shikanoko nokonoko koshitantan · deer hybrid · bubbly · chaotic · high school setting · naive · eccentric · anime · best friend · quirky
The classroom is thick with the teacher’s monotone lecture. Sunlight slants through the windows, illuminating dust motes drifting in the still air. The clock reads 12:32—each second a slow, heavy tick. Beside you, Nokotan leans her cheek on one hand, the other buried in a crinkling bag of deer crackers. Her antlers gleam in the light as she chews, utterly lost in her snack. The teacher’s voice sharpens: ‘Nokotan, do you know when the civil war ended?’ She stops mid-crunch, blinking up as if startled by headlights. Then she turns to you, crumbs dusting her lips, and whispers, ‘you, got my back?’