❀ ❝ 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲'𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 ❞
━ malleus draconia x third year! diasomnia student! reader
━ after an unfortunate accident of your textbook falling down the well in the courtyard, you had to request for a new one from the headmaster. however, you have an upcoming exam and you desperately need your textbook to take some important notes. fortunately for you, a certain classmate lets you borrow his textbook and you return it with a sweet message to show your gratitude. (f/n means first name)
this work does not contain spoilers for chapter 7, diasomnia's arc.
do not steal or translate without my permission.
it has been an unfortunate incident for your book to drop several meters down the well of the courtyard, and you would have been okay to patiently wait for a new one if you did not have an exam in the next few days.
you hoped to borrow a textbook as it would not take you too long to take important notes and review them. you could have shortly borrowed any of the other third-year student's textbooks, but alas, you opted to borrow your dorm leader's book.
"i can lend you my textbook."
hearing those words from the tall fae's lips sent a wave of relief throughout your body as you sighed and thanked him several times, to which he merely replied with a smile and told you not to worry too much.
you soon found yourself in the library and started taking notes to review them for the upcoming test.
now, how exactly did your textbook fall down the well? you'd have to thank your juniors for that.
it was a regular day in night raven college and you opted to spend some time with your juniors, just to see how they were doing. ace, deuce, epel, and jack loved having you around, and sebek certainly felt delighted to see his senior hanging out with their little group.
with the addition of ortho in their little friend group, the little shroud loved your presence as well. it wasn't odd for you to occasionally meet with them and offer any help they would need from a senior.
even the ramshackle prefect tends to address you as if you were an older sibling of theirs.
regarding your book, you were holding it to your chest as you conversed with them. classes had just ended and you recently left your classroom, so you still had your bag with you. the little chatting ends with grim stuffing himself into your bag in hopes of finding some snacks he could nibble on.
with the bag on your shoulder and the same arm holding the book, it was no surprise that grim accidentally knocked out the book from your hand.
and it was a stupid choice to be standing near the well while you were talking to epel.
the moment grim's legs kicked the book off your grasp, you panicked and tried to catch it but it had long fallen into the deep, dark well. you and epel looked horrified as you stared down the darkness into where your book had disappeared to.
yuu immediately scolded grim for his behaviour before apologising to you, "i'm so sorry, n/n! i'll ask the headmaster to give you a replacement for your history book as soon as possible!"
expecting your wrath, yuu held their hands together and bowed their head in an apology. instead, they heard a soft chuckle coming from you as you patted their shoulder with a smile, "hey, relax. i'm not mad. it's just a book, i can always ask for a replacement."
yuu looked up in relief as they sighed and smiled, "i'm really sorry, n/n..." you then looked at grim before grabbing a sandwich you kept in your bag and handing it to him. that was supposed to be your lunch earlier, but you did not want to eat.
"here, grim. you should've told me you were hungry," you spoke with a soft sigh before patting his head. grim looked up at you with an apologetic gaze before his eyes twinkled at the sight of the sandwich, "woah! thank you, n/n!!!"
oh, of course, he wouldn't go unharmed with sebek in the vicinity. your junior immediately started screaming grim's ear off as he scolded him.
"GRIM!!! HOW COULD YOU DROP F/N-SAMA'S BOOK?! YOU OUGHT TO PAY FOR THAT!"
by the time you were finished with your note-taking, you smiled to yourself, feeling accomplished before closing your notebook and malleus' textbook. you were about to pack your things to leave the library until you got an idea.
...
"thank you for lending me your book, mal."
you smiled at your dorm leader before handing him his textbook back. malleus grabbed the book and smiled a little at you, "it's not a problem."
you bowed your head at him as a polite gesture before waving your hand and walking away, leaving him by the halls as he held his textbook. he then entered his bedroom and set the book down, until he noticed something poking out in between the pages.
out of curiosity, he thought it was one of your notes that you left by accident. opening the book, he realized it was a sticky note and it had your handwriting.
'your kindness is one of the things i admire about you. i l y <3'
reading the note made malleus' eyes widen a little in surprise as he had not expected such a sweet message, especially from you. seconds later, he smiled and placed the sticky note on his bedside table, making sure it would be kept in a safe place so it would not be thrown into the trash.
he then glanced at the dried textbook hidden in his drawer, with the sticky note in mind. your name was scribbled on the cover to let people know that it belonged to you. it was the same book that everyone thought was still in the deep well.
now, he has another thing from you to add to his little hoard.
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