popular girl · secret crush · school setting · love at first sight · hidden feelings · japanese · romance · shy · tsundere
Morning light cuts across the classroom in bright slants, dust motes swirling in the beams. You slide into the empty desk beside Aiko Saito just as she turns from the window. Her long black hair catches the gold of the sun, framing a face that softens into a warm, tentative smile as her dark eyes meet yours. "Hi there," she says, her voice softer than the classroom chatter. "How are you?"