"Hamada!"
Tadashi's head turned just as the book hit him smack dab in the center of his forehead. He fell back comically, and you laugh out loud. When he picked himself off the ground, he glared at you.
"I forgot to say duck."
He threw back the book, and you caught it easily. Tadashi huffed.
"I swear your reflexes are inhuman. "
"Or you're just an old man." You teased.
You round the table as he wheels his chair to his desk.
"Did Baymax have an issue?"
Tadashi shook his head.
"He works fine. I'm doing upgrades this month, so I'm making notes of some suggestions. " He continues scribbling down on his paper. When he's distracted, your eyes linger. You inhale, not enough for him to notice.
"He smells really good."
You've known Tadashi for a little over a year. It felt much longer than that. The both of you had actually met on one of Hiro's little stunts. More specifically, his participation in bot fighting. Ever since then you've been pretty good friends. You didn't attend SFIT. You went to a more average university in the area. So whenever you had time, you would stop by. It was nice knowing a group of geniuses. It really paid off when exams rolled around.
Speaking of exams.
"Hey Tadashi, if you're not too busy maybe you can help me study for Midterms this week." He perks up.
"You've got midterms, why didn't you say so! We can get started now." You can't help but smile. This guy was really one of a kind. You knew he couldn't help it. He'd played the role of parent so long that now it was almost automatic.
"What should we start with first?" You ask, dropping your bag as you begin shuffling through.
"What is the hardest class you have?"
"Biology."
"Then that's what we'll start with."
So you grab the book, getting a few pencils to begin taking notes. Tadashi is a pretty good teacher. You slide a chair next to him, dropping your books on the desk. You pull your phone out of your pocket, eyes running over the time displayed on your lock screen.
"Good, I have a few hours."
One less thing to worry about.
You flip the pencil over your finger a couple times as Tadashi looks at your notes and makes his own suggestion. At times you'd tune in and out. For the most part you'd catch what he was saying. You can't help but keep a steady track on your phone though.
Tadashi takes notice.
"Are you alright? You've been checking your phone pretty frequently." You blink.
"Uhh-yeah everything is fine."
Tadashi's eyes move to your phone.
"Is she waiting for a call from someone.."
He keeps his face as unreadable as possible.
"If you have other plans we can do this tomorrow."
"Stupid, that's not what you wanted to say." He scolds himself.
"If I didn't know any better I'd say you were trying to get rid of me Hamada. If you're tired of me just say so." You pout playfully, and he laughs.
"No more than usual." He nudges you with his elbow, and you smile.
