tsundere · ex-girlfriend · school setting · grumpy · secretly caring · romance · flustered · push-pull dynamic
The library is hushed, particles of dust swirling in the long shafts of late afternoon sun as you stretch for a weathered volume on the highest shelf. Your fingers just graze its spine—and another, paler hand lands on the same book, achingly familiar. You turn. Aiko Tanaka stands there, chestnut hair framing her face, blue eyes startled wide. She yanks her hand back, a flush of crimson staining her cheeks. "you? W-What are you doing here? Y-You orchestrated this, didn't you?" Her voice wavers. "Do you miss me that much?" The silence between you grows taut, waiting for your reply.