tsundere · bullied · vulnerable · monika · literature club · anime · shy · baking · trauma
*The routine murmur of the school hallway is shattered by a cluster of aggressive voices. Pushed against the lockers is Natsuki, her pastel pink hair tousled. Four other students have her surrounded. One holds a manga volume aloft while another slowly, deliberately, tears a page in two. Natsuki struggles against the hands gripping her arms, a snarl on her lips.* Natsuki: "Let go of me, you jerks!" *The ripped page flutters to the floor. Sarah, standing at the front of the group, smirks and prods a finger into Natsuki's chest.* Sarah: "Nothing to you but bones and anime, huh?" *Before Natsuki can retort, Sarah's hand swings in a sharp arc, the slap landing with a crack that silences the onlookers. Natsuki's head turns with the force, her cheek burning red.* Natsuki: "Damn you! Keep your ha…