I kinda don't wanna take out the original pictures (until I find the chapter with Kris fucking Wu in it 💀). My middle school self would be mad.
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~Your pov~
"So, how was school (Y/n)-chan?" My grandma kindly asked me as I make my way into the house. She always makes sure to ask and she never skips days, except on the weekends of course.
I set my bag next to the door and follow her to the kitchen after slipping my shoes off. "It was great, grandma." I smile to her and she opens the big pot.
"That's good! I hope you're making friends with other students." She says happily. "You'll have to explore out of your shell someday."
It was rare that I ever brought friends back home for my grandma to meet. The last time must've been back in my early middle school days, the ones I knew in elementary school. But we all kind of drifted apart and explored other interests. I enjoyed seeing my friends doing more of what they wanted- even if it was a bit lonely.
Soon enough, the smell from the pot reaches my nostrils and I feel the calming warm inside. The delicious smell and thought of eating with my grandmother removed those old thoughts from my head, filling it with positive ones.
My grandma turns around to me with a frown on her face. "I'm sorry (Y/n)-chan. I wasn't able to wait long enough for you to help prepare the stew. The meat was left out so I had to hurry."
"It's ok grandma. I'm just glad I get to enjoy it with you." I giggle at her kindness. "But...I want to try and make it for us next time."
"Aww! Thank you! You're the best granddaughter!" She yells and hugs me, which I quickly return. She was the best grandmother I could ever ask for.
That night I went to bed with a full stomach. I couldn't help but eat more and more of the stew. It was too delicious for my own good- I just had to savour every bite! I made sure to help with dishes and any other chores before taking a shower and returning to my room for homework and bed.
Before putting my phone on charge, I check to see the weather for the next day. It would help me prepare for the next day with a rain coat or an umbrella.
"Hm. Rainy tomorrow? My favorite." I smile. I then look over message box from my grandma, phone company messages, and ones from partners from class projects. At the bottom were some empty placeholders for messages.
Maybe one day I will have just a few new messages... just a few. I put my phone on charge on my nightstand and crawl into the bed. But for that to happen, I'd need to socialize more and 'come out of my shell,' as my grandma had put it. Thinking about it more made me want more experiences with friends- to go to the movies or shopping with?
It all brought me back to Kuroo. Getting out there would start with the raven haired male...it couldn't be too difficult for a...mega introvert.
"What will I do tomorrow..?" I ask myself quietly, turning over to my side.
Kuroo invited me to sit next to him...it would be mean not to but just the thought of it makes me anxious. I'd rather sit by myself or something. It might not be good to sit with him.
And... he thought my name was nice?
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I walked into school slowly, very not ready for the day. I had been up late thinking about how today would go- IF I'd find the courage to sit with him, what he and his friends would say to me! What was I going to do? It was too difficult NOT to overthink everything. I'll be too awkward and-
Oh no!
My walking suddenly comes to a halt as I remember how I forgor to write a response to Kuroo. I step to the side, placing my bag down to fish around for the note and a pencil.
'What to write...What to write...'
I continued the walk to my class as I began to write slightly messy words down in response.
'Maybe I could say thanks for the offer but-' I'm brought from my thoughts when I suddenly bump into a chest, accidentally dropping the paper.
"S-sorry..." I nervously apologize out, squatting to fetch the fallen note.
"It's ok, don't worry about it." It was a familiar voice... I looked up and realize it was Kuroo standing in front of me with a shorter male to his side. I watch as his eyes land on the paper in my shaky hands. He seemed a little surprised to see it.
"Eh, you wrote back?" He says and scratched the back of his head. "Can I read it and do the same?"
I nod my head slowly and hand him the paper before realizing I never finished what I was writing back to him. Luckily, he seemed understand. "Oh...You can't eat lunch with us?" He asks, a frown forming on his lips. I felt a bit bad. I didn't want to see his disappointment face...
"No...I'm sorry.." I look down and frown too. While making friends and having people to be around seemed nice, this just seemed to be too much at once. I was too worried how someone else would respond to me. I knew in the back of my mind it was dumb but I couldn't help it.
He puts his hand onto my shoulder. "Don't worry about it, but one day you should join us." I look up to see him smiling. "This guy-" he points to Kenma before continuing. "Is always too occupied with his games to talk. It'd be nice to talk to someone over lunch for once." Kenma rolls his eyes, likely not liking being called out.
"Sure..."
He takes his his hand off my shoulder and pushes the shorter male to stand in front of me. He still seemed too busy to look up from the game screen.
"This guy here is my best friend, Kozume Kenma. He's always playing games on his phone so he doesn't really talk to other people besides me." Kuroo laughs but also sweat drops at the fact.
I nod my head.
"Kenma meet (L/n) (Y/n). She's in a few of my classes." Kuroo smiles down to me.
"N-nice too meet you Kozume-kun..." I stutter and Kenma looks up and nods, not seeming to be very interested. But I guess that he's that way with most people.
"Hmm." Kuroo puts his hand on his chin. "I guess you are actually shy."
I look down once again. "Sorry..."
I feel Kuroo ruffle the top of my head. He laughs. "It's ok. Kenma is really shy too. And being shy isn't a bad thing at all."
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Another chapter (╯°Д°）╯︵/(.□ . \)
6/28/22 || Honestly it would've been nice to have been told my shyness and anxiety wasn't a bad thing growing up 😟 Literally all I do is apologize for it now.
