computer code and cherry blossoms ???;; senpai x reader

?>>; Thorns

Sam recalled asking them why they hated him so much, way back when. The answer was always some variant of, "you're a douchebag, and I don't trust you to treat my best friend right."

He winced when he realized that they were sort of right there, but still; it annoyed him that they were still like this after so long. He guessed he wouldn't mind if they ever wanted to, you know, stop being a major thorn in his side, but he didn't see that happening anytime soon. He let the same sort of hate within them foster and bubble up inside of himself, and that was just fine.

...

But, he couldn't help but notice he felt... complicated, about them. He hated them, he thought they were annoying and he only had bad things to say about them, and yet... 

He glanced at them now. They had turned their entire body away from him earlier, but now they had relaxed more, E/C eyes gazing wistfully out the car window. He could tell they were taking everything in, perhaps taken with the idea that everything had changed around them, or perhaps taking in the beauty of a world not composed of lines of ones and zeros.

His heart pulled in his chest, as if longing for something. Deep down, he wished you were nicer. That you could reconcile in the same way he hoped to with Cherry. But what was the chance of that, right?

You'd made it clear how you felt about him, and his feelings towards you still strongly leaned towards dislike. He didn't see anything changing that anytime soon.

The car lurched forward, and he looked forward. They were already at the mall.

He glanced at the building outside, and realized it had been repainted. There were even a few new stores there, and (with the resurfacing of a vague memory,) he noticed that the shop he'd gotten his pink tie from had been replaced. It made him feel... isolated. Just how much had he missed during his time in the game?

"We're here!" Cherry chirped, turning to the backseat. "So, here's the plan: Sam, you're going to go with Keith, and Y/N, you're going with me. If you two," she gestured between Sam and Keith, "need me, BF can text me. We'll meet up at the cafeteria afterwards. Sound good?"

"Er, wait--" Senpai spoke up, "are you sure putting me with him is a good idea? I can't even understand him."

Boyfriend nodded his head in a sort of, 'you've got a point there' motion, before pointing a finger up in a 'one second!' gesture and opening the glovebox. While he was looking through it, Senpai quietly added, "...besides, Cherry-- I don't think me and him are on particularly good terms after what I said to him in the game. Putting us together doesn't sound like the best idea..."

"What, do you want to come with me and Cherry?" Y/N scoffed. Senpai considered it for only a moment, and got the message.

"You know what? Nevermind. I'm sure I'd get along a thousand times better with Keith than I would them."

Girlfriend frowned. "Guys, I thought you said you weren't going to fight anym--"

"BEEP!"

Everyone jumped and looked over at Boyfriend, who was holding a little notepad and a pen. He frantically scribbled something down, then held it where Senpai could see.

[Look! now we can talk 2 each oheter :)], it read. His handwriting was a little messy, and his spelling left a lot to be desired, but...

"That'll work, I suppose..." Senpai murmured with a shrug.

"Well, now that that's settled," Cherry chimed, unbuckling herself and unlocking the car, "let's get going!"

Senpai stepped out of the car and watched as Y/N, Keith, and Cherry all stepped out as well.

He had a feeling it was going to be a long day.

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The distorted text during the flashback sequence translates into "Monika" from base64.

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