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Jokester (James x Analphabetic!Reader)

Requested by: Shi_no_hasu

So sorry if I was late! Or took too much time!

And sorry if this seemed short

James Griffin, top student, loved by all, even teachers let him of the hook once in a while.

Then there's (Y/N) (L/N), an illiterate, unable to read or write, Lord knows how their parents were able to get them in the Garrison, all (Y/N) knew was that they were determined to succeed in everything.

Yet, that may just be more difficult than it seems..

It was the first day of school, and already (Y/N) was struggling to keep up, not being able to read what the teacher wrote on the board, with that they couldn't copy down any notes either.

As the teacher finished writing on the board, she called out to the class.

"Now, which one of you can help me solve this question?"

No one answered, she hovered her finger around the class and then settled on one student.

"Phillip? Can you please come to the front of the class to answer this?", she asked nicely

James snorted, and yelled out

"Sorry Miss, Phillip here can't even use his fingers to figure out how to solve 2 + 2", and with that, the whole class started to laugh

Phillip shrank in his seat, not wanting any more attention directed at him.

James then glanced at (Y/N) who wasn't laughing as he and the class were, he frowned and grumpily crossed his arms.

This was only the first time James had done this.

"Can anyone tell me the formula for Photosynthesis?", the teacher asked

He then pointed at one student

"You, what's your name?"

"Uh-uh...", she paused and looked down

"Yo! Sir! I don't think she can even answer a single question related to Science", he called her out

She covered her face, the whole class laughed, and again he looked at (Y/N) who wasn't fazed by all this, and again he frowned.

And another time

"Could anyone tell me the formula of the square root of pi?", she gently asked

"Eli?", she asked

He opened his mouth to answer only to be cut off by James

"Sorry Miss, his mind is probably a square", he chuckled, and yet again the class

And again, he checks on (Y/N) who yet again didn't even crack a smile

After a few days in the week, (Y/N) wasn't called on....

Until today

The teacher was just telling everyone how to spell mitochondria, as she knew a lot of students in his class always spelt it wrong.

He wrote it on the board for everyone to see, then erased it

"Now, can anyone spell it correctly for me?"

No one responded

He sighed and then picked a random student

"You, what's your name?"

(Y/N) looked up and looked around, they then point at themselves, confused

"M-Me?", they ask

"Yes, you, and your name is...?"

"(Y/N), sir..."

"Well (Y/N), can you help me spell it?", he asked, assuming they knew what 'it' he was referencing to

They nod their head and slowly gets up from their seat, walking to the board.

Once they were in the front of the class, the teacher hands them a marker.

As soon as they open the cap, they write three 'X's on the board

Someone snickers and the class bursts into laughter.

While James on the other hand, kept silent, looking at (Y/N) with sympathy as they look down in shame.

(Y/N)'s parents left out this one huge factor of them, they were analphabetic, they can't read nor write, but miraculously could speak.

Someone nudged James

"Aren't gonna say something, Mr-flaw-call-out?", he asks

Yes, that was his nickname, just about a week into school and everyone knows him.

James shakes his head firmly

"No, I'm not", he said

"OOooooOO!", the whole class went at the same time

After a small talk with the teacher, (Y/N)'s disability was to be let known to other staff.

"Okay (Y/N), take your seat"

And they did

After class, James stayed back since (Y/N) did to.

"Hey...", he started as he approached them

"H-Hi, James...", they stutter

"So, um...I never knew you couldn't read or write"

"Oh yeah, and I was lucky I could pick up speaking...."

"So....if you want, I could teach you...?", he suggested, trying to stay as calm as possible

(Y/N)'s eyes lit up, they jumped from their to give James a tight embrace.

"Oh my gosh that would be amazing!", they squeal

They draw back, holding James' hands in their own

"Thank you!", they grinned

James simply smiled, with a flushed face, "Anytime....(Y/N)"