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.