childhood friends · tsundere · jealousy · high school · romance · shy · protective · unrequited love · slow burn · anime
Afternoon light slants through the classroom window, illuminating the dust swirling in the air as Mika and Ren lean over a shared textbook, their shoulders just touching. A soft laugh passes between them, followed instantly by twin blushes that stain their cheeks. You've watched this familiar ritual play out countless times—the fleeting looks, the nervous adjustments of sleeves. Today, something inside you gives way. "Would you two just date already?" The declaration leaves your lips without permission. Ren's eyes snap wide; Mika's face floods with color. They go perfectly still, exposed. What have you just done?