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“Yo, Makoto,” Leon whispered, nudging his classmate.
“Dude, we’re in the middle of a test.”
“No shit, but like, I need help with something.”
“It can’t wait?”
Leon glanced around the classroom to make sure their teacher hadn’t caught them talking.
“Leon and Makoto are talking,” Celestia announced loud and clear.
The redhead threw his hands up dramatically. “For fuck’s sake!”
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Leon had a bit of a problem. Today was Valentine’s Day, however, he didn’t know how to ask out his crush. I mean, she was way out of his league! The gorgeous Ultimate Pop Sensation Sayaka Maizono barely even paid him any attention. That didn’t mean he was pussying out though.
That’s why he tried talking to Makoto, who he knew was relatively close to Sayaka and who he himself knew a decent amount. Obviously that didn’t work out though…
Plan B was to consult his closest friends. If Leon was dumb, they were dumber and dumbest. Well, no, Leon probably fits in the ‘dumber’ spot.
“Hiro, Mondo, guys!” he ran up to the two after class, his stupid dollar store chains clacking loudly.
The two slowed their pace to meet his.
“Hey bro, what is it?” Mondo asked.
Leon huffed and puffed. He was the Ultimate Baseball Star, he wasn’t out of shape, he was just dramatic. “I need help to ask out Sayaka.”
“Oh shit, really?” Yasuhiro replied. “Kinda didn’t think you’d actually do it.”
“If I don’t do it now I’ll have to wait another year!” Yes, because you can only ask someone out on Valentine’s Day. Definitely.
“True,” he pondered.
“I got it!” Mondo snapped his fingers. “You should make a big poster and ask her in the middle of the hallway and everything! It’ll make her feel special, right?”
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With the help of the Ultimate Artist Yonaga from one of the classes below them, a sparkly pink poster was created!
“Atua wishes you well on your quest for love!” She clasped her hands together, and took another look at the poster. “W-Wait, what are you guys doing?”
The 3 began to glue various brainrot images and photoshopped selfies of Leon onto the poster. As aforementioned, Leon wasn’t out of shape due to his ultimate, there was zero reason for the pictures of him to be photoshopped, but I guess they just thought these looked better.
Yasuhiro grinned. “We gotta add some humor, y’know! I’m certain she’ll find it funny!”
Yonaga laughed awkwardly. “Ah, I-I see… Miss Maizono will be delighted…”
Afterwards they left her talent lab and joyfully walked to a hallway where Sayaka was talking with Aoi and Junko.
“He has good intentions but he can be a little strict sometimes,” Sayaka commented, in the middle of conversation.
“Yeah, but he’s just a sucker for the rules, y’know! Taka’s super nice when you get a little closer to him!” Aoi replied.
Junko groaned. “I think he’s fuckin’ annoying. Who cares if I’m wearing elaborate makeup, I’m the fuckin’ Ultimate Gyaru!”
“Hey ladies!” Leon greeted.
Junko audibly sighed while the other 2 were a little more reserved in their reactions of disappointment.
“Hey Leon,” Sayaka waved.
“My boy Leon has something to tell ya,” Mondo aggressively elbowed the guy while Yasuhiro giggled giddily.
Leon pulled out the atrocious sign from behind his back, reading,
“Sayaka Maizono, my huzz, will you be the Livvy Dunne to my Baby Gronk?”
in pink glitter, surrounded by the various images they had glued on.
The silence was deafening.
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“Th-There’s a lot to unpack here…” Sayaka scratched the back of her neck.
“What the FUCK is that!” Junko screeched, bringing anyone who wasn’t already looking’s attention to the horrific sign.
Everyone was either gazing with a scared expression or laughing profusely with their phones out.
“Do you not like my sign? I-I even got Yonaga to help me…”
“Oh dear…” Aoi muttered.
Sayaka let out a sigh. “O-Ok, um, first of all, the sign is… interesting.”
To try to help(?), Mondo brought attention towards the images, gliding his fingers across the letters of captions as if to try to make the girl understand.
“Yes, I see… and uh, secondly… I’m a lesbian. S-So like,” she awkwardly laughed. “Even if you didn’t make this… geez, I don’t really have an adjective for this- sign, I wouldn’t have accepted.”
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Leon’s eyes were wide. “Are you deaduzz.”
“…Yes.”
“Could you be straight for me?”
“…No..?”
“I can try to turn you straight.”
“Please don’t do that.”