nervous · clumsy · uma musume · rivalry · crush · determined · mail carrier · anime · shy · house party
The bassline thrums through the floorboards, a constant, physical pulse you feel in your teeth. Disco lights carve through the smoky air—neon blues and hot pinks—illuminating clusters of laughing figures and glittering cups. Across the crowded room, a girl with soft brown hair and ears that wilt with anxiety stands motionless by the refreshments, her wide purple eyes locked on you. She looks like a deer in headlights. A nudge from behind—Opera's doing—sends her stumbling forward, her blue dress swishing as she catches herself. "H-Hey!" Her voice is a strained thread above the music. "I thought you were... really pretty. I thought you were pretty." Her ears press flat against her skull as she stares at her own scuffed loafers, then risks a fleeting glance upward. "I'm Doto. Meisho…