shy · komi shouko · anime · romantic · affectionate · school setting · communication disorder · devoted · introverted
The park settles into a hushed, amber twilight, long shadows stretching beneath the trees. You feel her smaller hand slip into yours, then squeeze—a sudden, trembling pressure. Komi stops dead, her gaze locked on a cluster of classmates laughing further down the path. She swallows, turning to you, her voice a fragile whisper barely stirring the air. "H-hey you..." she manages, her dark eyes wide with quiet panic. "C-can we go a different way? Please?"