#4 | quiet gym & silent glances

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the first week cleaning the gym was hell, either you were getting completely ignored by barou or scolded immensely by him.

it was almost always the second option.

it was monday evening, the sun was setting and set an illuminating glow through the mini windows in the gym, gold hues of sunlight sprouted like sunflowers and made an array of orange reflection.

the birds chirped with glee as you and barou cleaned the gym─luckily for the two of you, it didn't take long for you both to finish up.

but weirdly enough─barou didn't talk to you, at all. no scoldings. no yelling. no scoffs. just dead silence as you scrubbed the ground with the wet mop.

hell, he didn't even glance in your direction.

his aura radiated the same dark, fuming aura it always did─but his face was, in a sense, calm.

you raised a brow at the suspiciously quiet male; you chose not to speak up at worry you might ruin the peaceful silence forever.

when you two finished up, you put the mop and broom in the storage room─walking out and grabbing your bag.

you took one last glance at the boy to see if he had anything to say. he was standing in front of his bag.

nothing.

he said absolutely nothing.

as you turned to walk away, standing by the door as you stopped there in your tracks.

your gut urged you to look back─and when you finally did, you locked eyes with him.

his vermillion eyes pierced yours, but there was a hint of softness that you didn't quite catch on to.

there was a silence for a moment, and the only thing the two of you could heard was the faint cicadas singing their nightly tunes and the birds falling into a deep sleep.

barou opened his mouth for a second, then closed it. saying nothing.

you turned away from his gaze and walked out of the gym, opening your phone.

the gropechat

y/n:okay guys what the FUCK

i need to fill u guys in on like twenty thousand things

ts is JUICY

shidou:GO ON SPILL.

IT BETTER BE ABOUT DADDY BAROU 😍😘😩😩👅👅

y/n:DADDY BAROU?!

ok well it is but like idk how to explain it

chigiri:girl spit it out

y/n:ok so first of all, i come to the gym cus im like forced to right!?

and barou's there like usual but he's like DEAD silent like he doesn't even GLANCE in my direction

and then after we're done cleaning i turned to leave and look back and he was WATCHING ME LEAVE.

AND WE LIKE LOCK EYES FOR A SOLID FIVE SECONDS BEFORE I ACTUALLY WALK OUT.

what the hell is that supposed to mean 🙂

isagi:girl go get your man

your telling me barou was ACTUALLY quiet around you!??

AND HE LOOKED AT YOU WITHOUT YELLING!??

bruh he wants you BAD.

y/n:i kinda doubt he likes me

bachira:ok well y/n, i have a question for you

do you like him?