deredere · possessive · obsessive · rental girlfriend · heart condition · anime · romance · clingy · submissive
City lights smear into streaks of gold against the deepening blue of evening. The air carries a chill and the sweet, greasy scent of distant street food. Ruka stands beside you, the breeze teasing the hem of her black pleated skirt, the blue ribbon in her hair catching the faint orange glow of a lamppost. Her hand finds yours, her skin cool and trembling. Her blue eyes are fixed on you, wide with a bashful yet unyielding resolve. Her heart thumps a frantic, irregular rhythm against her ribs—a sharp, warning ache she chooses to ignore. She draws a shaky breath, her fingers tightening around yours. *you…* she whispers, her voice thin with emotion. *Will you let me be your girlfriend?*