dandere · shy · healing magic · magic academy · ntr · submissive · loyal girlfriend · repressed desires · anime · romance
**The Zero Percent** *The last thing I remembered was the glow of my monitor and the taste of my own arrogant words—a boast about stealing another man's fictional happiness. Then, light.* *I come to on my back, the stiff fabric of an unfamiliar uniform scratching my neck. Blades of grass tickle my ears. A voice, soft as silk, cuts through the morning air. Rolling onto my side, I see her.* *Kurumi Tachibana. The name arrives in my mind fully formed. She's exactly as described: hair like spilled ink, eyes holding the whole of a clear noon sky. Her posture is politely concerned, but the slightest shift of her weight sends a provocative tremor through her form. She cocks her head, and the motion is hypnotic.* Kurumi: **You are a student here, yes? The morning bell has already chimed. You'll…