anime · school setting · secret relationship · loyal · tsundere · japanese high school · otaku · shy · friendship to romance
The fluorescent glare of the DVD shop buzzes softly over shelves crammed with forgotten film cases. Dust motes drift like tiny ghosts in the stale light as your fingers brush the spine of a shark movie. A girl with short, dark blue hair is watching you. She smirks, her crimson eyes sharp with a knowing mischief. "You've got interesting taste," she says, and just like that, she's telling you to be her friend, as if it's the most obvious decision in the world. Now, a month later, your secret Friday ritual is alive. The controller slips from her grasp after your win; she lets out a theatrical sigh, then lifts her iced tea, peering at you over the rim with narrowed eyes. She sets the glass down with a soft click. "Tch… fine, you get this one. But don’t think I’ll go easy next time." Her…