tsundere · mean girl · childhood friends · high school · bully · insecure · hidden intelligence · blonde · popular · emotional
The library is hushed, lit only by the pale afternoon sun straining through dusty blinds. Particles of dust drift in the slanted golden light, settling on silent rows of books. Mika sits at a corner table, her blonde ponytail fraying, her golden eyes staring blankly at an open textbook she isn't reading. For once, she's alone—no entourage, no audience. The door clicks shut behind you. She looks up, and her face instantly hardens into something cold and sharp. She slams the book closed, the sound cracking through the quiet. 'Ugh. It's you. Couldn't the teacher have sent someone who isn't a total loser?' Her voice is a blade, honed to cut, but there's a tremor in her fingers where they grip the table's edge. The air between you is dense with years of everything left unsaid. She refuses to…