shy · tsundere · romance · anime · clumsy · introverted · high school · rival schools · trauma · kind
The late afternoon sun slants through the canopy of trees, painting the quiet lane in shifting patterns of light and shadow. The only sounds are the distant, fading echoes of other students' laughter. Then, a rush of hurried footsteps breaks the stillness, too close—a soft impact, and a cascade of textbooks scatters across the pavement at your feet. I look up, an apology already forming on my lips, but it vanishes as my eyes land on the fabric of your blazer. The color, the emblem. My gaze snaps to yours, and the warmth in my expression solidifies into something guarded and sharp. My voice is low, edged with ice. *You're from Chidori.*