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[ 0 7 : 4 0 ]
˚✧༚ Your Apartment

It was the most anticipated day of the entire semester: the end of finals. As the temperature began to slowly cool down, the tension that gripped everyone's minds began to slowly dissipate. Daichi and Suga, sitting at the dining room table with their freshly brewed, piping hot green teas, clinked their mugs together, giving a silent celebratory toast to all of their accomplishments. All was quiet, peaceful, and serene until...

"HOLY FUCKING SHIT-"

Sugawara Koushi
"Good morning sleeping ugly-"

"SHUT UP I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOUR BS RIGHT NOW."

Sugawara Koushi
"Whoa what-"

"Sorry, oh my fucking god, I overslept and I have 20 minutes to run across campus to get to fucking ecology."

Sugawara Koushi
"HAHA LOSER I forgot you still have a final today."

"I retract my sorry asshole."

Sugawara Koushi
"It's your fault for staying up so late last night."

Sawamura Daichi
"Was she on FaceTime with Kuroo again?"

"We were reviewing the study guide."

Sugawara Koushi
"Yeah so all that giggling was because of the study guide questions huh?"

"I wasn't gigg- why are you attacking me first thing in the morning?!"

Sawamura Daichi
"Better question, why aren't you wearing a jacket? It's cold outside today and it might rain later."

"I literally grabbed the first thing I saw dad. Anyway, I gotta go."

Sawamura Daichi
"Here, take mi-"

"BYE LOVE YOU GUYS SEE YOU LATER!"

You slam the door behind you and make a mad dash across the street before the light turns as your roommates, who took their last final yesterday, watched you from the window above.

Sugawara Koushi
"That dumbass is going to catch a cold in the summer."

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˚✧༚ Life Science Building

You manage to make it in 15 minutes, chest heaving and joints burning, but luckily, the cool air outside managed to keep you going.

Espresso Guy
Where are you?

"Look up."

At the sound of your voice, Kuroo greets you and quickly moves his belongings off of the seat he saved for you.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"I guess you overslept. You'd think that smaller people move faster."

"At least I don't look like I overslept."

You glance up at his hair and raise an eyebrow.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Touché."

???
"Alright everyone! It is almost 8:00 and we will begin passing out your final exams. You will have 75 minutes to do 75 multiple choice questions-"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Thank god."

???
"And 5 free response questions."

"Fuck."

Asshole Professor
"Make sure to read each part of the free response questions carefully, and raise your hand if you have any questions."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Multi-part? Double fuck-"

Asshole Professor
"You may begin when you receive your test."

"Good luck."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Good luck. I'll see you on the other side."

You give each other a quick fist bump as you receive your exams, before immediately looking at each other in anguish. Both of your expressions screamed what the fuck at the very first question with parts from A to G.

Ok we got this! I hope...

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˚✧༚ Life Science Quad

Kuroo Tetsuro
"What... in the actual fuckery was that?!"

"I don't know if I want to scream, cry, or laugh right now."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"That wasn't even close to enough time!"

"Right?! I had to guess on the last 12 multiple choice questions!"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"And I started writing random words on a few of the free response questions. Hopefully I'll get partial credit or some shit. I swear if I see Prof in the streets I'm decking him on the spot."

You laugh as you continue walking side by side, shoulders occasionally grazing one another.

But in all honesty, time wasn't the only thing hindering Kuroo's focus. Was he prepared for the final? Yes. Did he consistently study until the asscrack of dawn? Also yes. But what he didn't anticipate was how unreasonably distracted he would be sitting next to you. Throughout the exam, he had to keep fighting the urge to turn his head toward you, watching the way your eyebrows adorably knitted together in concentration and the way your nose unconsciously scrunched when you got to a difficult problem. In fact, more often than not, he would find himself grinning like an idiot and staring at you instead of the final, and each time he had to pinch himself to snap out of it.

"...the alpine pennycress right?"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Sorry what?"

He did it again.

"The question about phytoremediation? The example was an alpine pennycress right?"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"O-oh yeah that's what I put."

"Ok good. Ugh I don't even want to think about it anymore. Was that your last final?"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Nope. I have another one in about... 30 minutes. Then I'm done."

"What?! For which class?"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Marketing. But it's a presentation so it shouldn't be too bad?"

"I see. Let me know how it goes yeah?"

As you both continue walking through the uncharacteristically empty quad, a gust of wind blows by and you instinctively cover your bare arms.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Do you have any plans later?"

"Not really. I'm probably going to go and overdose on caffeine though."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Fair enough. But uh... if you have time between now and then... the volleyball club is starting to host open gyms on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 11:00-2:00 and you mentioned that you used to play so... if you're interested... maybe you can stop by? WITH UH- with your friends of course. Or by yourself that- that works too. There are plenty of girls there too. NOT that I'm looking at any of them! It's just... you won't be outnumbered by guys so you won't feel awkward? And I'm... I'm going to be there to if you need anything so... uh... yeah."

You stop walking and look at him with an amused expression, opening your mouth to make fun of him before getting interrupted by a bundle of something falling on your head.

"Wha-"

He scratches the back of his neck and seems to intentionally avoid eye contact once you realize what it is. It was the red hoodie he was wearing under his black bomber jacket, soft to the touch and lined with a fleece material. It would've been easier for him to give you the outer layer, but he realized that it wasn't nearly as thick as his hoodie, and it wasn't as close to his body... so it didn't have as much body warmth... not that he wanted to give you that particular article of clothing for any other reason...

Kuroo Tetsuro
"You're cold. Put it on."

"N-no I'm ok! Really! And you'll be cold-"

Kuroo Tetsuro
"I'm fine. See?"

He grabs the back of your hand, covering it with his palm completely as you feel his warmth travel up your arm and into your cheeks. Uh huh that is totally why your face is red.

Kuroo Tetsuro
"What? You need me to put it on for you?"

"N-no I can do it-"

Oh how the tables have turned.

He smirks and takes your backpack from you as you slip the hoodie over your head, its large size falling just above your knee and your arms completely disappearing under the sleeves.

Kuroo Tetsuro
Cute.

You are instantly enveloped by the warmth and the smell of him, feeling as if he had wrapped his arms around you in a tight embrace. But you forced yourself to ignore that thought.

"Thanks..."

Kuroo Tetsuro
"Uh yeah... anytime. So... uh... walk safe and... text me if you're stopping by."

"Sure, I'll see you Tetsu. Good luck on your presentation."

Kuroo Tetsuro
T-tetsu?

You wave and turn away, leaving him to stare at your receding figure. Although he was down a layer, a heat quickly crept up his neck and into the tips of his ears. Maybe it was a slip up? Not that he minded of course. It seemed to come so naturally for you, and he liked it more than he would ever admit. Tetsu. That was something he could definitely get used to.