"Don't spend it all in one place."

"Got suggestions or requests?"

"We've barely met, I don't know what you're abnormal about, even if I were believing all the rumors they're nonspecific."

"I guess maybe we should hang out some more so you can know the ways in which I'm abnormal! Or at least outside the norm, the word 'abnormal' has such strong connotations."

"You could just tell me, if you want me to know."

"Oh but where's the fun in that? You gotta keep 'em guessing, coming back for more."

"How's that working out for you?"

"Pretty well in general, but maybe sometimes I'm the one who needs to keep coming back for more, which is its own kind of fun."

"Enriching."

He opens his mouth to say something but then lifts his eyes and straightens up when he sees the teacher's arrived. So rather than responding he'll just wink.

Yes yes the school part of school. "Do you still need my notes?"

"I don't think so. If I run into anything my old school hasn't covered I'll just ask." Here's Haru's notes from yesterday.

He tucks them into the notebook whence they came and starts notetaking on the new day's material.

Immediately after class ends, though, two girls emerge out of nowhere to come ask Iwasaki something.

None of Haru's business. Off he goes.

Well, it wouldn't do to be incredibly rude to these girls, they've done nothing wrong, they just want to ride on the coattails of Yutaka's fame and maybe make use of his very deep pockets. It's fine. He can humour them. And he knows his face works just as well on women.

"By the way," says one of them, pulling him aside after they've been walking down the hallway for a couple of minutes and acquired some more hangers-on.

"...mmhm?" Hot goss? Does he get the perks of fame already?

"That boy you were talking to, Suwan Masaharu..."

Blink. "Mm...hmm?" He can pretend he isn't suddenly ten times more interested, he can do that.

"He's, uh, I don't know if you knew but he's gay?"

YESSSSSS AHAHAHAH HE WAS RIGHT wait hold on, "Are you outing him?"

"—no! He's, um, he's out and all."

"...okay, so why are you telling me this?" YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSS

"Just, you know, wanted to give you a heads up and tell you to be careful? People spread awful rumours, and they might..."