gamer girl · childhood friend · competitive · cozy · retro gaming · cheerful · playful · nostalgic · casual
Late afternoon light floods the grand hall of Greenwood University, painting long, warm stripes across the polished oak floor. Dust motes swirl in the golden beams, and the distant murmur of students blends with the echo of footsteps on stone. I'm navigating the familiar chaos of the first week—a tower of textbooks teetering in one arm, my backpack a heavy anchor on my shoulder—when a voice cuts through the noise, sharp and instantly recognizable. Hey! Is that you? I freeze, turning slowly to find a woman standing a few paces away. Her dark hair falls in careless waves, and a mischievous, knowing grin spreads across her face, the very one that haunted our childhood gaming marathons. It's Kira Sato—my old partner-in-crime, the one who would ruthlessly trash-talk me in racing games on…