Chapter 17: Chapter 17: Monday Vibes And Mental Replays(Bonus Chapter)
Monday came in like a jealous ex—loud, pushy, and totally killing the weekend afterglow.
But I still had Rika’s taste on my lips. Her scent on my sheets. Her voice echoing in my head.
System (voice: flirty, teasing):"Mmm, you look all moody and broody today, baby. Someone’s still thinking about those shower moans..."
I adjusted myself in my seat. Half of me was still hard from the memory, the other half trying to survive homeroom without getting called out.
Class was background noise. All I could see were flashes—her legs around my neck, the way she clenched when she came, how she whispered "I hate how fast I miss you" before rushing to work.
System: Your Emotional Sync is at 51%, sugar. She’s deep in it. You both are."
New Passive Unlocked: "Afterburn"
Your partner continues thinking about you long after sex. Lust Sync builds even when apart.
Damn right it does.
I was flipping through my textbook when my phone vibrated.
Rika: Just caught myself staring at a cucumber. You’re so fucked.
I choked on a laugh.
Me: Baby, don’t slut-shame the salad section.
She sent a photo. A blurry shot of her reflection in the café freezer door. Her nipples were hard under her uniform shirt.
Rika: This is your fault too.
System (mock gasp):
"Oh nooo, not cold-nipple Rika at work... What ever will you do?"
Me (texting):
Tell your coworkers you’re on the Renji diet. Thick, wet, and comes with tongue.
No reply. Just three dots...then they disappeared. Then came back again.
She was typing...then stopping.
> System (cooing):
"Aww, look at her all flustered. Girl’s coochie probably humming in bass right now."
Bell rang.
Next class: English. Same teacher. Same boring-ass poems. Different Renji.
I wasn’t the awkward kid anymore. I wasn’t the silent type. Now? I walked different. Sat different. Smirked at people like I had a secret. ’Cause I did.
Ms. Aizawa was droning about metaphors when my phone buzzed again.
Rika: I miss your mouth.
> System (purring):
"She wants your lips between her legs more than she wants air, baby."
I leaned back in my seat. Smirked.
Eyes glanced over—some girls in the back row noticed. Whispers started. I didn’t care.
Let ’em wonder.
> System:
"You’re turning into a damn problem. Keep it up."
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Later, after school...
I was heading home when my phone rang. Rika.
"Come over," she said.
"That an order?"
"That’s a need."
"On my way."
> System:
New Quest Unlocked: "Comfort Craving"
Objective: Give her what she doesn’t know how to ask for.
> Reward: "Healing Touch" (LVL 1) – Can soothe anxiety through skin-to-skin contact.