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THE BED WAS TOO COMFORTABLE!
yuji felt like he was sinking. into the mattress or his own pity, he did not know.
if only he could sleep through the entire exchange program. how much melatonin would that require? it didn't matter, google wouldn't give him an answer, just hotlines.
he let out a groan, the sound muffled by his hands. he felt the urge to slam his head repeatedly into a wall, in hopes he'd get amnesia and not be haunted by his humiliation.
a coma would be even better!
cherry knew he was obsessed with her. he dealt with that fact online by avoiding contact. he couldn't avoid contact under her roof.
could he?
no. definitely not.
yuji ran his hand through his hair. what was he supposed to say to her?
hey, sorry for being an asshole to you on the internet while simultaneously being in love with you! hope we can be friends. also, i'm definitely still in love with you!
he couldn't talk when he was around her. your hair looks like an apple. what did that even mean?
he pulled the throw pillow from the edge of the bed and tossed if up to the ceiling. he caught it, and finally forced himself to sit up.
despite the plush material of the bed, he'd gotten absolutely no sleep, tormented for hours straight by the overwhelming thoughts in his head.
maybe coffee could help? he sure wasn't going to sleep any time soon, but he also wasn't fully awake.
he slipped on his lightning mcqueen crocs, that were now sort of embarrassing.
whatever. it was seven in the morning, who did he have to impress? not the girl in the room beside his, that was for sure. he was way, way past trying to impress her.
unfortunately for yuji, just like the night before, the kitchen was being occupied. cherry looked over at him, nursing a worlds best grandpa mug in her hands.
he let out an awkward chuckle, standing frozen in the doorway.
"hey." he greeted sheepishly, after a couple seconds of staring.
"hey." she replied, taking a sip of her drink.
the worlds biggest mystery was how she was so collected when yuji was a mess inside. she'd read every one of his messages about her, how was she still looking him in the eyes?
was she being so relaxed on purpose?
yuji shifted awkwardly on his feet. "i was just, uh... i was just gonna get some coffee."
