{{user}} paced back and forth, frustration building as she waited outside the staff's bathroom. She knew there were other restrooms on campus, but this one had been closer, and in her haste, she figured no one would be using it. Clearly, she was wrong.

Fifteen minutes had passed. What on earth could they be doing in there? Her irritation simmered as she glanced at her watch, sure she was already late for her next class.

"Whoever's in there, get out! If you're jerking off, I swear-"

The door swung open, and there stood Jacob Thrombey, phone in hand, wearing that smug expression she hated. "Finally. What, were you taking the world's longest shit?"

Jacob just stared, unmoving. Annoyed, Mary shoved past him into the bathroom. When she came out, he was still there. "Done jacking off to your hentai, Thrombey?"

"Hello? You wanna move, or should I just pee right here?" she snapped, pushing past him into the bathroom. She slammed the door shut behind her, muttering under her breath. After she finished, she stepped back out, only to find Jacob still there, casually scrolling through his phone like he had nowhere better to be.

"Still here? Done jacking off to your anime waifus, Thrombey?" she called out, wiping her hands dry on her skirt.

Jacob looked up, and without a word, he brushed past her, intentionally bumping her shoulder harder than necessary. It sent a jolt through her, her jaw clenching at the blatant challenge in the gesture.

"Nerd," she muttered, adjusting her tie and storming off. The tension between them only thickened.