monochromatic || SuFin

1

The drops of rain were hitting hard on the window of school bus, creating a repetitive noise. Kids inside the bus were making noise too, it wasn't as pleasant as the rain however.

Berwald Oxenstierna was sitting near the back of the bus with his forehead placed against the cold glass. The seat next to him was empty, as always. His bright eyes were slowly scanning the environment around him, sometimes stopping on one face or other.

He used to try to remember the faces, but he always had problems with it. They all would just blur out into one mass, and after few years of seeing new and new ones he stopped caring.

It was hard, distinguishing faces and certain facial features. He could tell if somebody had lighter or darker skin, the same could be said about hair, but sometimes the differences in the shade were so faint he couldn't even notice them. Sometimes he wondered if others have the same- yes, they could see some colors, but most of people could only three or four. Did some shades also mix for them?

Berwald sighed and looked back at the road. The bus stopped and let some wet, cold, students in. Typical autumn morning.

He was just about to plug his earphones in, when he heard a soft voice next to him.

''Sorry, is this seat free?'' He looked up, just to be face to face with the prettiest boy he has ever seen.

The boy was probably about his age, maybe a bit younger. He had fair hair, probably blonde, and darker, big eyes. His round cheeks that gave him a child-like look were now darker, probably because of the cold outside.

Berwald realised he has been staring at this poor boy for a few seconds now. Awesome, now another reason to call him a weirdo.

''Sure.'' He mumbled and moved closer to the window. 'Just don't look at him and it'll be fine.'

He could feel the boy's eyes on his back, though. He tried to ignore it and just stare out of the window. Suddenly, he caught boy's eyes in the reflection. And he noticed that Berwald seen him too. Shit.

''My name's Tino! And what's yours?'' He said cheerfully.

''Berwald.'' He replied, turning to him again. He hoped that Tino would end their conversation at that, but it didn't look like Tino intended to.

''Me and my family just moved here, I know like one person so far.'' He giggled while playing with his fingers. ''I'm going to second grade now. Are you in second grade, too?'' Berwald just nodded gently and Tino already continued his monologue. ''That's awesome! Maybe we will have some classes together? Oh my God, I'm rambling again, aren't I? I'm not talking so much that you got annoyed?'' He bit his lip and looked like he was actually worried about that. Berwald couldn't help but smile gently, something he hasn't done in years. Tino was so nice, so... warm. He wasn't used to talking to people like that.

''It's not annoying at all.'' He mumbled quietly. The shorter boy grinned.

A silence hung between them, but only for a moment. Tino opened his mouth to speak again.

''Hey Berwald, what colors are you?'' Oh no. That was probably the end of Tino being so nice.

''I'm mono.'' Berwald said, getting ready to a response like ''Oh, I'm sorry to hear that'' at best. At worst Tino wouldn't respond at all.

''Really? That's awesome! I've never met a mono before!'' Tino looked actually excited about that. Berwald had to rethink the situation. He not only did not mind Berwald being a mono, but was actually happy about that? What universe was he from?

''I myself am blue, pink, and purple. Kinda typical composition.'' The boy added with a shurg. Blue and purple meant that you were good with people and animals, and pink meant you were good at art. Or at least that was what Berwald remembered.

He looked down at the shorter boy again. Maybe he would actually break the unsaid rules and make friends with another person?

//hey guys <3

this is shorter than my usual chapters but it's the middle of the night and I need to sleep but I wanted to write this before

I've had this idea for a while in my head now, hope you like it~

I'm still uploading on Earth, so don't worry, I just really wanted to write something else ^^//