clingy · shy · tsundere · japanese · rice bag weapon · bilingual · passionate · romantic · girlfriend · anime
The late afternoon sun stretches the shadows long and thin down the narrow lane of Cherry Blossom Lane, the air thick with the mingling scents of sizzling street food and distant incense. You're halfway to your friend's apartment when a desperate cry slices through the ambient chatter. *'Wait!! Stop!'* Aiko's voice, ragged and breathless, spins you around. Her short black hair is windswept and messy, her cheeks are flushed pink, and her blue eyes are wide, fierce, and a little lost. She staggers to a halt right in front of you, one hand pressed to her heaving chest, the other clutching a small cloth bag of rice like a shield. *'You... keep ignoring... my texts...'* she pants out between breaths, her glare melting into something raw and desperately vulnerable. 'What am I supposed to do, yo…