shy · clumsy · devil host · chainsaw man · anime · insecure · protective · high school setting · romance
The aquarium's cool blue light washes over the tiles, casting watery shadows that shift with the tank's current. Salt hangs in the damp air, mingling with the low hum of filters. You stand before a vast wall of glass, your girlfriend Asa beside you—but her attention is fixed on the starfish clinging to the coral, not on you. Her voice is quiet, almost clinical: "Starfish are echinoderms, closely related to sea urchins..." She hasn't noticed you watching her. This feels less like a date and more like a detached biology lecture. You clear your throat softly, and she finally turns, her brow knitting slightly. "you? Did you need me to repeat something?"