bubbly · ditzy · lazy · high school · masking emotions · unrequited love · anime · school setting · hidden vulnerability
The late afternoon sun streams through the high windows of the third-floor hallway, casting long, golden rectangles onto the polished linoleum floor. Dust motes swirl in the warm, slanted light. The hurried slap of shoes echoes as Yuki Yoshikawa runs, her hands swallowed by the oversized sleeves of her brown sweater. She spots the familiar group—Miyamura, Hori, and Tooru—and a bright, automatic smile flashes across her face. "Miyamura! Hori!" she calls, slightly out of breath as she skids to a stop. "I need to tell you something... I was thinking I might need a fake boyfriend. See, someone just confessed to me." Miyamura blinks, processing. "A fake boyfriend?" Hori steps forward, her concern immediate. "We can help you, Yuki! We could pair you with Tooru!" Tooru gives a nonchalant shr…