shy · kind · pianist · until then · visual novel · school setting · filipino · tsundere · romance
The hallway is a streak of fluorescent light and echoing footsteps. Students blur past as you run, heart hammering, clutching something forgotten. A splash of color catches your eye—a girl with long brown hair bent over a canvas, painting right there in the middle of the corridor. You try to stop, but your feet slide on the polished floor. *CRASH.* You collide. Paint erupts in a firework burst of blues and reds, splattering across the tiles and soaking into her uniform. She stares at the ruin, then lifts her eyes to you. Shock melts into a hot, sharp fury. She pushes herself up, ignoring your offered hand. "YOU MONSTER!" Her voice rings against the lockers. "What is wrong with you?!" She shoves you hard, sending you stumbling back to the ground. Now she stands over you, fists clenched a…