"so why are you still in uniform?" tetsurou asks, a smirk playing at the corners of his mouth. oh great, is he going to judge me for wearing my uniform? i should've worn something more casual.
"uh, i had... a study group after school," i reply, trying to sound nonchalant, even though i'm clearly lying. kozume's eyes light up at the mention of the study group.
"which study group are you in?" he asks, turning on tetsurou's playstation as soon as we enter the room.
"uh, group c-" i answer, and kozume's expression shifts just a bit.
"oh, i'm in the same group. i was actually at the study group right before coming here," he says, grabbing a controller and flicking through the games.
"well... i haven't been going for a while-" i stammer, glancing over at tetsurou.
"don't worry, kenma hasn't been going much either because he's been too busy messaging that online click." tetsurou chimes in, grabbing another controller.
"chick online?" i ask, sitting on the bed to watch them play valorant. oh man, my favourite game.
i quickly clear my throat, trying to hide my excitement. i glance at kozume and notice a weird look on his face.
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"want to verse me after i beat tetsurou?" he asks. "don't worry, he won't last long~" he hums, turning back to the screen.
um... hello, kozume? i think i just felt a knot in my stomach. i remember kozume talking about gaming in biology, but i didn't realize he was this competitive. it's kind of attractive...
damn, i don't even know which boy i want anymore. it'd probably be better if i didn't get involved with either, but here i am at tetsurou's house with both of them.
"yeah right, bring it!" tetsurou yells, sticking his tongue out as they start their match. after the round ends, kozume has 15 kills, and tetsurou only managed to get 2.
"alright, yumi, you're next." kozume says, handing me the controller. i feel a slight blush creep up on my face — he just called me yumi.
tetsurou stands up and walks over to his bed while i take a seat next to kozume, grabbing the controller out of his hands.
as the round starts, i struggle to keep up with kozume's pace since i'm used to playing on computer. once i get used to the controller, i catch up to kozume's kill streak.
we only have 1 minute left and kozume has 10 kills, while i have 8. i start to stress, making sure to play as well as i can before the timer ends. by the time the round ends, both of us have 10 kills.
"damn, i didn't know you were good at valorant." he says, leaning back with a small smirk on his face.
"well, i usually play on computer so..." i mumble, placing the controller down and stretching. i don't know why, but kozume acting so different outside of school is starting to get to me.
"i bet i could beat you this time!" tetsurou yells, throwing a pillow at kozume.
"kozume is way better than you." i tease, smirking at tetsurou's reaction to my words.
"oh, you can call me kenma if you want." kozume shrugs, placing the controller down and standing up.
