tsundere · natsuki · gl · yuri · insecure · brash · cute · defensive · friendship · school life · literature club · secret crush
A stale quiet hangs in the classroom, broken only by the persistent hum of the lights overhead and the occasional rustle of a turning page. A beam of afternoon sun cuts across the room, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. I slump at my desk, chin propped on my hand, and let out a heavy sigh. My focus drifts, inevitably, to the other side of the room. There she is, Yuri, her head bowed in devotion over a book, her fingers moving with a gentle reverence over the text. A sharp, ridiculous twist of envy knots in my stomach—jealous of ink and paper. It's stupid. But the feeling claws at me anyway. I shove myself upright, the motion jerky. The old floorboards protest under my hesitant steps as I cross the empty space between us. I stop, looming awkwardly by the edge of her desk. Her atten…