Chapter Text
Surprise visit
6/16/26
Thursday, May 14th, 4:54pm
The soft sun poured into Uzi's dark room from the late hazy afternoon sky, it was a beautifully warm pastel yellow. A beautiful highlight to her dark room. The sunshine sat in a thin line from her partially open curtain, a soft breeze made the curtains softly jitter, as well as dust danced in the sunbeam like glitter. Uzi laid in her bed tangled in sheets, her makeup smeared slightly and jewelry from the day still on. Her schoolbag tossed near her doorway hap-hazardly with her hoodie in a heap next to it. Uzi had been binging anime from 10pm the night before to 4am this morning, she recently just got a quick weekend job at a local restaurant and in Uzi fashion she immediately subscribed to Crunchyroll premium to get her ad-less anime. Unfortunately when you give a massive anime addict full access to all her favorite animes, she's gonna binge it relentlessly.
Uzi had barely dragged herself out of bed after at least 30 minutes of sleep to get ready, she only even closed her eyes because her laptop died and fell asleep searching for the charging cord.She wobbled her way down her driveway, beanie on crooked and on the bus and go to school. It was a blessing she even tried, but her father always insisted on academic excellence and her mother thought she had skipped too much. “It's close to summer break, tough it out for me baby.” Any time she closed her eyes she was brought to the world of sexy knights saving princesses and slice of life teenage romances. The poor girl slept in most of her classes and spent half of her consciousness in a personal demo reel of the animes she had watched for those 6 or so hours.
Uzi's parents were both still out, and she had been passed out since she got home from school around 2:30pm. She curved going to the Robotics club meeting, snuck on the bus without V or N noticing and immediately cozied up in her blankets. She should've at least let N know where she was, but after you're up until 4am binging anime thoughts are less likely to form. He's going to be a little nervous but has her location on snapchat and will know she’s home anyways. He held her during lunch as she dozed off. J mocked her the entire time for being such a weeb, as a soft tease of course. V would have her neck tomorrow for skipping one of their plan meetings, but that's if she even shows. Her parents may not let her stay home but that won't stop her from skipping school to go sit by the nearby creek for the whole day, probably watching anime on her phone. V would have the weekend to cool herself anyways, right? N wouldn't be mad at her, not at all. Plus Uzi’s sure he saw her discord activity at 1am that she was watching anime. He’s tried to stop her but nerdiness stops for nothing.
Her phone sat on the floor beside her still dead laptop, it had since fallen off her bed from her sleepy kicking around. It was filled with messages from V planning her murder, a few worried texts from N, and J warning her of her demise. She popped her ringer off the moment she got on her bus because she knew her phone would be screaming non stop and would choose her cozy peace over the vibrating hellfire. If Uzi’s parents couldn't get a hold of her, they would text N. Because N always knows where she is, or they're together. Win-win situation yk?
Of course, her sleepy bliss gifted from the heavens itself had to be broken at one point or another. Her beautiful dream of being a main character in a teenage romance anime with N slowly fades as her eyes open softly. The beautiful sun was like fire on her eyes. She winched and rubbed her eyes aggressively.
“Oh, this aint good…” she trailed off squinting at her raven shaped clock on her bedside table. 5:07pm. Robotics club is definitely over now, so N and her friends definitely noticed her absence. She knew they would though because she sure as hell wasn't going to go.
“Oh my phonnnee,” she groaned, palming her bed “N, oh N im so sorry!” she whispered through gritted teeth. After a few minutes of throwing her plushies and blankets she notices the dim glow of her phone screen from the floor. She squinted and read with guilt; 6 New Messages from “My Puppydog.” her eyes drifted downward to “20 New Messages from “(V)icks Vapor Rub.”” she tapped on N’s messages first.
My Puppydog: “Hey! You weren't in your usual spot after forensics? I hope you didn't fall asleep somewhere else! Me and V are waiting for you.” 2:32pm
My Puppydog: “Its been 10 minutes, where are you? You would've told me if you were going home?” 2:42pm
My Puppydog: “Robotics is tonight! Please answer me, where are you?” 2:45pm
My Puppydog: “Your location on snap was last on your bus route, I really wish you told me you were going home honey. I know you were tired.” 2:46pm
My Puppydog: “V is tweaking right now, i apologize in advance for the hellfire shes going to send your way. I'll be sure your concepts are discussed for the final build! They’ll get over it. I got you love.” 2:50pm
My Puppydog: “Rest well I love you so much.”
Uzi smiled with tears in her eyes, she didn't like to show it but she would always want to sob when she made N worry even a little bit. He trusted her and knew how tired she was so thankfully he shouldn't have been too worried. Probably too occupied with making V cool off. She opened her notifications and swiftly scrolled through the barrage of messages from V. Nothing too noteworthy, she giggled and deleted her whole notification wall. She returned to Imessage to reply to N:
“I love you.” 5:12pm
She felt too guilty to say any more, but would never not say I love you back. Like clockwork, V started spamming her again. Looks like N had his phone out. Uzi sent a quick message to her mom that she's home and napping and to be quiet when she gets home with her dad, she picked up her fallen blankets, pillows and plushies and curled back up into her comfortable Elysium.
Thursday, May 14th, 6:06pm.
The sun has set slightly more, it was more orange this time. The wind still soft as the dust still danced in the weakening sunbeam. Uzi heard the muffled sounds of someone getting home, assumed be her parents. The perfect warmth of may and her soft bed was intoxicating. She could sleep till the next morning in these conditions. She couldn't wait until the cool night air and moonlight filled her room. She was a sucker for an aesthetic Pinterest worthy environment. Just as she went back to her dreamland, she heard soft, but pretty heavy footsteps going up the stairs. She still heard at least two people down stairs chattering gently and the sound of paper bags from the supermarket. Odd, but whatever. Her door started to softly creak open, she whipped her body over to face the door. An awfully tall and very familiar silhouette stood in the dim light of the hallway ceilinglight.
“Texted your parents to pick me up from club, wanted to come and see you.” a soft voice mumbled from the doorway, the gentle loving tone of her lover
“Oh N, im so sorry-” Uzi fully rolled her body over to face N, he had such a soft loving smile on his face. “I was just so tired and I was stupid for not sending at least you a message- and I-I shouldn't have missed club I know today was important but I just wasn't thinking! And I-” Uzi during her rambling didn't notice N walk over and kneel to her level. He softly cocks his head left.
“It's okay hun, I promise. You were tired, V will live and I'm happy you went home to sleep. You needed it, you were sleeping on me all lunch,” His smile was warmer than any hearth could be. Uzi adverts eye contact and blushes heavily. Her eyes catch a bag in his hand. “Speaking of lunch, you barely ate and I know you didn't eat when you got home, nor had anything on the bus home. I have something for us! Your parents didn't plan dinner or anything so it was perfect timing.” N closes his eyes with a now teethy smile, shaking the bag a little. Asian food, of course he got Asian food. Uzi LOVES asian food with her whole being, not helping any weeb stereotype. N doesn't mind it, but will always get her some even if hes not in a massive mood for it. Uzi's eyes started to water, her cheeks hurt from the smile tugging at the edge of her cheeks.
“I left the drinks down stairs so I wouldn't drop them, would you like to eat up here? Ill grab them in a moment if so, or go downstairs on the couch or porch or something. The sunset is really pretty today.”
Uzi reached out and cupped his face
“As much as I would love to watch the sunset, I'm exhausted and in massive sleepy mode. I'm about to shut down again, can we eat up here?” Uzi softly mumbles in her sleepy voice, N leans his head into her head.
“Of course my little Raven, let me go downstairs to grab the drinks- I got you your chocolate ube boba. The main course is a surprise!” He places the bag down next to her bed, and makes his way down the stairs. Tears are running down her face at this point, the contrasts of the sun and room shadows seemingly hid her welling tears from N. if he saw her like that he would immediately go into protective mode.
She laid her head down and smiled, the smell of a spicy poke bowl filled her general area. That boy would remember her order like its his social security number. She couldn't help but let her tears fly, she loved this goofy puppy boy with her whole being. He was so forgiving, so loving, so tender and caring and-
"Thank you again for the rides Mrs and Mr Doorman!”
Uzi swiftly wiped her tears and sat up, she was hunched and her skin prickled at the loss of warmth. The air was growing cooler now as the sun died down.
“I got your parents some Korean hotdogs for their dinner, they insisted I didnt get them anything but I just had to!” N waltzed into Uzis room again, holding the drinks. Her chocolate ube boba in the left, and N’s seemingly cookies and cream boba milkshake. He placed them down next to the bag and turns to face Uzi. she has her arms outstretched, looking down at her legs in her hunched position.
“What's up?”
She makes grabbing motions with her hands, still looking down. Her hair a royal mess.
“Oh I didn't give you our goodbye hugs! Or bus hugs! Or getting off the bus hugs either! I owe you all that-” he leans over to her embrace, she squeezes him tightly as he returns a firm grasp. They stay like that for a moment in pure silence and bliss. The soft beats of their hearts in harmony with the dying breeze.
“You want to eat ye-” N couldn't get another sound out, Uzi pulls him onto her body, with the death grip of a thousand suns. That man is NOT escaping.
“I just want you for right now, those can wait a lil’- think the bag will keep em’ warm?” Uzi says with a cheeky smile, N’s body melts into hers.
“I think so, I've missed your touch since lunch. I wish we could've stayed there forever. I needed this.” N mumbled into her neck
“Ive needed you all day, you make sleeping so much easier. I always need you” she mumbles back. They hold that position even longer until Uzi grins. “Get your ass in here with me, I'm the small spoon today- ah wait! Go open the curtain so we can watch the sunset from here, THEN get in here with me. I promise I'll eat before it gets cold.”
Thursday, May 14th, 6:30pm.
“Nap for half an hour?” N mumbles into her hair as he holds her body. Theyre both now in bed settled, the beautiful colors of the may sunset painting her gothic room colors from a painting.
“An hour…” she mumbles, she's holding onto N’s arms in a hug.
“That's maximum, we eat then sleep for the night. My parents know I'm here and I told them I was probably staying the night.”
“You have your stuff for school?” Uzi opens her eyes to scan for his schoolbag.
“Yeah! It's next to yours, I hung your hoodie up too. I'll just use your skin stuff and my reserved toothbrush,” he smiles. “Oh and I plugged in your phone and laptop, and no- no anime for tonight. You need a break.”
“But ill go through withdrawls-” Uzi whines
“Ill stay the weekend, or you can come over to mine, and we can binge after we get out of work.”
Uzi hums, and relaxes her body again, N adjusts the blanket to cover them properly and assumes position holding Uzi like she is the most precious thing in this world. Because, she is. She is in his world at least. The faint smell of his cologne and asan food fills her nose, his heart beats and soft breathing lull her to sleep. As Uzi drifts off, the vibrant colors slowly fade with her. She wont have to be dreaming about some anime love story with N, as her lover is right here with her this time.
“I love you.”
“I love you, too.”