Bent Fate (An Arknights Fanfiction)

Chapter 36

Another day.

(Y/N) steps out of his room and heads for his office.

Several meters later, he hears a rumbling sound from his stomach, and he for some reason immediately moves his hand over to rub it.

"Ahh, right..."

He pivoted on the balls of his feet to the direction of the cafeteria (canteen or whatever really). Once again, his hands are buried in his pockets.

(Y/N) comes across a few people every now and then while strolling from corridor to corridor.

He steps into the elevator and presses on it to take him to the canteen.

After that, he stood in the middle of the car and waited.

His eyes wander within the four corners of the still-open doorway of the elevator. A figure is on the edge, moving away from sight, even though it appears as if it was about to pass through.

"Wait a minute—"
(Y/N) stops the doors just as they were about to shut.

Looking real awkward from outside perspective, he stood there blocking the elevator doors and tries to feel if that figure will come back.

"Well this is awkward."

One step forward, he peeks out of the elevator.

To his left is a girl with a small backpack.

The pink haired liberi's eyes widened at the sight of a hooded thing peeking out of the elevator at forty five degrees.

She took a step back. "I-I'm sorry sir!"

(Y/N) completely steps out of the elevator, shaking his hands in a No manner. "No no, it's okay, I was just about to go to the canteen. I take it you're going there as well?"

The girl, most probably still in her early twenties, gives him a small nod, her one hand scratching her head as she was slightly looking down.

"Good, then naturally, we must go there together. Come on."

(Y/N) turns and steps into the elevator, though he instead smashes himself into closed cold steel doors.

"YO—?!"

—THUD!

He immediately gets pushed back by the collision.

"Mister!!"— the girl runs to his aid, holding on to his arm to keep him from falling.

"Ugh, haha..." (Y/N) laughed the sudden dizziness away, he touches the girl's arm that is holding him. "I'm alright.."

"A-are you sure?"

(Y/N) places his other hand on his forehead. "Yeah, yeah... this stupid elevator's starting me up today..."

He looks at the girl who now distanced herself from him by half a meter.

"Let's just wait a little out here." he suggested.

The two stood in front of the elevator door, quietly.

(Y/N) stares at the screen above the door, indicating where the car is at the moment. Meanwhile, the girl beside him gets on to typing on her phone, possibly talking to someone.

He's not a creep, so it won't ever cross (Y/N)'s mind to take a peek at her conversations.

While waiting, the girl starts to take several quick glances at him.

At the next glance, (Y/N) turns his head and stared at the girl.

"A-A I'M SORRY!!"

While apologizing, the girl started bowing multiple times at (Y/N). Repeating herself, "I'M SO SORRY."