Projection (Male reader x Female OC)

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"How was school?"

I lift my shoulders while I finish up my essay before we go out for the night. "It was alright, nothing special when it comes to it half of the time but at least we just half a year left and then we get to see what is what."

She plops down across from me, dressed for the evening, "And college? Any idea if you want to go get a degree in case this streaming doesn't work out?"

I nod. "Might get into something similar in the field, networking maybe?" I cock my head trying to think of anything else that might work out for me.

"Don't need to rush. Got plenty of time and it is more about having that backup plan in case something doesn't work out."

"Got it."

"And what about Rin? Is she doing well?"

I tell mom, "Mom can always ask her tonight?"

"I plan to, but you are best of friends and have been spending more time with each other than anything else. I wouldn't be surprised if Rin even starts to move in with us at some point considering that you two usually end up back here."

I chuckle. "She is doing fine, it feels almost like the two halves thing never existed."

"So she got used to it rather quickly?"

I nod. "It helps to have people around that also went through the same experience, so she sometimes hangs out with them at school and shares tips and tricks about how they did things."

"Good to hear."

I am almost expecting her to ask something like; so now that she is a girl and all that do you have like any feelings towards each other that you are having a hard time reciprocating? Or maybe it is sending you into a gay panic and you need someone to walk you through it.

But it never comes.

I don't know if I could even answer truthfully because what the two of us have right now is weird and somehow it works. I don't know. Then again when it comes to a lot of things I don't think 'normal' applies to me.

I don't think normal applies to any of this.

"Let's not keep them waiting."

"Sure."

"She comes here often?"

Starting with a nod, "She gives me a lift from school and then we hang out here, finish up our homework, and then play games half of the time before she heads home just in time to meet up with her dad as he comes back from work."

Hopping in the car we start our drive. "Does she have any direction?"

I lift my shoulders, "She seemed a bit confused about what she wanted to do. I think it might boil down to either fitness or something close enough to it," I scoff before joking, "or just end up leaching off of me for the rest of her life."

"At least you will have a good friend with you."

I nod. "Will definitely make it feel less lonely," if I ever do end up feeling lonely.

During our drive, we talk about my streaming and how it has been going. The fact that it has been going pretty well has made Mom more comfortable in letting me pursue it with her asking if I need anything to for my setup.

Well, the moment the partner program kicks in I should be fine for the most part.

Should.

We reach the restaurant, stepping in we spot them pretty much immediately with Rin's dad gesturing for us to come over the moment he spots us.