taking his bowl for return. "Here." He comes back with a milk carton. I trip over my response. "Huh-why..?" "We have to head to class." Ah.. That explains why he knew about the text.. I acknowledge by sliding it back towards myself. I give up on the app and slip it in the inside cover to keep it safe. "Thank you.."
We're halfway to the building when he admits, "I didn't mean to be weird or whatever.. it just drove me nuts how you were stuffing your bag. I know I could have gotten your text book to fit in there too." I turn to him, amused, and decide that he's just teasing and not straight-up judging. I even feel gracious enough to appease him, "I'm sure you could have.." Shoved a lot into a small space, I finish mentally. The fact that he had a yummy build did not escape me. His personality though.. "What's so funny?" He asks annoyed, but the blush across his face betrays him. "No.., nothing.. We're here." I smile, finally getting to my first college class. "Let's sit together."
