Mini-prompt: I'm going to totally switch it up (because I still love that one fic of yours and would read more if you wrote them) and ask for Sam Yao/Runner 5 meet at college in a world with no Zoms.
(Oh, very interesting choice! I just got to same tasty parts of the game,too, so….)
Midterms meant the library was as packed as a supermarket inan apocalypse movie. And if Sam had eventhe slimmest chance of passing this engineering course he would be here untilhis eyes bled.
“Mr. Yao! Stoptapping that pencil! You’re botheringthose around you.”
Sam sunk farther into his chair, dropping the pencil he hadbegun unconsciously drumming into an open book. He threw a sheepish glance to his tablemate,an athletic, lithe girl with a simple ponytail.
“Sorry if I bothered you,” he whispered, even as Janine thelibrarian threw him a warning glare.
The girl flashed a large grin at him and signed, “You’re atthe perfect table. I’m deaf.”