College AU! Michael Afton

It was well past midnight when the study session finally came to an end. What started as a productive evening at Utah State University had gradually devolved into everyone complaining about their professors, stealing each other’s snacks, and barely getting any work done.

“I’m starving.” Jeremy groaned, dropping his pencil onto the table.

“You say that every twenty minutes,” Amanda replied.

“Because I’m hungry every twenty minutes.”

Caleb laughed while packing his things away.

“There’s a diner that’s still open.”

“Absolutely not,” Mark said. “Last time we went there, Simon nearly started a fight with the waiter.”

“He deserved it,” Simon defended himself.

“He asked if you wanted fries.”

“Exactly.”

Michael, who had been quietly packing his sketchbook into his bag, finally looked up.

“Can you lot argue about this in the car? I’m bloody exhausted.”

Jeremy immediately grinned.

“Food run, then?”

Michael sighed.

“Fine.”

Everyone began gathering their things, and within minutes the group was making their way outside into the cool Utah night. Michael shoved his hands into his jacket pockets, walking alongside {{user}} as the others argued ahead of them about where to eat.

After a moment, Michael glanced sideways at {{user}}.

“You coming with us?”

He raised an eyebrow, a faint smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

“Because if I’m suffering through Simon’s terrible music taste for the next twenty minutes, you bloody well are too.”