Blue roses and red vines (Adohara)

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"𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚙 𝚘𝚗 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎." - 𝚂𝚞𝚜𝚊𝚗 𝚂𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚐

And so the two walked along the wet streets of Tokyo. When they arrived at Ado's house, Orihara gave her friend a goodbye wave, hoping to see her again tomorrow. Then she made her way to her own residence, the rain getting stronger ever so slightly.
Soon the artist arrived at the apartment complex she called home.

As soon as she stepped in, she was greeted by a familiar tricolour furball. "Ah, Toryo. Have you missed your old woman?" She crouched down to pet the cat, who seemed to enjoy it. Even with her 10 years of age, Toryo hasn't passed away yet; instead, she keeps being Oriharas only roommate.
"I'm so glad to have you... Oh, something really good happened today! Do you want to hear it?" Toryo turned around and disappeared into the bedroom. Orihara had to smile. "I guess not..."

She then went over to her workspace, booting up her drawing tablet. 「What could I draw today...」
A daily drawing has always been a routine for her. It was like a diary, showing a recap of the day. So Orihara began to sketch something out, taking her time to convey her feelings.

Just as she was about done with the lineart, her phone made a sound. Orihara squeezed her thumbs that it is who she's thinking.

It was the teacher. Gah...

He wrote a message for the whole class, saying that they have to begin with their final project. Right...
Orihara sighed. She didn't really have people to do a project with, nor ideas what to do. Just when she wanted to hit her head on the table, another message popped up. This time, it was from Ado.
ADO ⇒ I can't believe I forgot the final presentation!
Orihara smiled.
ORIHARA ⇒ Same for me (lol) I don't have anyone to do it with
ADO ⇒ Then want to team up? I've already got an idea in the back of my head ★

Not in a million times the artist would've imagined that to happen. Ado seemed like a really popular girl; why did she ask specifically her to help with the final presentation? Whatever, she was sure that'll bring her closer to her colleague.

ORIHARA ⇒ Can I say no? www
ADO ⇒ Amazing! Let's discuss the details tomorrow, lunch break
ORIHARA ⇒ I'll be waiting

With that, Orihara sent the teacher a private message, telling him that she'll work with Ado. He liked the idea, but also told her she shouldn't forget to submit their idea early enough.
Then she shut off her phone again and went back to her drawing. The artist's mind raced with thoughts, and she couldn't hold herself back to smile like an idiot during her work.

About 2 hours later, when Orihara was done with her art and other stuff, watching her instant noodle cup spinning in the microwave, she finally caught herself. Oh Jesus, what creep would think about their colleague all the time?
Then it struck her.

That's gay.
She was having some homosexual thoughts about a random girl at her university, who she met TODAY. Well, her thoughts were not that homosexual. Maybe holding hands. And cuddling. And maybe also making out in a-

The microwave pinged, sending Orihara back to earth. The artist shook off the last remains from the yuri dimension, getting her noodle cup out, grabbing some chopsticks and making her way back to her room. 「At least let her know what you're eating.」Then she grabbed her phone, arranged the food nicely and shot a pic.

ORIHARA ⇒ Having instant food again. My cookings skills are more like cooking kills [IMAGE]

She didn't wait too long for a reply. In contrast to her, Ado's meal looked way more appealing.

ADO ⇒ Then I have to teach you sometime (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠) but even for myself, I only know basic meals, lol [IMAGE]
ORIHARA ⇒ Is that Kake Udon? Looks good!

「How dry...」After that, she turned off her cellphone again, finally beginning with her noodles. They were decently warm now, but who would've liked their tongue burned when enjoying dinner? 「Maybe karma is real, after all.」 Orihara smiled to herself.

Later, she decided to take a bath. Toryo came to visit and sat at the ledge. "Oh Toryo, what would I do without you... You're my only companion in these lonely days." The cat meowed, tilting her head a little. "You're right, I'm being silly again..."
How about giving the yuri dimension another visit? Orihara closed her eyes, sinking deeper into the tub.

〘"I'm so glad we met" Ado's head was lying in the lap of her friend, who gently stroked her hair. "Me too. It really was a genius idea to choose me for the project! But say, why me?" "Ah... I had this feeling around you... Orihara, you know... I'm in love with you."〙

The artist opened her eyes again, feeling warmer than usual. 「The bathwater should be colder now... weird.」Toryo left aswell, but Orihara found her a few moments later, when she stepped out of the bath, seeing her cat rolled up on the blanket of her bed. Well, it's really time to sleep.
Connecting her phone to the charger and turning off the lights, the artist accompanied Toryo in the bed. This day truly was a wonderful experience. 𝙰𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚋𝚘𝚠.

❨Me visiting the yuri dimension whilst writing the book: (⁠.⁠ ⁠❛⁠ ⁠ᴗ⁠ ⁠❛⁠.⁠)❩