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‗ ❍ [ test anxiety ] ¡! ❞
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~In which Yachi Hitoka and L/N Y/N share a similar fear
-She/Her
-Based on my own experience
-Yachi and Y/N are third years
Guide:
Y/N = Your Name
L/N = Last Name
H/C = Hair Colour
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Her breathing was heavy.
The questions glared at her, taunting her.
Despite studying the material for the past two weeks, it seemed that she had suddenly forgotten everything.
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Since she was eight years old, Y/N was deemed a smart kid. Constant 100s on her tests, scoring highly on the homework assignments and even tutoring her classmates.
She was one of the gifted kids.
But really, Y/N would spend 6 hours a day studying to make sure that she wouldn't fail.
Fast forward ten years, she was now 18 and about to take her final unit test for biology.
Her diploma exams were coming up sooner than she'd like but she was still terrified.
She blew through the test as she could and spent the rest of the test checking over her answers.
Later that day, as Y/N walked out the classroom, it hit her like a truck.
One of the questions she was confused about finally had it's answer.
And it wasn't the one she had chosen.
She quickly ran to the roof of the school and slumped down, panicked.
What did that mean for her score?
She was unsure about four of the questions and the test was out of 30, which meant that if she got the other four wrong, she would only score a 86, which was already four percent lower than the average she was striving for. Plus, she hadn't even thought about the questions that she may have gotten wrong besides those four.
Her breath hitched and a recognizable feeling washed over her.
Panic. Fear. Stress.
"Oh? Someone's here!"
Her head shot up and looked up to see a head of orange hair.
"I'm Hinata Shoyo! I'm on the volleyball team for school and the other guys are Kageyama Tobio, Tsukishima Kei and Yamaguchi Tadashi!"
She wiped her eyes quickly and stood up.
"I'm L/N Y/N, please ignore me," she said, standing up, about to leave.
That's when a blonde girl walked in.
"L/N-chan...?"
"Oh, Yachi-san," she realized. "Please excuse me."
"Wait L/N-chan, are you okay?" Yachi asked. "I seen you crying when you left the classroom after our test..."
"I...I'm fine. I just need to study more."
And then it clicked for Yachi. Test anxiety.
She was in a similar state that Yachi had been in years ago.
"L/N-chan, can I talk to you?"
Y/N nodded, a bit surprised but followed the girl.
"What are your expectations for yourself?"
Y/N was stunned, unsure how to answer. Then it came falling out and she was unable to control it.
"100. It's always 100, it's always been 100. But I have to get at least a 90 or else it feels like the world is going to crash down upon me. An 85 isn't good enough anymore and I have to expect higher. My brain tells me that it's impossible for me to get below an 85 and that whenever I write a test to expect a 100 which is close to impossible!"
She was sobbing loudly, unsure what to do with herself.
"My expectations can't lower or I won't know who I am!"
The girl fell into Yachi's arms and Yachi smiled, a sad but knowing look on her face.
"L/N-chan, you know that you have test anxiety, right?"
She could feel the girl nodding into her shoulder.
"Please let me help you overcome this. I had test anxiety too so I know exactly how this feels."
Y/N's E/C eyes were red and just let out a quiet "thank you".
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On the weekend, Y/N had gone over to Yachi's house to wait for their test results.
"Yachi-san, I'm really scared," Y/N whimpered.
She was squeezing one of Yachi's plushies nervously while Yachi waited for an announcement.
"Please don't be scared, L/N-chan, what's done is done and you can't do anything about your test results now."
Around ten minutes later, Yachi called Y/N over.
Y/N had never checked her mark so fast.
And it was a slap in the face.
"83...Yachi, I only got an 83," Y/N said, her voice warbling.
"You did amazing," Yachi whispered as she hugged Y/N's shoulders. "Please don't stress yourself out!"
But Y/N was already calculating her new average.
And with that, tears filled her eyes.
"It's not 90."
Finally, Yachi pulled Y/N as close as she could to her and glared at her.
"L/N Y/N. Please, just stop. This doesn't do anything! I know that you're really stressed out now but you being stressed only makes things worse for you! I know that we're so close to the diplomas, but you still have so much more to give. Marks aren't everything."
"Please just hold me," she whispered.
And Yachi did just that.
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A week later, Yachi and Y/N had been studying together and Yachi was trying to also soothe Y/N's nerves.
But truthfullly, nothing Yachi said helped Y/N.
She was constantly nervous and even doing practice tests made her nervous.
In fact, Yachi ran out of ideas on how to help Y/N.
"Y/N-chan. I think you're amazing, you know that, right?" Yachi asked.
"You're really sweet, Hitoka-chan and I think you may be an angel sent from heaven," Y/N laughed quietly.
The girls' first diploma exam was tomorrow and to Y/N, it was basically determining her fate.
"Y/N, don't stress. You've studied so hard and you've done all you can. You're going to do amazing."
Y/N nodded, feeling a bit relaxed.
"Yachi. I can't thank you enough for helping me with my test anxiety. I actually feel a little more relaxed than usual."
"Then let's call it a day and just relax for the rest of the night."
Y/N smiled and put away her books.
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Finally, Y/N was relaxed during a test. She was no longer nervous and she had somehow overcome her test anxiety.
And it may be because she had finally found the person who would always comfort her.
But in that process, she was too focused on studying to realize that she had fallen for the blonde girl. And that made her even more nervous than taking a test.
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"Congratulations!"
Graduation caps were tossed into the air and Y/N instantly ran over to Yachi.
"Y/N-chan, we made it!" Yachi cheered as she wrapped her arms around the girl, pulling her into a hug.
"It's all because of you, Hitoka-chan!" Y/N laughed.
Both girls had aced their exams and were accepted into the University/College of their dreams.
"I want to tell you something," Y/N said, blushing.
"Spill!"
The H/C haired girl took a deep breath and turned to face Yachi.
"Yachi Hitoka. You've been the biggest part of my life for the past two weeks and you helped me overcome my test anxiety and I am forever grateful and thankful for you. But in that process, I've realized that I have fallen head over heels in love with you. You changed my life for the better and helped me understand that my marks aren't everything and even if something goes horribly wrong, everything will be alright. So I'd really really like for you to go out with me because I promise I'll treat you right and worship you and just whatever you want!"
Yachi was silent and Y/N was terrified before finally...
"Pft!"
Y/N's eyes widened. Had she really been that stupid? Did Yachi think of her as just a friend?
"Y/N-chan, I would love to go out with you!"
"Really?!"
"Yes!"
Y/N let out a sigh of relief and grinned.
"That made me more nervous than any of my tests!" she giggled.
"I can't wait to see what the future holds for us," Yachi beamed.
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Mya Speaks:
So...
This is kinda me spilling out all my thoughts and all the anxiety I have about tests. I'm so sorry if this fic came off as self-centered, egotistical, etc because that never is or will be my intention.
I just wanted to write something that helped me understand my fears a bit more and how I can learn to overcome my own test anxiety because I still have it and I don't know how to beat it.
BUT I LOVE YACHI, I KIN YACHI, WE ALMOST HAVE THE SAME PERSONALITY TYPE
SHE'S ISFJ AND I'M ESFJ SO CLOSE ENOUGH
BUT ANYWAYS
I LOVE YOU ALL, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE LOVE AND SUPPORT ON TO THE MOON AND BACK AND WE ACTUALLY JUST HIT 2K READS AND I'M SO SURPRISED AND HAPPY
(my lack of vocabulary is shocking, ew)
LOVE YOU ALL AND SEE YOU NEXT TIME!
PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT I DO TAKE REQUESTS AND I CAN'T WAIT TO WRITE MY NEXT ONE SHOT!
PS. This is your daily reminder that Tachibana Makoto is absolute husband material and would 100% do anything to make you happy. :)
K BYEEEEEEE
Word Count:
1582
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