[rain]

[Persona 5 Protagonist/Akira Kurusu x Gender-neutral!Reader]


6/8, Wednesday

"I forgot my umbrella..." you nonchalantly stated. The rain that was falling gave no signs of stopping and you could do nothing but wait. 

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"This is boring..." 

You decided that standing still was too much of a drag and started walking without any cover. Getting drenched by water was a normal occurrence, the people at school threw buckets of water at you everyday when they were cleaning so you didn't really mind. You were raised not to be troublesome and troublesome you weren't. People were pathetic if they needed to showcase their dominance and humiliate others, you thought and scowled at the messages you just received from those assholes at school.

How'd they get your number in the first place? Were those bullies previously in cahoots with Kamoshida?

You didn't know why that idiot had bothered to spread some rumors about you and because of him, you were at the student body's mercy. You couldn't open your shoe locker without a dozen of threatening letters pouring out and your vandalized desk was beyond saving. It was a wonder that nobody else noticed these things. That bastard of an adult was gone but your reputation at Shujin was ruined thanks to him. Even though he was long gone, nobody even spoke or spared a glance when you strode through the hallways-

You snapped out of your reverie when you noticed the rain was no longer falling on you.

"You're going to catch a cold one day, you know," the owner of the umbrella hovering over you said.

"And? It's not like I care." you spat out bitterly and then sighed. The transfer student was bothering you again. He started to talk you out of the blue one day and the two of you had some weird relationship going on. You weren't exactly friends but you knew each other too much to be acquaintances. Then again, you called each other by your given names... "So, what do you need? Usually you don't talk to me in public like this," you responded.

"I just wanted to walk home with you." 

Coincidentally, both of you lived in the same neighborhood - which was kind of annoying.

"That sounds like a dumb reason."

"Yeah, it does."

"Are you just gonna agree with whatever I say?"

"Yeah."

"You sound like a love-struck boy, somebody on your mind?"

"Yeah- Wait, what?" 

You sighed despondently and shook your head, "Forget I said anything, fool."



All was silent until the two of you stopped walking before his place, Cafe Leblanc.

 He shoved the umbrella into your face. "Here."

"Hah?!" You scooted away from hurriedly in your confusion. 

"You can just return it tomorrow."

"I was gonna use your employee discount to get a few cups of coffee..." your voice trailed off as the pitter-patter of the rain was increasing.

"Oh."

Coffee - currently your life's only saviour. He knew about what was going on at school and the pressures of not breaking down in public was weighing on you. He knew why you didn't care about walking in the rain without cover.

You weren't friends or acquaintances - you weren't lovers.