Underwater (jeanmarco college au)

Chapter 2- jobs suck, except this one...

Beep beep beep. My alarm woke me up with a slight headache. That didn't mean I would be in a bad mood since i usually woke up irritated. I figured I'd be able to get some coffee if I got up soon enough so I jolted out of bed. Eren was still in bed sleeping. Waking up at the same time as Eren was such a pain. I really didn't want to speak to him especially after what happened yesterday.

After I got dressed and pulled my backpack on my shoulders i exited the room making sure to slam the door as hard as I could to wake up Eren. You're such a great roommate Jean. At least I don't go around fucking my childhood friend.

I head over to my biology class and I'm quite excited since I know Marco's in it. We've never really talked but I'm planning to change that. Wait a second. I'm not gay! Yeah, I'm not. I'm just going to use Marco to get a job at seaworld, yeah that seems like a good plan.

As soon as I get to my class, it's time to activate my plan. Plan no.2379, steal a job from freckle boy, or sajffb for short. I make sure to approach my seat calmly but it doesn't exactly go that way. Using my genius skills, which don't really exist, I try to calculate the distance between my seat and Marco's. By calculate I mean count seats. His seat is 1 section down and 2 to the right.

Damn. That's awfully close.

I somehow manage to trip and fall on my face when I was breaking my neck and looking for Marco. My nose painfully hits the ground as I face plant.

"Hey, are you alright?"

That voice was unmistakable. Oh god what did I get myself into? I look up from the floor to see the same freckled guy from yesterday kneeling and reaching a hand out to me.

Am I dead?I think I see an angel.

"Nope, at least it doesn't look like you're dead." Marco replies. I cover my mouth in shock.

"Shit did I say that out loud?" I stutter out, "I d-didn't mean that you were an angel. That just came out wrong but I meant it in a metaphorical way like when someone says I think I'm seeing stars and yeah I-" he cuts me off after that.

"Hey hey, it okay, I totally get it." He says as he helps me get up, "I'm Marco, Marco Bodt."

I kind of already knew that.

"Well I'm Jean kirschtein. Hey do you work at sea world?" I manage to ask,"Sorry if that was too straight forward its just that I went there yesterday and I saw you perform with the whales at the night show and it was really cool yet you seemed familiar and then I was like hey that ki-"

"Jean you're rambling again" he chuckles and I want to die when he says my name. The way it just rolls so naturally off his tongue. "Yeah I work there, started out this summer."

"Alright, I was kind of wondering if there were any try outs available soon, you know, to train with whales." He brings his hand up to his chin as he starts to think. At least, I think that's was he's doing.

"Oh yeah, we're looking for trainers to tryout. I'm so glad you asked!" His bubbly face and tone of voice made me smile like an idiot,"We've been looking for people to hire. Not many people have tried out since all of the movies and campaigns to stop whale training."

I have to admit I was really disappointed to know that people were so against people risking heir lives for their entertainment, like come on. We're doing this so your children smile and have a good time.

"Marco, sign me up alright?" I said putting my hand on his shoulder.

He smiled enthusiastically, "Alright, Jean. I'll give you my number and I'll give you more information on the job."

There it was again. That angelic way he says my name leaving me in limbo. He handed me a piece of paper and it swear, I'll treasure it the rest of my life.

951-576-4378
Marco bodt :)

I smiled all the way back to my seat and wait for class to start. I wave at freckles, who's waving back in his seat. Maybe this semester won't be such a pain.
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I was so glad my swimming season was over. That way I could fill the new job into the space that it left. Around the time I had headed back towards my dorm, I was fighting with myself over if I should've text Marco by now. I needed to text him, for the job, but I didn't really know what to say. Hey Marco, got any more information on the job? Nah that sounds way too planned. I decided to go with a simple hello.

To Marco-
Hey Marco it's Jean.

I drum fingers anxiously on my couch as I wait for a response. It's about 10 minutes until he actually responds. Actually responds. Physically types the words and sends them to me. Jesus I'm dying.

From Marco-
Oh hey Jean :D I have more information on the job. Tryouts are at 12:35 next Sunday.

From Marco-
Don't stress out too much. It's mostly based on your personality and how good you can swim.

Well fuck. I'm screwed.

To Marco-
Pssh I'm in a national swim team but i could use a small personality boost :(

Hell, a big personality boost. I can't believe I might not get this job due to my lack of friendliness.

Alright then, it's time for plan no.27391, become a friendlier dude, or bafd for short.

I think the bafd plan might be a bit of a hellish plan to continue but it was all for the job. I, Jean kirschtein, vow to do what no kirschtein had ever attempted and become a nicer person. Fuck, I'm such a dork.

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Author note- alright so usually I do author notes but I forgot to do one last chapter. This is my first jeanmarco fic and it's basically fueled on way too many episodes of free and blackfish. I'll update if the read are doing well :) -Janice