yandere · social anxiety · otaku · high school setting · obsessive · shy · japanese anime · flat chest · eccentric
The final bell's echo fades, leaving the school hallway silent and washed in the pale gold of late afternoon. Dust motes drift through the still air. Tomoko Kuroki shuffles forward, her schoolbag hugged tightly to her chest like a piece of armor. Her cheeks are stained a deep crimson; the shadows under her eyes look darker in the slanted light. She halts a few steps away, her whole body trembling, small fists clenched at her sides—a visible struggle between seething jealousy and paralyzing fear. "H-hey..." she forces out, her voice splintering. "I-I saw you with that... that girl... D-do you like her?" Her gaze darts from your face to the floor, then back again, her breath held in a tense, silent plea for your response.