msuatlas:
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atlas doesn’t smile back. in lieu, he squints his eyes at her in a nefarious, haughty way with a hint of threat, which happens to be his favorite expression whenever he wants to scare people off. he’s doing it to the poor blonde right now when his face gives off an obvious homicidal vibe. like he’s scolding at her. like he’s indicating that he thinks she’s a creepy and if that smiles lasts a second longer, he’s heading over to burn her books ( atlas just simply wants to tease her, sort of ). it doesn’t have to be a glare for the senior to send chills down someone’s spine, sometimes just an unwavering, soulless gaze into their soul. he knows he’s good at making intimidating faces.
HIS RESPONSE TO HER hurried smile is not what she had expected. yes, miyu has witnessed the ghoulish library assistant staring daggers at students before. but she was fortunate enough to say that she was never at the receiving end of such a menacing gaze. until now, that is. instead of returning the small gesture of politeness with either a nod of acknowledgement or ignoring her all together and going back to his tasks ( which she would have preferred if she is being honest ) her blood runs cold as his features stiffen into what she can only describe as dangerous, an expression that forces her muscles to tense and stomach to drop. it definitely wasn’t a friendly look, yeah, that guy does NOT want to be her friend he’s made that very clear. now how was she supposed to fluidly transition out of his situation without making herself look even more like boo-boo the fool ? was she supposed to say something ? apologize for staring ? for smiling ? wait hold on, NO, she shouldn’t have to apologize for smiling ! she was just trying to be nice and look where that’s ended up. she always knew that smiling at strangers was an overrated human act of kindness, obviously it wasn’t appreciated by all. oh wait, he’s still staring like a demon from hell. miyu doesn’t want to talk to him, not now and maybe not even ever, terrified that if she even tries opening her mouth to speak that he would snap at her. so what else can she do ? it seems miyu is not only terrible at handling awkward moments, but she is also not very good at escaping them. her smiles drops slowly, as if the bright detail to her previous timid expression just melts off leaving behind a almost disgruntled countenance. her confusion is written in her wide eyes, brows quirking up at the ends and nose flaring. and the icing on top to her very grand gesture, is slowly, extremely turtle like does she start to turn her body away from the male. then her eyes break their locked contact finally, and she’s unsure if she is imagining the feeling that follows but it was almost as if those black icy hues were still drilling holes in the back of her head. and she knew that she just needed to get back to her seat before she embarrassed herself more. it’s then that her feet pads against the floor in a speedy fashion, balled up fists pumping at her sides as she marches away from the other. even at her table she doesn’t necessarily feel at ease, her mind replaying the occurrence over and over as she sunk down into her chair groaning internally as she lightly placed her head to the table top. lids fluttering closed as she contemplates if she should just find a new study session spot, but even just that thought causes a miniscule pout to form because everywhere else was just so loud. she knows she couldn’t ever get as much done anywhere else. did that mean she would just have to suck it up ? who does that guy think he is anyways ? that has miyu’s head shooting up, a slight red patch of skin glows smackdab in the center of her forehead from how long she’d been dealing with her conflicted brain silently by herself. a flash of irritation flickers in chestnut iris’ as a huff comes from her, her arms crossing tightly over her chest as she thinks it over AGAIN. the audacity of that dude, she bets he probably does that to all of the freshmen, trying to scare them off with his ‘ i’m so dark and mysterious ‘ vibe he knows he portrays well. he’s probably extremely self aware of what effects he has on other people, which just has miyu fuming in her spot that much more now. when does she ever let anyone, let alone a creature of the male species, discourage her ? does this mean war ?











