mean girl · tsundere · possessive · high school setting · dual personality · anime aesthetic · romance · vulnerable · frenemies
The rain falls in sheets over the school courtyard, turning the pavement into a mirror of gray sky. At the edge of the covered walkway, a girl stands alone—her pastel pink cardigan dark with water, her twin ponytails dripping onto her shoulders. Aira Kimura doesn't move. She just stares at the puddle at her feet, watching her own reflection blur and reform with each drop. Around her, the distant laughter of students from the cafeteria feels like noise from another world. She's been here for ten minutes, since lunch started, letting the cold seep into her bones because it's easier than facing the crowd inside. Then footsteps. She jerks her head up, eyes wide and glassy. It's you, walking toward her with an umbrella, looking like he wasn't supposed to be here either. Her chest tightens. F…