Just a Slice of Life (Actually Stephen x Reader!)

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"What's up, grumpy pants?" Stephen faced you from the driver's seat, while you slumped onto the passengers seat.
"Mark."
"Oh."
A few seconds of awkward silence followed.
"Well, if it makes you feel better, i'm stuck in the same classes as Scarlet."
Usually, Stephen loathed talking or even thinking about Scarlet, but he really wanted you to feel better.
"Why would that make me feel better? It just means that we both have to suffer..."
"I mean... at least we're gonna suffer together, right?" His dark eyes glinted through his glasses in the sunlight. Specks of dust floated in the air. All the sounds were suddenly shut out. The smell of his cologne mixed with your own perfume drifted past. You couldn't tell if it was the adrenaline of the first day of uni getting to your head, but you really wanted to lean in and let your lips meet his. It just felt right. You moved your head very slightly but-

"Yo! What's good. I could use some food right now!" The back door opened to reveal a happy Gavin, grinning. He did not realize what he had just interrupted.
Fuck. Did i just get clam jammed?
you brought yourself back to reality, trying to forget what just happened.
"Me too. I'm exhausted. Gavin basically made me talk to the entirety of earth's population today"
"You talked to like 20 people, (y/n)."
You laughed as Gavin sat down in the back seat.
"Where do you guys want to go?" Gavin asked as he popped his head from between your seat and stephen's.
"Well, (y/n) needs to buy a jacket. So let's go to the mall and kill two birds with one stone."
"Oh then let's go get my wallet. I'll even treat you guys to lunch," you piped in.
"No way. I want to treat you guys to lunch since i'm the hungriest." Gavin said, determined to pay for everyone.
"I don't understand that logic but i will take free food any day. (Y/n), dont worry. I'll buy you a jacket. I just got my paycheck yesterday." Stephen looked at you calmly.
"I can't do that! You've already helped me so much!"
"Nope. I'm fantastic. And I WILL buy you a jacket. I don't care if you dont let me. If you resist, i'll end up buying the ugliest jacket ever and you'll have to wear it out of guilt."
"This is the weirdest form of emotional blackmail. Arghhh. Ok i guess."
Stephen let out his cute laughter as he started the car.

—time skip brought to you by Hosuh's hair—

"What the FuCK. Stephen! How did you manage to devour that entire bowl of Bingsu (it's a korean shaved ice desert for yall who dont know) in two minutes?!" You were appalled, even OfFenDeD that someone could eat more bingsu than you.
"What can i say? I'm amazing" he smirked.
You waved for the waiter to come to your table. You wanted to try some of that diVinE honey toast that Gavin was eating.
"Excuse me. May i have another honey toast and ice cream please?"
The waiter blushed and nodded super quickly.
Stephen was just watching the whole thing over his smoothie.
"Wait a god damn second. Does that waiter like (y/n)?" Stephen was so deep in his thoughts that he literally stopped drinking his smoothie. The cup was just fixed to his mouth.
"You ok bro?" Gavin joked.
"Wait wha-" stephen snapped back to the present. "Yeah. Just thinking about... homework."
"Homework on the first day? That's harsh" you said. you were impatiently waiting for that heavenly order to arrive.
You saw the waiter, scurrying with the toast. He was blushing and flustered but you didn't notice. You only saw the food; golden bread, toasted to perfection topped with a generous amount of only the BEST honey. The toast was moist, yet crunchy and it had light, fluffy whipped cream on the top, sprinkled with nuts.
On the side, there was a beautiful scoop of vanilla ice cream (basic but mmmm).
"Thanks!" You wolfed down the dish. "This is the closest thing to ambrosia" you said between mouthfuls. Gavin and Stephen looked at you with amused curiosity. Finally, when you were done, you reached for the napkin that came with the toast. Before it touched you face, stephen stopped you.
"What's that?" He looked at the napkin.
"It's a napkin. you dumb nut. You use it to wipe food off your body and stuff." By now, it felt normal to call each other random names like grumpy pants and dumb nut.
He looked at you with an expression that said 'seriously'.
"No, (y/n). I did not just crawl out of a cave. I know what a napkin is. What i meant was," he gently took it from you and pointed at some some blue scribbles on the edge.
"Are those...numbers??" Gavin tilted his head in puppy-like confusion.
Stephen noticed the waiter at the far end of the restaurant. He was nervously waiting for a reaction from the pretty customer.
"Ok chop chop. Time to go," Stephen said as he forced both you and gavin to get up.
"What? Why? That waiter gave me his number. I want to stay. It makes me feel good."
You knew that was a selfish reason, but you really did have self-confidence issues.
"Uh uh. We are leaving and we are leaving NOW."
His arms swept you out of the door. You really felt bad about not saying anything to the waiter. After all, it takes guts to ask people out.
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Ten minutes after leaving the restaurant, Gavin had to go meet his girlfriend, leaving you alone with Stephen, AGAIN.
You followed Stephen's lead since you were new to the mall and didnt know the way.

The mall was filled with all types of people. The window displays ranged from minimalist ones to flashy, jazzy ones. You nearly bumped into Stephen, who had come to an unexpected stop.

"This store has some cool clothing. I always buy my stuff from here. Why don't you check out the women's section? If you don't find anything you like, we can go to another place"
You scanned the big glass door, through which you say a really expensive clothing setup. Then your eyes landed on the store's name.

"Stephen! This is a streetwear designer's store! The minimum price is definitely like 700$!"
"Yeah it's ok. Not trying to flex but," Stephen's playful grin spread across his face, "when i combine my revenue from Danplan and Actually Stephen, i earn quite a lot."

You raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Alright then. Lead the way." You gestured your hands and Stephen marched into the store.
The saleswoman seemed to recognize him (since he was a regular at the store) and instantly nodded her head in acknowledgment. Stephen held your wrist and pulled you to the women's section. Both of you were giggling like teens who were bunking class and trying to hide from teachers. The salespeople were trying their best to remain serious and professional, but they found your energy so endearing.
It was a big store and you looked through some racks and picked a couple of jackets (with Stephen's help) to try out.
"Aight. I'll try these on real quick."
"I'll wait on the couch by the mirror. Take your time, (y/n)"
You briskly walked towards the changing room and bumped into someone really familiar...
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A/n: hmmmmmm. Who could it be. I have no idea.
On another note i'm dying of anxiety because of my online workload and my habit of procrastination 🙃