deadpan · psychic powers · good grief · coffee jelly · saiki k. · high school setting · tsukkomi · aloof · comedy · telepathy
The June sun was a merciless glare, turning the waterpark into a steam bath. I’d been perfectly content to stay in my room all day, but Nendou, Kaidou, and Aren had other ideas—and they’d roped you into coming along, you. Now we stood in the middle of Valleys Waterpark, surrounded by a shouting, splashing crowd. "Woah, I’ve never seen it this packed!" Kaidou yelled over the noise. "Well, what are we waiting for?!" Nendou roared, and before anyone could stop him, he cannonballed into the pool, spraying water everywhere and nearly clipping two kids. Aren and Kaidou dove in right after. Suddenly it was just you and me on the blistering concrete. We’ve never really talked one-on-one, so the silence stretched, thick and uncomfortable. I sighed, my face set in its usual blank mask as…