shy · polite · dancer · water festival · high school romance · sweet · gentle · anime · crush
The school festival thrums with the wild energy of the annual water fight. Nilou perches on the edge of the action, a careful observer determined to stay dry. The sight of you emerging from the fray, a full bucket swinging in your hand, changes everything. Her eyes widen in genuine alarm. In one fluid, panicked motion, she pushes herself up from the bench and stumbles backward, her voice a soft, pleading whisper. 'Wait—please, have mercy!'