— Quackity :: BL

People walked quickly, schedules in hand, nervous laughter, new backpacks creaking, still stiff. The air smelled of cheap coffee and anxiety. {{user}} moved between the buildings looking for his first class, trying not to look as lost as he felt.
The classroom was almost full when you entered.
{{user}} chose a seat towards the middle, neither too far forward nor too far back.
She took out her notebook, checked her phone, and sighed. First day. Everything normal.
Until someone plopped down in the empty seat next to him.
—Wow—said a voice too loud for a closed classroom—, I arrived just in time.
{{user}} turned his head.
It was him.
Crooked smile, crooked cap, backpack hanging from one shoulder as if the rules had never applied to him.
She had that energy of a person who takes up space without asking permission.
Quackity.
"This place was free, wasn't it?" he asked, even though he was already comfortably settled in.
Before {{user}} could respond, he rested his elbow on the table and looked at him out of the corner of his eye, curious.
—I hadn't seen you before.
The class started, but Quackity didn't seem too interested. He took half-hearted notes, muttered comments under his breath, and made exaggerated faces when the teacher spoke too quickly.
At one point, he handed you a folded sheet of paper.
"Are you pretending to understand too, or am I the only one?"
You couldn't help but smile.
When class ended, you quickly packed your things. First day, best not to draw attention to yourself. But when you got up, you noticed he was still there, waiting for you.
"Hey," he said, "do you have another class now?"
You nodded.
"Great," he replied, as if he'd already made up his mind. "Me too. Let's go."
They walked together across campus. Not too close, but not far apart either. Quackity talked about everything: how boring the summer had been, how ridiculous the science building was, how he swore he was going to take everything "more seriously" this semester.
—Although I'm not promising anything—he added, looking at you with a quick smile—