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Mob had always felt as if he was being watched, something that he attributed as paranoia after mouths, even a whole year, passed and nothing -more like no one- had tried to approach him. He was very cautious at first, he verified every direction with a masquerade glaze so he would not look paranoid, that between other stuff he did in order to avert being a BL protagonist. He knew damn well that a crazy/paranoid character was a flag attractor, so he acted as naturally dull as possible. Mob was not gonna let the world’s mechanisms win.
He did everything he could, yet he saw no repeating single’s (or cheater’s) faces around, he did not hear any suspicious sounds, rumors about anyone in particular (suddenly hearing about someone's well known reputation is the oldest trick in the book), and surely he did not feel any supernatural presence. After a very long while (Mob is a very cautious man), he let his guard down.
Well, he should have known better.
Right in front of him was a tall, truly good-looking, man with pale blond hair and black eyes. Those eyes glancing at him in a way he felt familiar. [So I had someone stalking me the entire year. ¿What bicycle did I fix this time, or was it a printer?] The soft chuckle of the guy trails him out of his thoughts, but just to put him on others [What? Is he going to think something along the lines of “He looks cute when he’s lost in his mind”? Cause nope, I am not letting that happen]
The incredibly rude and dumb face he makes should be worth a disappointed face, or at least a (badly) surprised look. Yet, that face of his only makes the stranger smile more. Almost as if the blonde knew what he was trying.
_Mob-san, right? I’m Sasaki Seno, one of the members of the project group_ he sounded pretty calm and not interested, though the amused eyes were unmistakable in Mob’s sight.
[Ah, he is definitely interested in me. It's still too early to give in whatever plot is going on] _Nice to meet you. Can you believe Rina-chan is in the same group as us? Too bad her sombre brother is too_ says Mob in a NPC tone [Not really, he just needs a new hairstyle and surely would surpass the beauty standard to be coupled with you].
_Is that so? Who is Rina, anyways?_ asks Seno with a side smile [Oh, so he wants to go with the siscon plot with the secretly handsome brother. Only one way to confirm, and, yes, Rina’s brother is right beside him, now there's gonna be an exaggerated outburst to defend her sist…]
_What do you mean by that tone of yours?_a smaller gingerhead male grapes Seno's collar, angry [er. It is followed by a quick move upwards of his head and immaculate face reveal] as Mob thinks, that’s exactly what happens. [Congrats, now you two can marry] Mob tries to make a silent retrial, but stops when he realizes that Seno is looking at him with too much misguided interest, practically ignoring the siscon teammate. [Damn]
_I’m sorry if my way of speaking bothered you, but I have said nothing rude or insulting about the girl. I wanted nothing but to know about her and why she is known_ Seno sounds sincerely apologetic but Mob’s experience (read a ton of BL manga) tells him the blonde doesn't care the least about offending the other. Too bad Rina's brother had completely fallen for it and actually feels ashamed of his outburst of rage.
Well, he did doged that flag skillfully, and for that Mob was a bit wowed. Even to him such a direct approach would have startled him. Yet Seno seems to barely react and that's a skill that took almost a year for Mob to train.
_I’m sorry, I overreacted_ [Yeah, nothing unexpected about your character’s traits] _I don't usually tend to get violent except when it comes to my sister's well-being. She is just an incredible person, always thinking about others and helping them, she is smart, beautiful and so kind that she ends up attracting mean people and doesn't realizes_ [Now is the time when Seno starts getting interested in the rambling about Rina and wants to meet her, then finds out she is disappointing and gains interest in her brother and his siscon-rotted brain… Why is he still looking at me so amused?] _ Anyways, I shouldn't have acted like the that and I apologize for my rude manners_ concludes Rina's brother.
_Acchan_ yells Rina getting close to them [Ah, right, the most normal short for Akihito, obviously] _We’re on the same team_cheers while hugging his brother.
[What a nice sister, indeed] Mob’s eyes stop for three seconds exactly on the gigerhead girl’s chest while on the watch of the psych, and he is too busy to realize that.
_Rina, these are our teammate's, er…_ Akihito struggles to remember the names told by the professor while deciding the project groups.
_I’m Sasaki Seno, and he is Mob. Nice to meet you Rina_
_Nice to meet you too_ smiles to them brightly and that catches Mob’s attention since he can clearly see her face features, and she is gorgeous.
[Please be the rival and no the gay character]
_We should exchange contacts so we can arrange a meeting to plan the project. I'm about to start another class so I should get going_ suggest Seno grabbing his phone out of his pocket and holding it strangely pointing to Mob.
_Yes, let's do that, I’m also running late to one_ Mob imitates him, but deliberately points his phone to Rina [Now cowboy, this ain't my first rodeo] _Can you also create a group?_ suggest quickly, avoiding to be the one with the initiative.
_Sure_ chuckles softly the blonde.
[I will (not) deal with you later. The next class is full of single, handsome, men, and being late is such a big flag]