⊱ Le lapin et le tamia et la baleine ⊰

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"Emotional factor is the key to sharing contents. All of us feel something before sharing it, be it fear, surprise, sadness, anger, happiness or disgust. It is what drives social marketing."

"Inside out," someone exclaimed, earning laughs from the class and the professor.

"Yes, the little emotions that run rampant in our heads," he chuckled. "Logos should always bring positive emotions with single look. What do you feel when looking at Disney's logo?"

"Excitement," many students chirped and chattered while Jungkook sighed, "Nostalgia" beside me.

Even if I didn't religiously watch entertainment products, I was well acquainted with them from watching humans. With a slight surprise, I asked the boy, "You don't watch them anymore? Aren't they putting out new cartoon movies?"

He quickly wore a soft smile. "Well, yeah. I just haven't had the time to check them out yet."

That response prompted a burst of laughter from me. "Boi. You have plenty of time to check out new releases. You just waste it on games like... what's it called?"

"Battleground. Overwatch. Minecraft."

"Yeah, those- Wait, Minecraft?" I puffed my cheeks to hold my laughter. "You play that useless game? Don't tell me you also play Roblox, oof."

He puffed his cheeks as well, mimicking me but looking way more adorable than me, I presumed. "What if I do? You seem like you play it yourself, oof."

"Fair enough. But you're the nerd here." I poked his arm when he suddenly widened his eyes in what seemed like revelation and grabbed his pencil to draw on his notebook. "You made me forget what we were talking about."

"Disney," he reminded, continuing to draw some figure very intently.

"Ah, yes. Disney. You have the time, nerd." My poking continued as well. "It's maximum, what, two hours? Just take some time off your games. Who would even waste time on Roblox or Minecraft?"

"Youtubers maybe?" Jungkook grinned excitedly as he lifted the notebook to show me his doodles and giggled, greatly pleased with his work, "This is your logo."

It was a doodle of chibi me in a chipmunk suit...? The short purple hair inside the costume was unmistakably mine. My cheeks were puffed from what I assumed nuts inside my mouth, almond eyes staring in wonder, and tiny hands placed on hips as if I was about to argue. It was... cute.

As the Sin of Lust, I should be nothing but alluring. I frowned distastefully. "Why am I a chipmunk? I should be a peacock or a swan."

"No? Chipmunk suits you the best," he giggled, pinching my cheek, making my heart stutter in my chest. "Full cheeks." Shimmering orbs found mine, knocking my air out. "Somewhat round eyes." They trailed down to land on my lips that I pursed when he gulped. "...pouty lips..."

Clearing my throat when he awkwardly drew back, I took my own pencil to draw a chibi version of him in a similar costume and slipped my notebook in front of him, whispering, "You're a baby bunny then."

He turned to me with round eyes, making me chuckle. "Clear round eyes, sometimes scary when staring into my soul." Laughter erupted from him and a nose scrunch followed. "Cute nose so ridiculously similar to a bunny's when you're sniffing."

"Wow," he exclaimed, hanging his mouth open.

"Bunny teethies," I cooed, pointing at them, making him scrunch his nose further, bashfully squirming with embarrassment.

"Ah, stop. I get it, I get it," he whined with a huge grin, the same bunny grin, and pushed the notebook back to me. "We're both rodents now, har har."

I giggled, pushing him lightly before turning my attention back to the teacher when the chatters died out. He was still talking about Disney so that was good, we didn't miss out anything important.

During the lecture, Jungkook was still doodling various things while listening to the teacher and when I peeked into his notebook, I was surprised to see the last syllables of our names personified, written together near the corner of a page, looking like two stick figures holding hands while running.

A ghost of a smile lingered on my lips as a thought crossed my mind. That could be a logo, too.

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The existential worries I had were already melted away when the class ended. Today's lecture seemed more interesting than usual as I had written longer lines of notes, new concept, new knowledge... Maybe studying wasn't all so bad...

Gathering my stuff with an odd feeling of contentment, I was about to ask Jungkook to grab ice creams together when a medium-length pink hair came into view as I turned to my right. My mouth stayed agape. The cotton candy hussy had beaten me to it and all I could think was how in the Lucy's secret garden did she come here so fast.

"Of course I'm coming, baby. I know how much you love that band. See?" The luxuriant haired boy tried coaxing her with overly affectionate tone, to which my skin crawled, and whipped out two vintage looking tickets, making her squeal loudly and squeeze him in a tight hug over the table.

I quickly turned away and fumbled with my bag to leave as fast as I could. I didn't need to see his girlfriend's swashbuckling display of affection. For the sake of my stomach.

I didn't just want to throw up the delicious sandwich I ate not long ago.

"Oh em gee! Kookie, baby, you're the bestest boyfriend ever!"

Yep, my ears were definitely ringing from her high pitched whale noises. Was she even aware that she was in a classroom and not the aquarium?

"I'm just gonna go call my bestie to make sure she got the ticket as well," Jia chimed, scampering out the door.

Standing up with my bag, I was about to head there, too, until a call of my name forced me to a stop.

"Sook. You're in a hurry?" The unsuspecting, wide eyed boy asked me as if he wasn't expecting me to leave.

"Uh," I drawled, glancing at the door, confused. "Aren't you and Jia going...?"

"The concert's in the evening," he said, standing up with his bag slung around his shoulder.

I was still confused. "Okay... I don't follow actually."

"Well," he murmured, rubbing the back of his neck, looking away from me, "I was thinking about grabbing ice cream? And wondered if you wanted to as well."

"Oh."

That wasn't what I expected...

"Then I-"

"She got it! This is wonderful!" Jia came running towards him, flinging herself in his arms that nearly failed to hold her. Pity, I would have loved to see her fall flat on her face.

"Oh- That's great," Jungkook stammered, trying his best to hold her wriggling form.

The pink haired harpy pulled back, tittering, and placed a loud kiss on his cheek and then his lips with a smack, making me gasp internally. Jungkook's smile only widened gleefully.

I did not want to see that.

When he suddenly zeroed in on me, Jia followed his gaze, turning around with a puzzled expression. Upon their focus, I panicked and waved at them with an embarrassingly awkward smile.

"My friend says he's looking for me so see you later, I guess?" I nearly tripped over my feet when I shuffled backwards under their stares, quickly bolting out the door before I could embarrass myself further. "Have fun eating ice cream or... yeah."

After running through the halls, I arrived to the main entrance and let out a long exhale. Why was I running away from them, actually? I didn't do anything wrong. Even if I did, I didn't need to care.

"Lust?"

Envy was standing there beside me with a raised eyebrow, examining my state.

I cleared my throat, straightening my posture. "Why are you here?"

"To see you, of course," he chuckled, crossing his arms, looking as charming as ever. "Was going to your class while you were with loverboy but you're alone?"

I flinched when the familiar annoying laughters resounded behind me and quickly locked my arm with Envy's, forcing him to walk to the entrance with me.

"What are you-"

"Just act like you're my friend and I'll do anything."

A smirk appeared on his devious face. "Anything-"

"Non physical," I snapped.

A hearty laugh escaped him. "Of course. I was just thinking about your power, lil sis."

I continued walking faster as the voice sounded behind me. "I'm not your sis."

"Sure you aren't," he mumbled, his eyes glimmering in joy before turning his head around to the back. "Ah. Now I'm confused."

"About?"

"Probabilities of you catching feelings," he blurted, prompting a glare and an eye roll from me.

"Please. This is just my plan. The stronger their connection, the better when he cheats... There's no way I would catch feelings for someone like..." The adorable grinning face and sparkling doe eyes of his that never failed to spark warm feelings inside me suddenly flashed before my eyes. "... him..."

"Sure you wouldn't," the moss haired man whispered, yelping when I jabbed him.

"I will destroy that smug face of yours," I snarled.

"Just one face of the millions I have," he snickered, shrugging. "Maybe I'll steal your gloomy face."

"Wow..."

"Welcome."

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It's been 84 years and finally an update is here 😂
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Btw, what's your fav song?