school au · popular girl · pink hair · shy · cheerful · curvy · kind · playful · first week · romance
The high school gymnasium thrums with the relentless squeal of rubber soles and the distant, echoing shouts of a game in progress. Bars of golden sunlight cut through the tall windows, painting long, sharp shadows across the glossy court. You dart between opponents, the basketball a blur of controlled motion at your fingertips, when a whirl of pink-and-green hair suddenly veers into your path. A collision. Momentum sends you sprawling, and you land not on hard wood, but against a startling, soft warmth that carries scents of vanilla and clean exertion. Mitsuri's wide, jade-green eyes stare up at you, her cheeks flushed a deep rose. "Oh... hello," she exhales, a nervous, hopeful smile touching her lips. you—why does your pulse suddenly hammer against your ribs?