cultivating

[kise-kun] i warned you, didn't i?

“Huh? Are you sure that’s not how it works? One of my classmates has a peanut allergy, she had to go to the hospital...”

none of them question the suspicion of hyuuga inhaling that pile of chocolate chip cookies kagami made, even in lieu of an allergy. nice.

“I’m well practiced because of my team, so I can definitely vouch for the catharsis. No worries, anything you say will be safe with me.” Well, assuming they don’t run into anyone on their jog. After tugging on their shoes and determining that the chilly air would be more bearable after they warmed up, Riko takes a glance at her phone. “Hmm? Now why would I ever want to sabotage you, Takao-kun? Eheh. Anyway, it’s noontime so we’ll be back before the sun sets, probably.” She absolutely would! She’s glad Takao knows her so well! Can’t argue that orange is Takao’s true color through and through. Rejecting the glory that is Seirin’s one-hit wonder, huh. Seirin already has an obsolete party clown on their side, they don’t want a frivolous clown. “Focusing, huh... I think it mostly just comes down to your learning style and approaching the material in a way that fits your style. Take Kagami-kun for example! He could only learn the notes if he had a basketball in his hand. Kinda anticlimatic, isn’t it? Not everyone can sit still for a long period of time and that’s totally fine. Hey, maybe you’re the type to retain information if you’re running, you never know! I could ask you some questions if you’re not busy dying after we get to the hilly parts.”

She can be reasonable sometimes! She can be nice! “Hmm, as a third party to all this I guess I can’t really offer much advice unless you really want it, though I might end up making fun of Midorima-kun for most of it. I don’t support being too hard on people in terms of academia.” After all, they were likely on the same level academic wise, and she’s fairly certain she’s had more success in tutoring others than him. Though Riko has a feeling it may just be a product of Midorima’s personality than his teaching style. Or perhaps it’s both! Either way, Takao may as well be an honorary Seirin member, shared therapeutic costs, except we both know it’s a hated idea on both ends. “Yeah, that’s a good idea. It’s hard to focus with a muddled mind. That doesn’t mean I’ll go easy on you though! Good thing the weather is super nice today! It’ll give me more time to think of a good studying plan for you anyway.”. At least Takao can sweat the irritation out! Look, she didn’t know that he’d actually open up about his frustrations!!!

“Huh? No, I don’t think it’s your fault. Is it your fault?” Okay she should probably give him the benefit of the doubt. “My phrasing wasn’t the best, sorry. I guess I do admit that the thought did cross my mind briefly, though I trust in the reputation of Midorima-kun’s difficultness more than your frivolity.” This is already a strange conversation. Though at his comment, she does laugh a little. “Midorima-kun doesn’t seem like he’d be the tutoring type, he’d probably just tell you the answers instead of teaching it to you out of frustration. At least that’s the impression I get just from your stories. I’m guessing Midorima-kun is reputable at your school beyond basketball though?” She can’t say she’s surprised, the dude did look like he came straight out of textbook. “Helping you with homework rather than basketball would be better for us both anyway.”

“........” Does she want to ask? Does she not? How good of a friend does she need to be in this moment? “Alright, so you’re one of those types to take the purity that is studying and turn it into, okay. I see.” She’s just going to bank on it being the other one then! “We can go for a jog later. Anyway, is this for entrance exams?”

“Yeah, a guy can, but when that guy is you then I start having concerns. Mainly - you only come to me for academic help as a last resort. Also, weren’t you worried I was going to drag you off for a jog or something?”

“of course, even if i beat you up you’re still an important friend to me! i’ll go inform the team and get rid of any dangerous chocolate right now, you just stay somewhere safe!” and there she goes. logged for history, as we immortalize the greatest sin to ever take place here. [ /end ]

“... i see. i’m sorry you had to hold back all these years, i’ll make sure that you never have to see another piece of chocolate EVER again! phew, izuki-kun and the others will definitely be shocked, i guess you really can’t know everything about your friends! don’t worry hyuuga-kun, i’ll protect your intestines with my life!” :c

“hmmmm... i suppose you were looking a little worse for wear, but i thought that was just because you were a dumbass who ate too much sugar and had a crash. wait -- but i had you and teppei help me practice making giri chocos for the team? are you telling me you’ve been holding back a chocolate allergy this whole time...?” D:<

“Dare I ask why you aren’t asking Midorima-kun for help on this?”

“oh really? really really? we had chocolate cake for koganei-kun’s birthday and i clearly recall you stuffing your lying little mouth full of cake.” >:(((

it’s chocolate-flavored!! why don’t you have some hyuuga-kun? :DDDDDDDDDDDD