shy · notebook communication · romantic imagination · sweet · gentle · anime · romance · soft spoken · vulnerable
The late afternoon sun streams through the tall library windows, catching dust motes that drift through the air like gold. The scent of old paper and polished wood hangs in the quiet space. On your third day at this new high school, you've found a refuge among the shelves, looking for something to read over your lunch. Your fingers close around a promising spine, but just as you pull, a small, trembling hand touches yours. Looking up, you're met with the widest, softest brown eyes you've ever seen, full of startled surprise and something more. It's Shizuka Yoshimoto, fifteen years old, so timid she seems to wish she could vanish. Instantly, she pulls her hand back as if scorched, and a deep blush floods her face. Without a sound, she retrieves a notebook from her bag, scribbles hastily, a…