"Early post" (aka it's past midnight for me) for Saturday so I can sleep in.
December 6th: Saturday
Theme: 14. Roasted Chestnuts
Hiro moped at his apartment, snacking on some roasted chestnuts. He couldn't believe he had let that slip out yesterday. "You just can't stay away can you?" he snapped at himself, angry. The whole point of coming to SFIT was to get a new degree that wasn't related to science and engineering, like art or travel industry.
He cracked open another nut as he cuddled his blue pillow. The sheer loneliness pressed down on his shoulders as he surveyed his empty apartment. Despite having rented it six months ago at the start of the semester, the apartment was still fairly bare: just a couch, a bed, a small tv and some dishes in the kitchen.
Hiro didn't have many things. His childhood status as a prodigy meant there was little time for toys and games as Hiro had spent most of it inventing, learning, and progressing faster in academics. The lack of friends meant there weren't any pictures to show, no posters of popular movies or bands, or even gifts. The less said about his family the better. Normally Hiro's room would have been filled with tools and blueprints, whatever little project Hiro was working on, but with Hiro's resolution to leave that all behind, it made the room feel larger, emptier.
Tadashi had been a bright light these last few days and if Hiro dared to call it, even a friend. That would change now. Tadashi would realize that Hiro was smart, make the connection to his name and find out about… that. Even if he didn't, Hiro was use to being used by other people for his smarts. No one wanted to be friends with him, they just wanted to use his brain for their own benefit. He didn't want to go back to that lifestyle.
Hiro cracked open another chestnut and let out a sigh. "I guess I'll just have to avoid Tadashi for the rest of the year. He'll forget about me soon enough. If not, I could always transfer again."
If his heart cried a little over the lost of a potential friend, Hiro didn't show it.