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Soooooo here’s something I had in mind for Admin Jade @vball-baes-bball-babes !!! Sorry I missed your birthday! Hope this will suffice!!

Cold.

You’ve felt that for a while now. The feeling prickled at your skin, made its way down your tissue, seeped into your bones, chilling you down to the core. 

The heartbreak didn’t cause you pain anymore. Things have been like this for a while now, and you couldn’t help but feel lackadaisical towards the passing of days. You wanted to feel something else, but you felt trapped in the vortex, unable to escape by any means. You gave up on trying a while ago anyway. You relied on routine to keep you sane now. Get up, eat, go to work, sleep. Of course, you had a change of task every now and then, but you stuck to this schedule religiously. Some may call thus repetition insane, but strangely, being able to control this aspect of your life was comforting.

And today, you were doing just that.

You stepped outside your house, instantly shivering from the instantaneous drop in temperature. It seemed almost ironic how the weather mirrored your mood. Heavy, grey clouds blanketed the sky, dusting the ground below with white specks of snow. 

You sighed, and with it came a puff of “smoke”, then made your way down to the train station to get to work.

After a few moments of waiting, you finally boarded the train. A seemingly endless sea of people flooded into the car alongside you. You felt a little claustrophobic, but you’ve experienced this enough times to become at least slightly used to it. You sat down at a seat in the back of the car by the window. This only left room for one person to sit beside you, which was arguably better than having two people squished against you. 

You rummaged around in your bag, searching for your phone to help you endure the ride. You heard someone sit down beside you, but you didn’t pay much attention to them. You searched around more in your bag. You heard the doors close and the screeching of the wheels as the car started to move. 

Unfortunately, you turned out empty-handed. You probably left it on the charger at home.

You sighed and sunk into your seat. Maybe you could be content listening to the whirring of the car…

“Um, are you okay?”

You jumped a bit at the sudden voice. You turned to the side to face the source. 

It was a man. He seemed around your age. His dark brown hair was cut short and neat, and his brown eyes spoke of genuine concern. And to be completely honest, for the first time in a while, you had to suppress a blush from rising to your cheeks.

“Y-yeah…I’m fine.” You answered, feeling a bit embarrassed to have caused a distraction. You must’ve sighed louder than you intended.

“Okay,” He laughed softly, albeit awkwardly. “I was a little worried for a second. You seem really upset.”

You smiled weakly in return. “Eh, I guess you could still say that.”

He turned to face you more. “What’s bothering you?”

You scoffed. “You don’t really want to listen to my issues.”

He waved his hand in disagreement. “No, no. I do. I left my headphones at home, so I don’t have anything to do besides talk.”

The car was filled with random noises and the chatting of strangers. No one was paying attention to you two either. So no harm in pouring your heart out to a random stranger. Right?

You told him about everything that’s happened lately. The breakup mainly. He listened intently and nodded his head in fervor when he agreed or related to something you said, occasionally, he’d respond with small tidbits of his own.

Once you finished, you felt a little weight lifted off your shoulders. It felt good to get that off your chest. 

“Well,” He paused. A look of intent concentration crossed his face. “I’m really sorry about that. Sometimes, people stay together out of necessity. Think of this as an opportunity to find someone you enjoy being with.” He smiled amicably at you. You almost wanted to take of mental picture of this moment, it felt straight out of a movie.

The screeching of the train’s brakes brought you your moment to a halt, you two must have been talking for longer than you realized. 

The car began to flood again with people standing up, clogging themselves around the unopened doors. The man beside you stood up as well and offered his hand out to help you out of your seat, which you gladly accepted. As you two walked to the exit, you suddenly spoke up.

“Hey…can I ask for your name?”

He smiled and stuck his hand out again, this time for a shake. “Sawamura Daichi. And you?”

You gratefully took his hand in yours and introduced yourself.

You two walked out the doors, he turned to you. 

“See you tomorrow?”

You nodded. “Yeah.”

The both of you parted ways, thankfully not for the last time. You stepped out of the train station and onto the partially melted snowy sidewalk. Despite the weather, you felt different from before. 

You felt warm.

Brie this is great! Thank you so much for writing it for me, I’m truly honored. You know how much I love Daichi and this felt exactly like what he’d do even for a total stranger. Thank you again so much luv!