[ She was definitely just overthinking it, but she also felt it would be too awkward to admit something like that right here, right now. Sonico conceded that if there was anyplace to talk about such a thing, it'd probably be best to do so in a private setting outside of campus — even then, the thought was certainly frightening. She never thought in a million years she'd meet him; not like this, anyway.
Her lie was certainly taken out of a page from the "lazy excuses for university students" handbook, but somehow he seemed to believe her… or better yet, he was still a new substitute teacher who had no reason to not believe her. Which definitely worked in her favor, but Sonico still felt guilty for it; she'd have to make up for her lie by being a good student, especially with his generosity and kind words. ]
Thank you, Takahashi-san. I'll work harder next time.
[ He was a lot more casual outside of work, but it was to not surprise that he was being so professional; every professor had two sides to them, but it felt strange that she was seeing it firsthand. To him, she was nothing but his student, and it felt surreal that he wasn't aware of anything beyond that. Sonico bows her head as she took the paper, silently grateful that her impromptu acting lessons were paying off and that he decided to give her a second chance when most professors would just fail her outright. ]
I-I'll definitely keep that in mind, Takahashi-san. You're very nice, [ She smiles softly as she raised her head from bowing, turning away to take a seat back at her desk. The assignment wasn't difficult; she just hadn't been paying attention as she wrote done her answers. Now that she was thinking clearly, the notes she had taken on this particular subject came back to her, and she finished it in under ten minutes; assured that all her answers were now in their correct blocks this time. And yet, she gives into the temptation to at the very least hint at their connection. Even if it meant they had to stop speaking to one another, she couldn't just ignore their relationship… if that was what it should be called. She felt her heart beat faster as she returned to Yujiro's desk, placing the paper face-down. ] Everything should be correct now… um, I-I have to go, thank you again, Takahashi-san!
[ Before he could take a look at what she had written, Sonico rushed out of the door and down the hallway, too embarrassed to stay after what she had wrote on the bottom of the paper: "I think we're talking on that anonymous dating app, I hope you're not mad that I'm 18." Beside it was her actual phone number.
If he wasn't interested, she figured he'd just ignore it and they would never talk about this interaction ever again. But Sonico hoped… that maybe he felt the same. ]
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Her lie was certainly taken out of a page from the "lazy excuses for university students" handbook, but somehow he seemed to believe her… or better yet, he was still a new substitute teacher who had no reason to not believe her. Which definitely worked in her favor, but Sonico still felt guilty for it; she'd have to make up for her lie by being a good student, especially with his generosity and kind words. ]
Thank you, Takahashi-san. I'll work harder next time.
[ He was a lot more casual outside of work, but it was to not surprise that he was being so professional; every professor had two sides to them, but it felt strange that she was seeing it firsthand. To him, she was nothing but his student, and it felt surreal that he wasn't aware of anything beyond that. Sonico bows her head as she took the paper, silently grateful that her impromptu acting lessons were paying off and that he decided to give her a second chance when most professors would just fail her outright. ]
I-I'll definitely keep that in mind, Takahashi-san. You're very nice, [ She smiles softly as she raised her head from bowing, turning away to take a seat back at her desk. The assignment wasn't difficult; she just hadn't been paying attention as she wrote done her answers. Now that she was thinking clearly, the notes she had taken on this particular subject came back to her, and she finished it in under ten minutes; assured that all her answers were now in their correct blocks this time. And yet, she gives into the temptation to at the very least hint at their connection. Even if it meant they had to stop speaking to one another, she couldn't just ignore their relationship… if that was what it should be called. She felt her heart beat faster as she returned to Yujiro's desk, placing the paper face-down. ] Everything should be correct now… um, I-I have to go, thank you again, Takahashi-san!
[ Before he could take a look at what she had written, Sonico rushed out of the door and down the hallway, too embarrassed to stay after what she had wrote on the bottom of the paper: "I think we're talking on that anonymous dating app, I hope you're not mad that I'm 18." Beside it was her actual phone number.
If he wasn't interested, she figured he'd just ignore it and they would never talk about this interaction ever again. But Sonico hoped… that maybe he felt the same. ]