SLEEPING AT LAST | bajifuyu

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Since he was a child, Chifuyu had struggles sleeping at night. He feared the darkness of the night, so he spends them staring at the ceiling as his mind tortures him with the need for sleep. His innocent mind feared the void, mystery, and emptiness of it. The serenity of the night bugs his mind with apprehension that he can not stand.

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The ringing of an alarm clock wraps the almost empty room, a constant reminder that a new day has begun its wake. Like any other day, Chifuyu is yet to catch his sleep. Tired body sluggishly walks towards the alarm clock, Chifuyu turned it off.

"Another night has passed. For now, let's cheers to the new day," he muttered to himself, walking towards the shower to wash off any accumulated dirt he has.

He prepared warm milk for himself, ready to go to school. Dread is evident on his features since he didn't catch even a wink of sleep last night. He plans on napping by the first class and catches up with whatever the lesson is.

It might not be evident, but Chifuyu takes pride in his studies. He is well-rounded and one of the top students in his class. Lack of sleep is a thing he mastered to deal with, so it's not much of a hindrance for him.

"Chifuyu, you still look like a dead person. Are you sure you're okay?" His friend asked with concern plastered on their face. Chifuyu only chuckled as a response, draping an arm around his friend.

"Since when did you start being this nosy, huh? Are you sure that you should be asking me that?" he retorts, trying his best to change the subject. His friend only gives him a concerned look before flicking his forehead.

"Since I don't know when maybe ask God?"

"Man, stop that. I can't magically change for your sorry ass." Chifuyu nonchalantly said, playfully pinching his friend's cheeks.

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The ring of the bell indicates that it is lunchtime. Chifuyu's head pounds, forcefully woken up by the noise. He groans softly, hoping something could ease the throbbing pain. He noticed that his surrounding didn't help, so he decided to go to the rooftop. His tired feet drag him up to the sweet oasis of the school's rooftop while his mind runs with nothing but sleep.

I'll try catching up with the lessons later, he assured himself while taking the last flight of stairs. He made it to the rooftop, and Chifuyu could swear he could smell the sweet scent of rest.

"I don't know who to thanks but at last," he said, taking himself to find a corner to sleep. Chifuyu found one, and he immediately positions himself. Almost stepping into the welcome hug of sleep, he heard a couple of footsteps walking towards him.

Annoyed, he bats one eye on the rude intruder. Ebony locks neatly gathered into a ponytail, eyeglasses thick as a magnifying glass, and a tall stature that can swallow him whole. Chifuyu believes that he is the dumb nerd mentioned in the books he'd read.

"The fuck you want?" he rudely questioned, still upset by the fact that his precious rest was interrupted.

"I haven't made any friends, and I just transferred here last week. Can I sit beside you?" the nerd requested, hesitantly scratching his cheeks. His question triggered Chifuyu because this weird-looking guy interrupted his rest to ask if he can sit beside him? Not on Chifuyu's watch.

"You interrupted my sleep because you want to sit?" he asked, and the boy nods in response. 

"You're pretty shameless, asking that while deciding to interrupt someone resting," he retorts, voice brooding with so much annoyance, "If you think I'm letting-" the man interrupted Chifuyu.

"I don't think you'll have your rest anytime soon," the strange man said, deciding to sit beside him, "You look far from someone who even had a wink of sleep," he added and proceeds to open his lunchbox in which Chifuyu found weirder since it's yakisoba.

"I'm Baji Keisuke, and you are?" he casually said, slurping his yakisoba. Dumbfounded, Chifuyu can only look at the man beside him.

"Chifuyu, Matsuno Chifuyu." he quietly answered,

"Well, Chifuyu then. Want some half of this Peyoung Yakisoba?"