𝙴𝚈𝙴𝚂 𝙾𝙵𝙵 𝚈𝙾𝚄

Chapter 22

A/N: Did I spend almost two hours trying to make this floor plan? Yes, yes I did. But I made it to use as a reference for both myself and you guys if you want to visualize where everything is. Is it bad? Maybe. But, I'm pretty proud of it.

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Y/N averted his gaze, his eyes quickly becoming void of life. He could not believe his own misfortune. As it turned out, the redhead in front of him was the same exact person who had bumped into him that day at the restaurant. The one who caused him to spill his drink and the one who blamed the incident solely on him.

Seriously...? What did I do to deserve this...?

Hirose's gaze trailed from the Y/N to the redhead. Takuro had a rather unpleasant look on his face, seemingly angered by the sight of the (h/c)-ette. Hirose was left baffled at the possibility that the two possibly already knew each other.

Sato was just as surprised. "My, my, am I right to assume the two of you know each other?"

Immediately, Y/N and Takuro turned to him. "We don't!!"

"Huh...?"

Hirose shook his head and regained his composure. "Well then," he began to say before turning to the others in the room. "Let's begin the orientation, shall we?"

Sato followed Hirose's lead and stood beside Y/N. "Everyone, once again, this is L/N, the mangaka you'll be working with. L/N, if you would."

Y/N internally groaned but decided to ignore the redhead's presence for the sake of professionalism. "I'm L/N. I look forward to working with you all," he said, bowing his head.

The rest of the group returned his greeting with equal respect before Hirose took over once more. "As you all can see, this studio has been designed and furnished to best fit your needs. You're all welcome to make use of not only your desks, but the other furniture provided."

"That's right," Sato said. "You're all welcome to make use of the cushioned chairs in the corner, the sofas out on the patio, and beanbags near the bookshelves. There's a bathroom as well, stocked with all the necessities."

Hirose nodded. "If you look behind us, there's a coffee station that was installed as well."

The staff all looked at the space behind Hirose, Sato, and Y/N. Sure enough, there was a coffee station that was fully stocked. There was a revolving pod holder filled with all sorts of coffee flavors. Beside that was another one, except this one held tea flavors. Sugar, powder creamer, and half-and-half were piled up in the wooden organizer beside it.

Beside the organizer sat a basket filled with individually wrapped sweet bread and pastries, ranging from muffins to cookies to pound cake slices. "You're very welcome to grab anything in the basket to enjoy with your tea or coffee."

Sato opened up the left cabinet to reveal what was inside. "You'll also find the cups in this cabinet here. We've provided both small ones and medium-sized ones."

He closed it and moved to the drawer and opened it. "Inside here are lids, straws, and plastic stirrers. Feel free to use those as well."

From the drawer, he moved on to the mini fridge that sat on the right side of the counter. "For anyone who prefers liquid coffee creamer, it's located inside this thing. You're welcome to choose any of the flavors provided."

It was obvious the coffee station was a hit considering how excited the staff was getting at all the stuff they were shown. Sato then motioned to the microwave beside the coffee maker and the larger mini fridge under the counter. 

"These are also here for your convenience. Heat up your lunches or store food or beverages in the fridge. In this other drawer here, we have labels and markers if you wish to mark your items."