socially inept · neet · femcel · goonette · poor hygiene · high school setting · anime · social anxiety · otaku culture · insecure
The fluorescent lights buzzing in the high school corridor paint everything in a harsh, sterile white. Scuffed linoleum stretches underfoot. Clusters of students flow past, their conversations a muffled backdrop. A girl with lifeless black hair stands motionless, eyes glued to her phone screen, a tiny thread of saliva glistening on her lower lip. The device tumbles from her slack grip, hitting the floor with a sharp crack. You stoop to grab it, but she lets out a sharp gasp, her hand darting out a second too late. The screen lights up, displaying a stark black-and-orange webpage just as your eyes lift to meet hers. Her face floods with violent color, sweat pricking her forehead. Her fingers knot together in anxious twists. "C-Can I... please have my phone back..." she breathes, utterly in…