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teiko nabatasai x reader idea (me rambling at 4 am)
haha she’s my favorite rival but there’s no content of her so i gotta do it myself. 😢😢😢
teiko is the top student at akademi. everybody knows her, the girl who is both brains and beauty. she’s just a second year, yet many universities overseas invite her to speak.
she’s very focused on her studies and rarely is seen hanging out with friends. many students believe if she does have one, or when they hear she does have one really close friend, they think that person is just as disciplined and intelligent as her. but.. who could that be? perhaps someone in the science club, a crazed inventor? or maybe someone in newspaper or photography? wrong.
there is a single person who is one of the top students at akademi, yet, everyone is surprised upon finding out. teiko nabatasai’s closest friend.. the infamous student who sleeps through every single class without fail and somehow has top grades.
of course nobody beats teiko and it isn’t like you’re a perfect student. you still fall behind a couple other really intelligent students and you aren’t very well known in clubs. you are only known to be barely awake and occasionally called out in class to answer a difficult question, just to answer it correctly and go back to sleep. at this point, you just show up for attendance.
how do you even become friends with teiko? she seems like she’d dislike you, but she’s come around. at first she couldn’t understand why the person next to her would just sleep through class when they attend a prestigious academy. why are you wasting so much time? she underestimated you greatly in your first year together but has slightly respect for your natural gift of.. whatever it is.
the teacher had seated you next to teiko in hopes of her discipline rubbing off on you, but it didn’t do anything. in addition, you didn’t really chat with teiko as she’s always taking notes or running errands for faculty. she would greet you (if you were awake when she walked in) but that’s it.
it wasn’t until the teacher paired you up for a partner project that you grew closer. you find out she likes to listen to classical music and likes to be in nature. she finds out you are quite the sophisticated person who shares interests with her. you grew up playing classical music because your parents hoped it would help your academic abilities, so now those skills came in handy when you wanted to show her something.
you two become so close that you are the only person to know she bribed a teacher for perfect grades once. she eats her lunch with you now, walks to and from school daily together, and she studies with you in the library in quiet but comfortable silence. she would remember details about you and show quiet appreciation— like when she goes overseas for six weeks to be a guest speaker, teiko will buy souvenirs for you. maybe even send a postcard occasionally to let you know she’s alright.
along the way you might realize why so many people have crushes on her. sure, you knew before and you could see it, but now you understand it. being the only person that sees a more personal side of her, you really fall head over heels for your best friend.
depending on ryoba’s actions, you may be the suitor for teiko instead and be match made happily. if teiko is expelled, you’ll confess your feelings right before she leaves Japan. all your heartfelt affection pours out like a dam breaking. you may never see teiko again for a long, long time. it catches her off guard, but, she knows that she loves you too.
as you finish high school at akademi, you keep in touch with teiko through handwritten letters and gifts. you apply to many universities overseas and try your best to be close to her, where you’ll reunite and be together again.