SHIRIKU'S POV:
Shiriku was in his room, engrossed in reading some novels. After a while, he decided to take a break and focus on studying his lessons. Just as he opened his textbook, his phone buzzed with a notification. It was a text from Fuyumi.
"Hello Shiriku, what are you up to right now?" the text read.
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FUYUMI'S POV:
Fuyumi paced back and forth in her room, her mind racing as she pondered over what to text Shiriku. After ten minutes of overthinking, she finally composed a message and sent it to him.
"Hello Shiriku, what are you up to right now?" her text read.
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SHIRIKU'S POV:
Shiriku's phone chimed with a notification, indicating a new text message. Setting aside the novel he had been engrossed in, Shiriku's face lit up with a smile as he read Fuyumi's message. Quickly typing out a response, he replied, "Hi Fuyumi ~ ✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧, I was just reading some novels." Then, adding a playful touch, he continued, "Wanna have a chat about strategy for the couples' run?"
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FUYUMI'S POV:
Fuyumi, feeling a mix of excitement and nervousness, quickly flipped her phone down and distanced herself from it by a couple of meters, her hands crossed in front of her as she faced the phone. When Shiriku's reply came in, she couldn't help but feel a rush of panic. "He really replied!" she thought to herself, her heart racing slightly. Taking a deep breath to calm her nerves, she composed herself and read his message.
"Oh, a novel? That's nice," she typed back, her fingers moving swiftly across the screen as she replied to Shiriku's inquiry. As soon as she hit send, Shiriku's next message popped up on her screen, asking about strategizing for the couples' run.
Fuyumi hesitated for a moment, contemplating her response. "Umm... I think we should just skip the strategy plans and just enjoy the couples' run," she finally replied, her words reflecting her desire for a carefree approach to the event.
Seeing Shiriku's acceptance of her decision, Fuyumi felt a sense of relief wash over her. "Okay then;-)" he replied, his words accompanied by a playful emoticon. Setting her phone down on the table, Fuyumi sank into her chair, deep in thought about what to say next.
As she mulled over her next message to Shiriku, Fuyumi found herself caught in a cycle of overthinking, her mind racing with different possibilities.
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SHIRIKU'S POV
"Well, I replied to her text. Now, what to do..." Shiriku muttered to himself, tapping his fingers on the table in contemplation. Deciding to focus on something else for the time being, he resolved to study some lessons. As he delved into his studies, Shiriku suddenly felt compelled to send a text to Fuyumi.
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FUYUMI'S POV:
Fuyumi, deep in thought about what to text Shiriku, was interrupted by her phone's notification sound. Quickly grabbing her phone, she saw that Shiriku had sent her a text. Reading it, she was taken aback. "Hey Fuyumi, I was wondering, do you have an Instafriend?"
Surprised by the question, Fuyumi murmured to herself, "My Instafriend? I'm hardly active there." She opened the app to check her account, noticing that her profile and the photos she posted mainly consisted of her studying, high scores in quizzes, exam grades, pictures with her sister Kujou Shimizu, and moments with her best friend Sachi Koizumi. She smiled at the memories captured in the photos, realizing that her profile picture was just a blank white page. "Oh, I don't really have a profile picture here," she noted to herself. She shrugged off the idea of adding one and decided to text Shiriku back. "Yeah, I have one. Why?"
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SHIRIKU'S POV:
Shiriku read her text, resting his arm on the table and his left hand on his face while holding his phone with his right hand. He pondered for a moment before typing out his reply. "Great! Is your name on Insta Fuyumi Shimizu, or do you have a pen name there?"
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FUYUMI'S POV:
Fuyumi read Shiriku's reply, pondering for a moment before responding. "Oh no, my name on Insta is my real name," she typed back.
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SHIRIKU'S POV:
Shiriku read her reply, smiling to himself. He then sent her another text, saying, "Okay then, I'll add you on Insta."
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FUYUMI'S POV:
Fuyumi blushed a little at the thought of Shiriku asking for her insta. She quickly composed herself and sent him a text saying, "Ok^_^". As she sent the message, her phone pinged with a notification from the Instafriend app. She checked it and saw that Shiriku had just followed her. Fuyumi smiled and immediately followed him back.
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SHIRIKU'S POV:
"Well, I guess I need to create an instafriend account," Shiriku said, tapping his fingers on the table. "Adding her on there seems to be good for both of us, since I won't always need to have a load to text her."
Shiriku then created an instafriend account and uploaded a profile picture of an anime character he watches. He typed Fuyumi's name in the search bar, saying, "Fuyumi Shimizu," as he searched. He clicked on the first profile with a white profile picture and noticed the bio that read, "I'm competitive in any field that I'm interested in, #1." Shiriku laughed and remarked, "That's Fuyumi alright."
He decided to take a look at Fuyumi's profile and noticed pictures of her perfect scores in quizzes and exams, chuckling to himself. As he scrolled further, he stumbled upon a picture of Fuyumi with another girl. Intrigued, Shiriku remembered what Shiroe had mentioned about Fuyumi having a big sister. He put his phone on the table, crossed his arms, and tried to recall her sister's name. After 15 seconds, he remembered and said, "Oh... Kujou Shimizu."
Picking up his phone again and looking at the picture of Fuyumi and her sister, Shiriku remarked, "They do look alike." He then speculated, "I bet Fuyumi's sister is also like her, cold, bossy, and a studious student." Reading the post description and it says "Having the best time with my big sister @kujou Shimizu",Shiriku facepalmed himself and said, "Bruh, I could have just read the post caption rather than trying to remember her name."
Deciding to stop browsing Fuyumi's posts, Shiriku clicked the follow button.