-'⁠🫧*⁠.⁠✧ MOUTHWASHING ✧.⁠*⁠🫧'⁠ -

PART TWO

A FEW WEEKS LATER

You've made conversations and friends along the way, which you were surprised by. Anya is hard to read along with Swansea, but she's more distant than anyone you've ever met. Somehow, you two make a good duo nonetheless.

Swansea honestly didn't like you all that much, but it was obvious he didn't despise you either. You two normally hung out when it was break time or whenever he wasn't busy. Usually, Daisuke hung around you two as well.

One reason is because he's literally Swansea's intern, and the other reason is because you suspect he might have a teeny tiny little crush on you. It's probably nothing, though. Other than the fact he always asks hows your day going and makes sure you're doing well. But that's what friends do, right?

You laid silently in your bed, the thin blanket covering your body being your only source of warmth. You haven't been able to fall asleep early, which has been causing you to wake up at 6:35am almost everyday, meaning you had to hear Jimmy complain about you not being awake on time at 6 in the goddamn morning.

You know he's just trying to look out for you, but not even the captain cares about it that much. Yes, he has mentioned you waking up 'late' once or twice, but never full on lectured you about it like Jimmy has.

You groan, sitting up along the headboard. At this point, you're desperate for a device of some sort. Like a phone or an iPad. You want to get sucked into some video game that'll make the time pass by so much faster then it is right now. Suddenly, you perk up, realizing Daisuke may have a Gameboy that he brung with him.

You turn your head to the digital clock that sat right beside your bed, the numbers reading 10:36pm. You and the other crew mates weren't allowed to be out of the sleeping quarters after 9:30, but nobody cares for that rule. Along side that, you knew you wouldn't be able to rest anytime soon, so what's the point of just sitting around?

You decide to sneak around the Tulpar and ask Daisuke if you could borrow his Gameboy for the night before returning to your own room. That way nobody would know you were walking around. Then when you see him in the morning, you'll return the device. It'll be like nothing even happened!

You set your plan into motion, standing up and heading towards the door. You made sure you don't like you're as exhausted as you actually are by covering yourself up with a f/c sweatshirt and pulling the hood over your head, which protected yourself from the cold and kept your eye bags out of sight. You walked outside your room, keeping your steps light.

You passed by Anya's room, holding your breath as you did so. But you almost let out a gasp as you heard a voice coming from her room that wasn't hers. You recognized that voice almost immediately. It was Jimmy's.

You hurried towards Daisuke's room, a bit too scared to press your ear to the door and listen to what they're talking about. You ignore the sick feeling in your stomach to turn back, not knowing if it was as serious as what you were thinking. You made a mental note to ask Anya about it soon.

You finally came across Daisuke's door and gently knocked three times, hoping that he was still awake.
Luckily enough, he was. You heard his footsteps get louder before the door opens, revealing the guy you've been looking for. You tiredly smile up at him, seeing his confused expression.

"Oh, Y/N! What's up?" His voice was soft, barely above a whisper. He stared down at you, waiting for your response. You played with your fingers, suddenly becoming too anxious to ask about his Gameboy. You swallowed the saliva that traveled to the front of your throat, rethinking your actions.
"Daisuke.. you have a Gameboy, right?" You asked, glancing up at him. He nods, possibly figuring out what you were about to ask.