First attempt at writing a story, and English is not my primary language, so there will be mistakes.
The story is based on volume 7, Kyoto trip, and would include the 2nd 3rd, and last day of the trip.
M rating for language and mild sexual language.
The characters will adjust to the rating, meaning you may find them out of character, I will try to limit this as much as I can.
the characters will be written the way I see them in the light novels (Hachiman is an intelligent introvert teenager, however, he is still a teenage boy, and as such his inner thoughts will inevitably go to the topic of the other gender, and they will be dirty)(Yumiko will introduce as 'bitch', there many real life examples I can and will use to build her character in this story)
All that is written without " " are Hachiman's thoughts in, the same format as the light novel.
After leaving the room, and trying to escape another Mahjong game that I probably would lose, I had little choice but to wander around the hotel, feeling the need to get some food. So, made my way to the convenience store outside the hotel, seemingly without anyone noticing.
feeling the need to loiter around, I move to the magazine's corner.
trying to look for one I recognize, my eyes search for the magazine, magazines for teenage girls, another one for elders...
As I was searching for my regular gaming magazine, a quite scary voice spoke down on me.
"Ooh, look who we have here, it's Hikio"
Before I manage to find the desired magazine, I've been stopped by Miura Yumiko, however, it seems she doesn't feel the need to bat an eyelash my way as she keep staring at her magazine.
why did she call me out then?
if she doesn't bother to respond, I don't feel the need either.
finding one of the regular magazines, Sunday GX, picking it up, flipping the pages, engrossing in reading, or at least trying to before she spooks up.
"Like, you know...what you guys trying to do?"
from her tone, I gather she was pissed off, when I turned to her I find she still staring at it seemed that she can feel my gaze as she continues.
"All that meddling with Hina, could you just stop already?"
She kept looking at the magazine, not feeling the need to face me as if she had forgotten the basic ethics that a person should face the other party when speaking to them.
she flipped another page.
"Are you listening to me?"
I want to tell her to listen to her advice, but I never said anything in the first place did I?
"I'm listening, we're not trying to bother her"
"You are, Yui acting weird since the start of the trip"
It seems she finally feels the need to look at me as she continues.
"Hina doesn't act as usual, you know', I think every single one in my group seems to act on the ice near Hina, so you better spill out how you involve yourself in this she said this word, she slowly closed the gap between us, making me little concise from proximity, her green eyes looking directly to my eyes, full of hostility, her perfume, and above all, to her right hand that reaches out to my collar of my hoodie.
"It's a little bothersome, but some people want us to act that way, just a bit of outside observers, beside, it's not like you are directly affected by this".
seem it was the wrong thing to say to her, As a response she added her left hand to my collar and pulled me closer to her face, feeling her breath on my face, I had little to no choice but to peer into her eyes.
"Of course, this affects me! Don't you dare say I have no say in this!", she replied, in a harsh whisper.
I try to think about to get this mess, physical violence seems the likely outcome if the response is wrong, I can't find any without snitching on Tobe or telling her about Ebina's visit to the club, all I could say sweet talk out of this situation, and the first thing come out of my mind...
"You sure have beautiful eyes Miura", It seemed to work, as she loosened her hold on my collar, letting me create a much-needed gap between us, although she still seemed to glare at me.
After a few seconds of awkward silence, she finally removes her glare, only to speak in a more peaceful tone," You know, now that I look at you, I kinda find ya one of the better taste in fashion in our year's group"
This make me freeze for a moment, not used to getting compliments other than from family members, All I can say is, "T-thank you", I can't admit now that all my outdoor clothing are Komachi choices.
"All I saying, I imagined the trip to relieve stress, hang out with friends without assignments or nagging parents, you know?", she said with little vulnerability
I stretch my head seeing this, "Well, the trip is still not over and can be what you described, I feel that the request will end sooner than..."
She cut me off halfway, "Haa", With her little smirk I realized my blunder," So this part of a request to your club"
She turns around, not before saying "I will wait for you outside, We are not done with this talk"
"Wait Miura, I got to this store to get food, Can't we talk about this later ", Hopefully, my excuse will be enough with the truth behind these words.
"Don't buy food from here", she says without turning to face me as she leaves the store.
I exhale as I make my way to the exit, or at least try before the Clark stops me, "Removing the band from the magazine is as good as buying it, this will be 1000 yen"
been caught in the act of reading without paying, I reach for the wallet, before remembering "But my magazine is worth only 400?"
"Your girlfriend's one cost 600, both of you removed the band...", he responded with a bit harsh tone.
Realizing this hopeless situation, I paid the 1000 yen," Can I pick up this order later ", I didn't want to aggravate Miura further by asking her money for this.
"Sure thing, I will package and store it here, hike right?"
hearing the nickname, my eyebrows twitch and I respond, "Put it on Hikigaya Hachiman"
As I exited the store I saw Miura waiting outside typing on her phone, When she saw me walking her way, she asked "There mc one street from here, let's go"
"Hey Miura, where are we going?"
She glanced my way before saying "we getting food of course"
Dread fills me, sorry Komachi, I have a feeling that there will be no money leftovers for souvenirs.
as we walk to the hamburger joint, I start to look rationally at my situation.
On the first day and to this day now I used 2,500 already, and now with another 1,000 expenses, the 600 yen still account, because I don't think it's worth the hassle bothering Miura with this, worst case scenario I give the magazine to leave me with 6500 yen for personal use and for the gifts I promised to Komachi and mom, which probably amount to 3000 yen
I glance at the girl beside me, the one who insists on walking in line with me, Usually she would ignore my existence, but now she just ignores any personal boundaries.
If I describe Miura Yumiko in a few words, I would say beautiful popular, and from a good family.
Every word comes with an asterisk
You can say Miura is beautiful, but you can't ignore her regular outfit at school, where her skirt is so high, her blouse open and the shirt beneath likely with at least one button open, and this with a shirt one size too small, you can say she a is considered an slut, Sobu is elite school catering for a student who aims for the academy, which results with lack of discipline to put students in line, and most of the outfit code come unenforced, for example, Kawasaki with her removed blouse that she keeps warp up around her is a kind of girl try to push the line repeatedly with sensei and sometimes stop her after class to talk. I hope Komachi won't be like this when she starts high school next year, This kind of thing won't be glossed out, I would snitch to Mom without any hesitation. I remember Yuigahama said she used expensive makeup every day for school, so there was a chance that behind the spatula there Sagami in disguise.
you can say Miura is popular, but her attitude doesn't do her any favor, With her outright dirtying on other girls in the classroom, and the cookie accident where she bullied Yuigahama, other girls seem to avoid getting attached to her, people still talk with her as an acquaintance, been Hayama Close friend also contribute.
with the boys, you can say the main factor is hormones, Her lack of modesty, so-called natural beauty, and athletic figure make her one of the hottest girls in school, and her closeness to Hayama and clear obsession with him keep away most guys.
For the good family part, her family is supposed to be quite rich, although not Yukinoshita's behavior makes me question if they active part of her life.
If we compare Yukinoshita and Miura, in my most objective opinion Yukinoshita beats her in beauty, beat her in academic subjects, and better attitude.
while Miura is hotter than her, it only makes the distinction between them apparent.
Yukinoshita is a girl you would bring to meet your parents and enter your house from the front door, Miura is a girl you keep in secret and let her get in only from the window.
in more crass words, most boys will fantasize about Yukinoshita as wife material, managing the household and bringing up the children, and Miura as a young secretary in your work you bent over the desk and do as you please.
I quit my monologue to look at her, She keeps quiet so far and I don't know how to manage this incoming talk, three options I need to choose from.
A, I deny that we got a request, and she believes me and drops any suspicion, The chance for this is pretty much zero or she won't believe me, and the threat of physical violence return, with a good chance Yuigahama and Yukinoshita will know that I leak to Miura about the request, which I consider lose-lose situation.
B, I admit fully that we got a request, however, I won't divulge the name of the requester, from how she regularly acts there is little chance it will work, thus aggravating her further, and we back to the bad outcome of option A. as I see this, she considers the integrity of her click then her friends' secrets.
C, Admit the request, and give her every little detail, try to appease her as much as possible, with a small chance she spare me from this troubling request and help come with a huge drawback, if Yukinoshita knows about me giving information that belongs the people who came to the club for help, guarantee her trust in me will be damaged, in my opinion, the worst outcome.
I got the undivided attention of The 'fire queen' of Sobu, most guys would like to be in my place right now, I on the other hand feel I walk to my doom, fully knowing the association with her will bring one nasty headache.
21:20, MC-burger joint
After a few minutes of walking, we entered the burger shop and still didn't decide how I would handle her, I tried buying some time to think.
"Hey Miura, what you like to order?"
She looked at me with bewilderment, and after a few seconds, she answered "Small fries, thanks Hikio", With that she walked to the corner table and sat down.
hey there, I know my reputation is at an all-time low, I can be a gentleman in the right situations, and her 'thank you' makes me think she expects me to pay for her as well. I will leave it for another time.
I make my way to the cashier, but the late time makes the queue nonexistent, This works in my favor as there is little chance I would see other students or worse, teachers hanging out.
"What you like to order sir?"
"I would like my burger, no tomatoes, large fries and small fries, large cola"
"This will be 2,000 yen, sir"
Paying up, left me with half the money for the last day and the gifts, Tomorrow is the last full day of the trip, if there are no surprises, this money will make due.
I stay near the counter, musing about my options, the workers throw me weird looks for a few seconds and continue to work.
I don't care if the request will succeed or not, either one of the requests, as Tobe is although not a bad guy, the one who starts with the Hikitani nickname, his request is not a priority. Ebina's request came to our club within mere minutes of Tobe's request, which still bothers me how she would know about the request, and her request to the boys to do 'bonding season' makes me think someone told her the detail about Tobe request immediately after the guys left the club, Hayama is the main suspect of insist to make my party of her yaoi fantasy don't make her any better.
This ruling out option B, and option A with a very low chance of success, makes me choose option C, pretty much a high-risk high reward.
I pick up the order and make my way to the table, I lay down the trays and sit down in front of her, Taking the initiative, I speak to her
"A week before the start of the trip, the guys in your clique came to the club with a request, More specify came along Tobe with his request"
I stopped to take a bite from the burger, she let me speak at my own pace without rushing me, eating her fries, however, she insisted on no break eye contact even when eating started to grate on me.
"His request is to us helping him to confess to Ebina, with th..." Before I go into detail she cut me off.
"Huh!, What do you mean to confess to Hina, You know, Tobe is your typical horny teenager-boy, at least not a harmful one, I can't remember a day he didn't speak off sexual innuendos, there like, zero chance Hina will accept the confession"
"Well, he gave the impression he was quite serious about this, he asked the girls about the method that may work", I also think his request to confess comes from impulse and not genuine feeling, Yukinoshita deems it an acceptable request so I have little say about this.
" Hina is one of few girls who enable him, and don't avoid him after a few sentences, Besides, when the dating topic comes up in our talk she completely avoids talking about this"
I'm not sure what to think about this, The dating topic sure comes up almost every time I listen to girls talking to each other, it's not rare to find teenagers more interested in studying, leaving dating after the school year, or outright after getting an academic degree, one thought comes to my mind when listening to her.
"Isn't Yuigahama also able to talk to him freely?"
She threw me a mocking smile, finding the answer to many questions obvious, "Even Tobe knows better than to mess with Yui, The stuck-up girl from your club scares away any guys who are trying to make a move on Yui"
Makes sense, Yukinoshita being herself is quite frightening, and her family influence is also a big factor.
things got quiet, I continued to eat my burger when she asked.
"This doesn't explain why Hina acts weird", she hunched a little over the table.
I take time before answering, chewing as slowly as possible. "A few minutes after Tobe's request, she comes to our club with a request of her own, which, in her words, is to make sure the boys are getting along. In my opinion, her real request is for the said boys not to interact with her"
Miura dropped her sight to the ground with a solemnly look, " So I'm the only one blinded to all this from the start"
I can't blame her, being the one who is excluded from any group is a huge hit to your confidence, I suppose with greater effect when said group is the one you hang with every day.
I finished the last few baits from the burger when I found myself looking at what was supposed to big pile of fries, however, it took me a mere seconds to understand the situation, Miura finished her fries and started eating from my portion. Denying her my fries after she had eaten some already would make things awkward, thus I find myself in a race against time.
In truth to my given name, I make preparations for war, Eyeing the best fries, I plan on which ones I eat first and which one to hide under the pile for later, I glanced up only to find Miura looking at me with a look that reminded me the devil women, Haruno Yukinoshita.
"So Hikio, aside from my eyes, what compliments can you give me?", Aside from this she takes the small fry, looks at it, then drops it and takes the big fry and eats it.
Compared to Haruno, she had zero subtle approach, it's clear she was new to the teasing stuff.
still thinking about how to secure the fries, "Well it's embarrassing to complement person in front of the said person"
"Hikio, I can promise you that nothing that will happen or said today will leak"
Well, it sure would put some confidence in me if I knew if she was trustworthy, "Everything stays between us right?"
she nods, with an annoying smile, as she takes a few fries.
taking a few seconds to think how suck up to ..., I meant how to appease her without sacrificing my remaining dignity.
"In terms of personality, I think the most important aspect is that you are kinda the mother of your group, if someone struggles to fit in or feels left out from your group you would try to fit him in the conversation, making you the de-facto the leader", of course, this mostly up play her influence.
she doesn't seem impressed by the look on her face," And?", she punished me by taking the tray to her side.
don't worry my soldiers, no one will be left behind! rescue on the way! , I don't have anything good to add to her personality, however, I have many things to say about her look, which will have a disastrous effect if not given permission beforehand.
"Well I can give more, but it will improper remarks"
"Hikio you can give me the most unfiltered compliments you have in your mind, I sure can handle all of them", She seems to underestimate the minds of teenage boys.
I will start with the timidest ones," the blonde curl you usually have in school is quite eye-catching, making you recognize immediately upon entering the class", I remember some girls calling these curls 'bitch curls', something about unkempt looking curls telling that you more kinker, sound nonsense to me, I move my hand to try to retrieve some of my soldiers, I mean fries while keeping eye contact I continue.
"Your posture is always proper...", Well, this one is bad, in terms of posture she has nothing on Yukinoshita, I reach for the fries only to discover in horror that they defied the vilest chemical weapon on earth, the ketchup, I apologize my soldiers, rescue no longer possible, your sacrifice will be remembered.
"Hikio can I?", she asked me for permission. , she has already taken everything, what is the point of asking for approval afterward?
"Sure, you can take it", I shouted only to find out why she asked permission.
She took my cola and drank from it, Hey Woman at least use another stork when you drink! I look at her drink for a few seconds before bloating, "You have full lips, it's hard to not look at"
The effect of my words comes with her smile and light red rue on her cheeks, I think I overdone this. taking the drink from her side to take a few sips, Hey, I bought this, and if she doesn't mind I'm not gonna shy away from also drinking.
"Hey what about my legs?", she becomes far more enthusiastic than she should be, I should find a way to take this talk to another topic.
"Well, it's obvious you're quite athletic from looking at them"
"And between me and Yukinoshita's legs, which one is better?", She took the drink from my hand and started drinking.
this shameless girl, "Well I think Yukinoshita one better...", she threw me a threatening look to not continue this line, in panic, I spew what was on my mind that should have stayed there, "compere to Yukinoshita you have a nicer butt so its balance out..."
Miura started to choke on the drink, trying to get her bearing for a few seconds, before looking at me with a noticeable blush, getting up from the booth, and running away.
not my best moment, I needed to apologize later before she attempted to kill me, she left her phone on the table so she should return soon.
oh well, even with my little creepy remark at the end, the talk was much peaceful than expected.
22:30, MC-burger joint
Miura returns to the table after 15 minutes, She seems to be more relaxed, and she sits in her original place at the table.
"Miura everything ok? I can get you water if y..."
"Hikio, zip it", seems she only looks relaxed, I grimace from a short but clear retort, she looking at me with a look that fits her moniker
"Give me your phone", Is she gonna steal it for forgiveness? , "now"
I give my phone to her, only to find her looking at me with a furrowed brow." Unlock it, you idiot".
After unlocking she feedle with my phone and also with her phone. I'm not sure what she doing.
"I'm typing my number in your phone, Regarding the tobe request, I will make sure he forgets about the confession, How do you know when it will done, Until then, do not make a single move on either of them"
Sure, if she handles this request it's perfect, less work for me.
"Ahh, Miura about the last talk, I want..."
"Don't remind me of that discussion, it was good, and stop when you start being creepy, Let's return to the hotel "She got up and walked away without letting me respond.
I clean the table take the tray near the trash, and walk outside.
as we walk to the hotel she keeps walking slightly behind me, I guess the butt remark gives an impression of her.
Suddenly I felt her hand on my back, She putting slight force, "Keep your back straight, and take your hand from the shirt"
I don't know why she feels like lecturing me about how to walk, as we walked she kept touching me and leaving remarks about my walking, not sure why she became so comfortable with me, when we arrived at the lobby she touched my arm softly and says "good night, see you tomorrow"
All the interaction with her today left me in disarray, I returned to my hotel room to find all the guys who seemed to be sleeping, I exchanged clothes and prepared for sleep, I hoped no one would wake me up in the morning, I pretty exhausted.
it was the morning of the third day of the trip, Today was the day everyone could move everywhere they liked, and we were not limited to a classmate group, leaving me the option to move with my clubmates, I remember Yuigahama wanted to walk somewhere today, and without the requests, the day can be peaceful, although I need Miura to send me a message when she handles to be.
I remember Totsuka attempting to wake me up, only for me to wave him off, as a result, the guys went to have breakfast and for me to catch up and sleep a little bit.
after an hour I get up prepare my clothes and tidy my luggage as we change lodging tonight.
with this finished, I went to eat breakfast, and I walked out of the room.
"Morning Hikki!"
"yo"
I'm still feeling a little drowsy, so I didn't question why Yuigahama was at the door.
"OK, let's go"
She was so energetic this early morning.
"Aah, I need some food, You know where the banquet hall is?"
"No, no, morning breakfast is canceled"
"What do you mean canceled?, How do you cancel breakfast?", I remember the teachers told us that we had all days of the trip come with paid breakfast.
"Just return to your room and get your luggage sorted so we can go out", I do as she says and get my luggage.
"Okay, let's put that in the lobby and get going"
"Sure, let's do that, what about the food?"
I asked her but Yuigahama seemed to ignore me as she looked excited to go around the city, What about my food...
thankfully, most school trips became more convenient, as the school organized transportation of luggage to our next inn before we students got there.
This operation lets student fully enjoy their freedom to move around.
I should add that right now, my stomach is empty, thanks to Yuigahama.
after we left we walked for some time, and after a few minutes we exited the tourist district, As I walked, I saw she led me to a white-colored coffee shop.
"Hikki, this is where we eat breakfast"
"Hey, why we you make me give up the free breakfast in Banquet Hall?"
Instead of answering, she entered the building, I followed her until we reached a certain terrace, where Yukinoshita drinking a coffee.
"Late, aren't you?"
"Wait, what going on here?"
"It's morning to you"
"Well, yeah it's morning", Having a banter with Yukinoshita outside club hours, let alone outside school activities is always weird, yet memorable.
"I didn't mean that, I was referring to the cafe we were at"
"We have club activities", well I have little choice now.
Yuigahama called over the waiter and quickly made her order, the menu was a bit vague for my liking so I let Yukinoshita order for me.
"I saw Ebina earlier towards one of the older buildings, so they might stop here"
"I guess Tobecchi going with that route already, huh?"
As some divine deity listened to us, Yuigahama got a call.
"Yahllo!, Tobecchi everything ok?", I don't hear clearly what he saying, he seems to be very energetic from his tone.
at the same time, I Got a text from Miura.
'Tobe case is taken care of', well that was fast, one thing that ticked me off was that she put her contacts in my phone as favorite, need to change this later.
I replied to her,' How do you manage this?'
After a few seconds I got a reply,' I told him some girl in the first year was interested in him, so he dropped his interest in Hina', Someone thinks highly of Tobe, there is something I miss.
I typed,' Who is she, and is she interested in him?', After a few seconds I got a reply from her, She sure typed fast, Yukinoshita and Yuigahama seemed to focus on listening to Tobe.
'I told him that someone called Isshiki finds him cute, however she little shy so she won't confess in a direct matter'
'she is the football club manager, so she interacts with him daily, She also sticks to Hayato so she tries to make him invite her you to our outing, She has zero interest in Tobe'
She finishes the message with a smiley face, Girls sure are vindictive, although I have zero sympathy for Tobe.
"Hikigaya-Kun, apparently our help is not needed anymore"
"So Tobe dropped the request?"
"yea Hikki, he told us he no longer wishes to confess, There is another girl that caught his eye but he didn't tell us her name"
"This fine to me, I got sick of this group and their ridiculous requests, no offense Yuigahama".
"Indeed, Hikigaya-Kun put a valid concern"
We continued with the meal, and with less headache on my mind, I found that snitching was the right choice.
What was not a wise choice was to give Miura my number, as she kept sending me a 'trash' text, like what do you think about this dress and how I would look with this hairstyle.
after we were done with breakfast and walked around the city we returned to the inn, We encountered the group, which aside from Yuigahama, ignored us.
in the original plan, Tobe supposedly wanted to stay in a place called Arashiyama, one of the more famous places in Kyoto, however With the request being void, I did not need to go there, such when we got to the new lodging, Yuigahama decided to invite me and Yukinoshita to her room for some table games, with Kawasomething-san joining us.
overall it was quite an enjoyable time, not that I will admit this in front of them.
I returned to the room to catch a sleep, the other guys returned early and were already prepared to sleep, after the request was done they were more friendly to me, but still called me by this stupid nickname, Totsuke was already asleep so I went straight to my futon and play games in my phone.
after a few minutes, I got a text from Miura, I had all the reasons to avoid replying to her, whether it was the late hour or simply no reason to interact with her anymore.
'Hikio tomorrow we will talk alone, good night', she told me as it's a written fact, I already tried to imagine what was about, oh well, troubles for tomorrow me.
It was the third day of the trip, and we moved to the train station nearby for our return to Chiba. the entire city of Kyoto was visible on the rooftop of Kyoto station.
Miura sent me a message to wait here, There were 20 minutes until our train departed from the station, and I started to think she was trying to prank me.
"Good morning Hikio"
"yo"
She looks irradiated from the response.
"Haa... good morning Miura"
"I wanted to thank you for telling me about the request, I know it leaves you with an awkward situation with your club"
"To be honest, I feel better not being involved in your group, From the past, it doesn't leave a good outcome for me, no offense of course"
"None taken", she added, however, I found it nerving she kept staring at me silently, In fact, she kept staring for a good half minute which made me look away from her and fidget in place.
"Good enough", she mumbles and leaves the roof.
I'm not sure what 'good enough means, I don't understand how for being avoid her, one day she kept nagging me with texts, I think I should ask Komachi for advice.
Hikigaya household,15:00
As I return home, I organize my things and sit on the couch, when Komachi returns from school I explain to her the situation about Miura, she listens without interrupting me, and her smirk becomes more visible as I talk.
"Onii-chan, you want the good news or bad news first?"
"The good news first "
"You gonna spend a lot of time outside the house", she replied with a grin
"How the hell is this good news!"
"The bad news is your wallet will be used so much you will not have money left for anything else", No light novels, no new video games?
"Komachi how you got to this conclusion?"
"Miura-senpai takes an interest in you, so she will invite you to an out"
"So I can simply refuse and problem solve?" she pinches my side, dear brother suffer enough, have mercy!
"Of course, you won't decline, I make sure of it"
"I'm not in her group, and she's not interested in me romantically ", Hayama's place in her mind is set in stone.
"She finds you more like a safety net"
"Safety net?"
Komachi shrugged, "Imagine you went to a ramen place daily, where you find the best ramen in all of Chiba, however, The owner has a big dream, and they're a good chance that he move his business to a better place, so you, as ramen addicted, You won't have a decent alternative in a worse case, where you only have a few cheap premade ramen boxes in home, so you figured out how to improve the cheap ramen at home, if its spices or different cooking method that on the box"
"Komachi, I don't understand how you bring food into this "
She only stood up, patted my head, and said "Onii-chan, you are the cheap ramen"
I hope that it is only a temporary thing, with Miura and her texts mania, that when we return to school she will find other things to focus on, however, all hopes are lost on the same day
'Hikio, this Saturday the mall near our school, be there at 10:30'
'Bring enough money
I can escape from this if I block her number or say to her that I have a family event
'I have your sister's number, you better be there
Maybe snitching was the wrong choice.
Well, that is it for this story
This was my first attempt at writing a story in English, and more so first time I wrote outside school obligations.
at first, I tried to write a T T-rated story, but after the first thousand words I found myself struggling to limit the text to this rating, especially when writing a Hachiman monologue, so I changed the rating.
I also find that writing on the move' is a very bad way to write a story, even if it's one shot, also I find that limiting myself to 500 words in an hour is best to keep some quality and yet be fast enough to not make the whole writing feel like a chore.
I decided to not include references as I wanted to focus on the Hachiman - Yumiko relationship (which even in the source material they have zero chance of romance, and I intended to not have a romantic vibe in the story)
This Yumiko-centric story so I cut a lot of parts of other characters, I will attempt to write another story, also a one-shot, probably M-rated due dark theme.
I hope you write feedback on the story, I probably won't write responses to each one, however, I will read them all.
