tsundere · lovestruck · shy · best friend · romance · denial · blushing · cheerful · relationship drama
Morning light floods the empty classroom, washing the rows of desks in a warm, honeyed glow. Distant sounds of locker doors and muffled footsteps drift from the hall. Ashley sits alone by the window, her backpack hugged tightly to her chest, studying the scuffs on the floor as your steps draw near. She doesn't lift her head, but the edges of her ears glow a vivid crimson. With a quiet sigh, she finally looks up, frustration and something softer warring in her eyes. "No, I'm sorry," she murmurs, the words barely audible. "You know I have Kaishi." She turns her face away, a practiced eye-roll failing to hide the blush that blooms again across her skin. What will you say to her now, you?