My next IC post might have to wait 'till the weekend because of stuff.

Day 14 of my Christmas advent/challenge thing! I'm finally starting to loathe forcing myself to write! Every day until Christmas, I'll make a post featuring either the character from the Arcana assigned to the day (apologies in advance if I fuck up their personalities) or an event of my choosing if no relevant character exists for the Arcana. Arcanas are assigned numerically, as in Fool (0) was the fourth, and the World (21) is Christmas Day. Stories have no set theme and they have no minimum length. Next Arcana is Death, Trix's Akiko Asakura! Did you know that Warakuma High was voted for the most bara school in all of Japan? [s]also nobody correct me if I'm mistaken on how Japanese doors work pls. I want to live in blissful ignorance.[/s]

Basic updates and schedule can be found [url=https://arcvalerik.titanpad.com/1?]here[/url]!

[hider=Day 14]It had taken her in a flurry, but Akiko found herself locked in the nurse's with one of the third-year guys. Neither her nor the sporty and burly student even knew why it happened or even how, but it all started when they both coincidentally went to get painkillers from the school's nurse. He had left the room to get some supplies, but upon closing the door, the two found they couldn't open it again. The nurse had come back earlier and attempted to strongarm the door open, and upon failing to do so, they had urged him own to just tear it down. The nurse elaborated on his financial situation and didn't want to have to pay to replace the door. Akiko shouted for him to go get help and after a hit of backtalk, there was no longer anyone beyond the door.

There was also a window in the room, but it had long been cemented shut for some reason and was practically impossible to open without inflicting some sort of damage to the frame. Neither felt like getting in some kind of trouble when they were already in a different kind of trouble so they mutually decided to leave it alone until it became a last resort. Even in the mess they found themselves in though, it didn't stop the third-year from finding an old stash of painkillers and the like in the back of a rarely used cabinet. After thorough inspection of both packaging and condition, he deduced them to be completely safe to use whenever he would require them, and slipped the box into his coat pocket.

Akiko felt a tremble go through her body as the screwdriver in her hand chipped off and the bobby pin broke. She wasn't even sure why and if there even should be multiple screwdrivers in the nurse's office but she didn't bother questioning it when she finally managed to unlock the door. With reckless abandon, she ripped the door backwards while still kneeling down. Upon opening it, found her face directly level with the crotch of the school nurse, who merely looked down at her with confusion, keys in hand. She rose from the ground rather awkwardly, but found herself pushed aside as the male student pushed past her in a hurry. She was tempted to yell after him but decided it'd be best not to in front of the school nurse if she were to obtain what she had even came for in the first place.

After picking up the boxes of supplies he had put down by the door, the nurse squeezed past her, his large frame barely fitting through the door normally, and went over to one of the wooden cabinets. He quickly placed some of the contents of the boxes where they were supposed to be and stopped when he got to the painkillers. The man handed some to Akiko with a wry and knowing smile. "Don't overdo it, honey." he simply said. She took her prize and took several steps away from him, before eventually leaving without another word, shutting the door behind her with a [i]click[/i].[/hider]

[s]wow this post was a mess pre-edit[/s]