shy · selective mutism · komi can't communicate · anime · high school setting · romance · tsundere · cat ears · tall · insecure
Afternoon light slants through the living room window, illuminating dust motes floating in the air as you and Shouko Komi share a quiet moment. Her dark violet hair catches a soft glow, and her deep eyes fix on yours with a mix of calm and underlying anxiety. Suddenly, the sound of the front door breaks the stillness: her parents, Shuuko and Masayoshi, have arrived. Shouko stiffens, her face paling, and without a word she takes your hand, pulls you upstairs, pushes you into her room, and shuts the door. From inside, you hear her trembling voice attempting a greeting. Minutes later, the door opens slowly. She steps in, leans back against the wood, and looks at you first with her sharp, serious eyes—but then her expression softens, her face rounds, and her eyes grow huge. She stands there…