Diggy Diggy One-Shots(Yogs and Hatfilms)

Lalnasounds (SFW)

TW: Fluff

Title: ~Study With Me~

Latched simply by golden hinges and held shut by its perfectly paired handle, the apartment door seemed to be only a simple barricade. One that could be easily pushed aside, a loose lid to the desired end, but to Nano it was the most intimidating structure she ever feared to face. It stood resiliently, separating her from her end goal, the entire reason she was out and about on the opposite end of town.

Shifting from one foot to the next in her comfortable flats she debated on the tiniest of details. Her first wonder was what kind of knock she should try. If she put all her power into it she might be able to create an audible thump to secure her presence, when in reality all she wanted to do was clip out a catchy tune she caught on the radio.

Opting for the second option, she rapped lightly on the wooden door a bass line that made her toes tap earlier that day. Nano waited patiently, rocking back on her heels to stumble graciously forward on the balls of her feet as she blew a stray lock of hair out of her eyes. The hot weather never was kind to her delicate hair or her porcelain skin, burning her quicker than she thought scientifically possible. Weighing on whether she try and knock again she patted her loose satchel, checking for the umpteenth time that she still had everything she needed.

Quickly growing tired of waiting Nano knocked again, forcefully pushing her fist to compress tightly to the wood, as if compelling her skin to the door would echo the sound. Scrunching her lips together Nano yet again waited as patiently as she could, desperately trying to control her foot not to expectantly tap.

Nano’s eyes grew twice in size when the door in front of her opened to present a man she wasn’t expecting to see. A lanky man possibly more than twice her height held open the door wearing a thick hoodie that was obviously too big for him; the hem hung just above his knees and the sleeves dangled loosely off his hands. Nano struggled to swallow as she prayed the man was wearing shorts underneath the hoodie, “Um, u-uh… Is Lalna here..?” She squeaked out darting her eyes to look past the man into the apartment.

“Oh…” The man spoke with a soft voice, “You’re not the pizza.”

Holding back the instinct to contort her face in confusion she cleared her throat, “Um, no, clearly not. Is this the right place? Does Lalna live here?” She loosened her petite frame trying to become comfortable, preparing herself to receive bad news.

The tall man laughed moving his elongated legs to the side of the doorframe, “You have the right place, come on in.” He swept his hand through the air to gesture for Nano to enter.

Bowing her head with a quick dip of thanks she slipped past the stranger into the cozy apartment. She eyed around the open spaced area, noticing the sleek television and sound system positioned in front of a large sofa sectional. Nano tried to keep her mouth shut as she marveled at the glorious six foot tall windows that gently allowed the afternoon sun to stream through.

“Just let me get Lalna for you.”  Nano spun back around to find the tall man directly next to her, “I’m Xephos, his roommate by the way.” He offered a calm hand, extending his long fingers midair. Nano gingerly accepted the hand adding another curt nod as she was taken aback by the lost chivalrous act, “And that’s Honeydew on the couch,” He tipped his head to the side breaking eye contact to look back to the living room set.

Nano released the hand in time to see a nonchalant wave from above the head of the sofa. She smiled at the laidback scene and felt more at ease from the soft voiced Xephos, “I’m Nano. I’m here to get some notes from Lalna. He’s kind of tutoring me for my chem class. Silly that an elective called ‘Intro to Chemistry’ would be so content intensive!” She giggled falling into the comfort of the situation, “I’m only in school for a double major of history and journalism, don’t know why chem was a recommended elective.”