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If Megumi had to make another pumpkin cream cold brew with extra pumpkin cold foam, he was going to quit.
He smiled (bared his teeth) at the lady at the counter as he handed her the offensive drink, moving behind the counter to give it a quick wipe down as the Monday morning rush hour calmed. It was probably the worst part of the week as a barista, working near the university always brought the students in before the morning classes in droves. He worked half days on the weekdays since most of his second-year animal science and biology classes were in the late afternoons.
It wasn’t the worst part-time gig he’d had, but between the full-time volunteering on Saturdays and the full courseload he had, Mondays were always a challenge. Sundays were reserved for Tsumiki’s hospital visits and assignments - all in all it was a wonder he managed to breathe. A social life? Out of the question.
Speaking of social life, he walked towards one of the tables when he heard a loud “Megs! Over here!” from Yuuji, his flatmate and bundle of golden retriever energy, no matter what day or time. Their other friend, Nobara shushed him, playfully smacking him on the side of his head.
“Hey! That hurt!”
“He’s at work, you shouldn’t be yelling here, Yuuji”, Nobara smiled as Megumi slid into the booth next to Yuuji.”Hey Megs, can I get a pumpkin -”
“Don’t test me Nobara.”
“Fine, geez. Don’t get your panties in a twist. Nobara snickered.
Megumi stared at the empty counter, tuning out his friends till he hears Yuuji say, “- Sukuna should be here soon. I can’t wait to see him, even though he’s probably going to treat me like a kid again.”
“Sukuna is visiting?” Megumi asks, realizing the rhetoric in his statement when Yuuji looks at him and nods. “Yeah, he’s working on wrapping up his thesis since his PhD ends soon. Wants some peace and quiet to do his research, which is apparently here in Tokyo, not Okinawa.” Yuuji rolls his eyes. “Never understood how his brain works, but since he got a fully funded PhD, at least I know he has a brain.”
Megumi smiles. He knows Yuuji has an interesting relationship with his elder brother, whom he has yet to meet. He’s seen a couple of pictures that Yuuji has of him in his room, so he knows the brothers share the same pink hair, but while Yuuji radiates that cutesy puppy energy, Sukuna looks like he has done quite some bad things in life and is capable of much more. But if he is doing a PhD in Japanese History, he had to be a nerd, and how bad could a nerd be?