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ę¨ď¸. Non Sorcerer!Suguru x Reader
21th September 2005
âDo you feel happy?â
The school counsellor sat parallel to , chairs aligned next to each other to form a circle. His eyes wandered the room. A performative bookshelf curved in a sheath of dust stood at the far corner of the room, a spider plant beside the counsellorâs desk and the faint murmur of students playing outside filled the silence. Meaningless posters about mental health awareness plastered on the walls.
Other than himself and the counsellor, there were eight others in the room. The question fell deaf to the studentsâ ears, all forced into this programme by their teachers.
Do you feel happy?
âFulfilled,â a voice corrected from his left. âHappiness is a privilege not all can afford.â
Suguru's eyes lifted from the camcorder in his hands, turning to his left to the voice that broke the silence.
He recognised you from his maths and physical education class. You were also one of the very few members of the broadcast club, he remembered from the posters around school.
Your lips parted, suddenly becoming hyperaware of all the eyes on you as blood rushed to your cheeks. âAlthough I do feel happy, of course. A lot of things make me happy, like music and movies,â you added, nodding as your eyes met Suguru's.
27th September 2005
Suguru was old hand-me-down textbooks, cedarwood and charcoal pencils. You were sunflowers, fizzy green apple lollipops and warm honey. He realised when you knocked his table, peering at his face through the thick strands of his hand. He lifted his head from the mathsâs textbook, the pages rugged from incorrect answers being erased multiple times.
âYouâve been to Switzerland?â You asked, pointing at the keychain hanging from his pencil case.
He shook his head.
You formed an âoâ with your lips. âItâs on my bucket list. Hiking in Zermatt, yâknow?â
He nodded, in reality he didnât have a clue of what you were talking about. You smiled and went back to solving maths problems from the board. He watched you for a few seconds, wishing youâd talk more about Zermatt before going back to minding his own business, his mind fuzzy.
4th October 2008
Suguru recorded Satoru and Shoko bickering, a smile on his own face as they threw water at each other. Shoko cackled, clearly having an advantage over Satoru- who tried to push her away by carelessly swinging his unethically long arms- thanks to her 3L gym gallon.
âSHOKO YOU-â
And then pure silence.
At least on his end as he suddenly became hyperaware of a familiar fuzziness.
He zoomed his camera onto the bench where you sat, surrounded by a flock of pigeons. You smiled as you sprawled a handful of seeds for them. His smile softened, still recording.
âHelloooâ Satoru waved in front of the camera. âWHO are you recording bro?â
Suguru quickly put the camera down, looking away and now at a drenched Satoru. He gulped, âPigeons?â
28th October 2008
âSuguru!!!!â You called for him, hand waving to get his attention. He turned, spotting you almost immediately amongst the huge crowd of families at the pumpkin patch. You jogged up to him, âYouâre here?â
 He nodded, âMy cousins set up a foot stall here, and asked me to film for them. You?â
âMy uncle too, the bouncy castle,â you pointed behind you with a thumb at the bouncy castles 20 yards behind you, clearly designed for toddlers. Suguru didnât even glance at the bouncy castles, too entranced by how well the red scarf around your neck suited you.
âYou look pretty,â he blurted out, only then realising what he said when he saw your eyes widen slightly. âNo I mean, you look pretty.. Warm? Yes.â
âI look warm?â You repeated, a teasing smile on her face as she nodded. âNice saveâ
His eyes widened, âthatâs notââ. You took a hold of his hand, placing it in your pocket. âWalk around with meâ
Stop #1: Pumpkin carving.
You gasped,âLook at these baby pumpkins!â You turned to him, a gleeful look on your face. Suguru mirrored it, âWe should carve themâ
âThatâs EXACTLY what I was thinking!â
So the two of you sat parallel from each other with your respective pumpkins which you were designing for each other, the best one gets a free candied apple from the other.
âAre you ready to lose?â You said smiling mischievously, drawing the outline on your pumpkin.
âYouâre going to get humbled so badlyâ He retaliated, the camcorder laying on a stool adjacent to them. You made a âblah-blahâ gesture with your hands,âWhatever helps you sleep at night Suguâ
The reveal was in 3⌠2⌠1âŚ
And you burst out laughing in tears. âWHAT is that? Did you carve it with your left hand?â
âWhat?! Itâs not as bad as youâre making it out to beâ
Pause. It was discombobulated. The eyes were asymmetrical, a good 3cm difference between the height, the mouth was a half-frown-half-smirk, and there was a⌠tail on the cheek?
Yours wasnât far behind.
A very thick mustache that looked more like an upper lip, whiskers (??), and then you gave up carving half way, resorting to draw the uneven eyebrows, gyaru eyes (A***) and a simple smile.Â
Truly faces only a mother could love.
Stop #2: Facepaint.
âTrust me youâre going to look adorable,â the compliment rolled off of Suguru's tongue, maybe it was because of the darkness that helped hide his blush, or your hand holding his like uniform.
âA pumpkin on each cheek is going to make me look cute?â You gave him a flabbergasted look. âMhm..â he hummed with a soft smile, watching the artist already put orange on the apples of your cheek, your hot chocolate warm in his hand.
âYou should get some too then, weâll look cute together,â You swing his hand.
âHmm.. should I?â
Stop #3: Fireworks.
By the end of the night, the both of you held the pumpkins you had exchanged with each other, a plastic bang hanging from Suguruâs forearm with sweet treats enough for at least the next 3 months, matching facepaint, matching headbands and matching orange and green keychains hanging from both your BlackBerrys.
âYou should put your hair back more often,â Your eyes scanned his hair, face, and lastly his eyes, âYou look pretty too, todayâ. Suguru's throat went dry, almost choking on nothing. His cheeks flushed pink, chest fuzzy and ears ringing.
âAnd thank you for keeping me company, Suguru,â You spoke inching closer to him as a larger crowd started forming, eager for the firework show. He only smiled, nodding.
âI hope we could do this again next yearâ
âOr we could go hiking in Zermatt,â he watched you look ahead.
âWeâd need to save up a lot for thatâ
âMhmâ
29th January 2009
Pitter-patter-pitter-patter-patter-pattâ
The rain got more aggressive as you stood under the veranda, contemplating if you should just make the run home or wait until your guardian angel comes to your rescue.
Said angel was currently making his way out of the sports hall when he saw you, stopping at his steps. Satoru only realised he was talking to himself when he was at least 2 metres away from him, âMan I feel like the stink spiritâ This is getting out of hand, even a brick wall is more attentive!â
âI need to go to the libraryâ
âNow? Exams are overâ
âGet home safe!â Suguru was already halfway across the pitch.
Satoru watched him run towards the veranda dumbfounded.
âForgot your umbrella?â Suguru asked, steadying his breath.
âAre you my rock in a storm?â
âMaybe?â He took your bag from you, handing you the umbrella instead, which you happily accepted, opening it for the both of you. âIâll drop you home firstâ
You looked at him confused, âAre you sure? You live closerâ
âVery sureâ He reiterated as the both of you started walking under the umbrellaâs shelter. You talked about your day as he happily listened, his ears flushing pink from reasons other than the icy winds. He felt privileged to be this close to you, to have your company, to indulge in your warmth. The fuzziness in his chest came back, the aggressiveness of the rain being muted down to a hush until it was just your voice that surrounded him, your laugh that engulfed him; stable, uncompromising, present. He ached for the lightest caress of your fingers against his hand so that he felt dizzy.
He liked you.
He really liked your hair, your eyes, your touch- heck, he might love you entirely to the point he felt like he could combust any day now if didnât confess. But he was scared that maybe you donât feel the same, scared he might ruin your friendship.
30th January 2009
Geto woke up in the warmth of his bed, familiar but strange. His head felt dizzy, throat felt tight, and hands clammy. A hundred thoughts and none racing through his mind at once. Why was he here? He had no memories of reaching home.
Just then mother, Satoru and Shoko walked in, their worried faces relaxing almost immediately at the sight of his eyes open.
âOh honey!â His mother rushed to him, embracing him. He looked at the two standing confused as he forced himself to sit up. âMom why..?â
âYou scared us! Came back from school soaked yesterday and just collapsed.. Youâve been unconscious for the past 15 hoursâ do you not remember?â
His eyes darted towards Satoru and Shoko.
âI did have my umbrella with me, I just went to walk Y/n homeââ
âWho?â Satoru cut him off.
Geto looked at him as if he had three eyes. âI told you, the girl I like. Maths class, counselling room, remember?â
Shoko looked at Geto worriedly, âSuguru.. there is no one in our school- let alone year group- with that name.â
He was about to answer her when his eyes caught sight of the empty picture frame on his desk. The frame that once had pictures of you both at the Christmas market..Â
No..
He hurried off of the bed, taking the cardboard box wherein he placed his camcorder. His uniform was hung up to dry in the garden.
He opened the box, expecting to see pictures of you two he had printed out, but none. Just a camcorder, a halloween themed headband and an orange and green keychain, identical to the one hanging from his phone.
His breath hitched, a nasty ache forming in his chest. Crouching, he took the camcorder out, connecting it to the tv. The videos played from newest to latest.
One where you were studying together, but only he was visible in the frame, laughing alone, the seat next to him where you should be seated empty.
One where you went to the winter food festival together, but it was just him recording an empty plastic chair in front of him.
One at the Christmas market where you took pictures in the booth together, but it was just him posing by himself.
One during the first snow of the year, but it was just him recording the snow falling on the ground where you should be exclaiming while pointing at a snowflake, âLook Sugu! This one is so detailedâ. A stray cat walks past.
One during the pumpkin patch where he should be recording you guys reveal your pumpkins, but it's just him by himself. Where he should be recording you get your face paint done, but it's just him. Where he should be recording your reaction to the fireworks, but it's just him panning the camera from the fireworks to the empty space next to him.
One during lunchtime when Shoko and Satoru were having their water fight, the camera zooms into the bench where youâre supposed to be sat, surrounded by pigeons, but itâs empty.
One last one, during a group counselling session where he first met you. His ears were ringing, tears overflowing his eyes, and rushing down his cheeks. His chest heaved up and down, hyperventilating. He fell backwards, eyes glued to the screen, nails digging into his skin. His head was about to burst, his heart hurting as if it wanted to rip itself apart. The room was closing into him yet only thoughts about you occupied his blurry mind.Â
You, you , you , you, you⌠you..
His ears fell deaf to all sounds around him, waiting for you to answer the counsellorâs question and soothe his pathetic, grieving heart; his poor self who still wouldnât admit the truth. He prayed, grovelled. Please please please answer that question..
Do you feel happy?
This was very rushed and horrible
Sorry babies :((
+ NOT proofread
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