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Sharply exhaling, (Y/n) eyeballed a particularly aggravating question on the Chemistry worksheet given to the class by their teacher. She could feel her brain go into zombie mode from stressing it too much.

Now, most of the time, she was a good student who got through the college prep classes with a decent level of ease. She wasn't a genius by any means, but she was no slouch either. Studying most certainly wasn't her favorite thing in the world, but she did it for the sake of not disappointing her parents or teachers.

And she was decent at most of the subjects too. Even Maths was something that came to her without too much struggle if she put her mind to it and practiced regularly.

The only trouble came with Chemistry. For the life of her, she couldn't ever understand the difficult concepts without going over the text at least four times.

And her least favorite in the damned subject were structural isomers and stereoisomers-- coincidentally also the basis of the question she was currently staring at with a burning hatred stemming from deep within her soul.

Chemical equations could be memorized. With some effort, she could grasp the concepts as well (for a brief shining moment at least). But how the hell did one manage to learn all the structures of some stupid carbon based molecule or other?

Realizing that someone was tapping her shoulder, she looked away from the question (sent up straight from hell, she was sure) and to whoever was calling for her attention.

Sugawara smiled empathetically at her, presumably having noticed the murderous glare she was directing at the paper. "Would you like some help?" he asked carefully, probably to not offend her. Most people in the advanced classes tended to be touchy about needing help even if they'd be more than willing to give it.

And sure, she didn't like feeling like some stupid damsel in distress, but she knew that she wouldn't get anywhere with that question soon. Certainly not when it was the last class of the day and her brain had overheated. So, she nodded grudgingly and scooted her chair to the side a little to make room for Sugawara, who brought over his own chair from his seat to her right.

"Chemistry isn't my best subject," she justified awkwardly, waving her hand a little bit to illustrate. Her gaze wandered around the room to take in the other students. Some of them had finished (the lucky bastards), but some were still struggling like her.

He looked at her with some confusion, tilting his head. "But you usually do well in our exams?"

A forced laugh, dripping with sarcasm was her response. "I cram like no tomorrow the night before and hope for the best," she revealed. "The reality is that fate is cruel and didn't reward me with more than a basic understanding of the subject.  This stuff, Sugawara-kun, is not what I'd call basic."

"Well, no, it isn't. " his lips twitched upwards in a smile that he looked like he was trying to smother. "But maybe I can help?"

"Be my guest." (Y/n) handed him her pencil and leaned back in her chair, feeling a little bit skeptical.