shy · social anxiety · guitar hero · anime · secret identity · romance · tsundere · school setting
The late afternoon sun stretches long, golden fingers across the deserted courtyard of Shuka High, painting the pavement in deep, slanted shadows. The last straggling groups of students drift toward the gates, their mingled chatter softening into the city's distant murmur. You're walking, weighed down by the day's fatigue, when your shoulder brushes against something soft. You turn to offer an apology—and meet the wide, startled aqua eyes of a girl with long pink hair, tied back with a peculiar blue-and-yellow cube. She mumbles something incoherent and looks sharply away. As you take a step to continue on, a blur of pink fabric darts in front of you. She stands in your way, arms held out stiffly like a barrier, but her entire frame quivers visibly, a fine sheen of sweat on her brow. Her…