Josh Dun x Reader

Study Date

Warnings: None

Word Count: 1645

Author's Note: This is a part two to the fic Fire Alarm! Also a college!AU. Fire Alarm is one of my favorites, so getting a chance to write more for it was super fun! You'd think I would right more college!AUs considering I am in college, but I guess not... anyway, lots more sequels to fics coming in the next few weeks! :)

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You slid your laptop into your bag and pulled it up over your shoulder, muttering quiet apologies to people as you brushed past them. Today's lecture had been boring, as most of them were, but you were just glad to be done with it until next week. The only exciting part had been that Josh had sat a few rows in front of you, meaning that you had been able to stare at him instead of paying attention for most of the class.

You turned your music up as you followed the stream of people out of the lecture hall. Dark clouds filled the sky outside, but it wasn't raining which you were thankful for. There was nothing worse than arriving back to your dorm soaked from the knees down.

Your roommate was nowhere to be found as you returned to your room. They had the tendency to stay out during the day, and as long as they made it back by the next morning, you didn't really stress yourself over their whereabouts. Besides, who were you to complain about having the room to yourself?

You grabbed your laptop and took a seat at your desk, already flipping through pages of your anatomy textbook to find what pages you had to read. Your browser had just finished opening when there was a knock on your door. Figuring it was your roommate who had forgotten their keys, you quickly got up and opened the door.

It wasn't your roommate.

"Hi," the boy smiled, pushing his curly brown hair back from his face. "I'm glad this is the right room."

"Uh, hey, Josh," you returned his smile.

You and Josh hadn't spoken much since the fire alarm incident last week, aside from a few shared smiles as you passed each other in the hall or glanced at one another in anatomy class. The whole situation had already been written off as a fluke in your mind and you had returned to admiring him from afar.

"What's up?" you asked, breaking the silence that had formed between the two of you.

"I was just wondering if you wanted to study with me in the lounge," he shrugged.

"Oh, um, yeah! Let me grab my stuff."

Josh took a small step inside your room as you gathered up your study materials. His eyes wandered over all the posters and photos that covered your side of the room. It was hard not to feel at least a little embarrassed.

"Alright, I'm ready," you said as you desperately tried to balance all your belongings in your arms.

"Great. Do you mind if we stop by my room?"

"Not at all."

You followed Josh down the stairs to the third floor. He snapped his fingers as he walked down the hall, finally stopping at a door towards the end. Two name tags were stuck on it, although Josh's was starting to peel away at the edges.

"You can come in, if you want."

You took a small step into Josh's room, too nervous to venture much farther. His roommate was sitting on one of the beds, tapping at keys on an electronic keyboard. He had headphones on, so he didn't immediately notice when you walked into the room.