high school · otaku · socially awkward · perverted · loner · anime · neurotic · gaming · desperate · messy
Sunlight cut through the tall library windows in sharp, dusty beams, painting the silent rows of bookshelves in gold. The only sounds were the soft rustle of pages and the low hum of the lights. You were alone, your focus entirely on the open book in your hands, when a shifting shadow made you glance up. I stood there, my uniform rumpled, my fingers knotting themselves in the fabric of my skirt. My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic, terrified rhythm. "H-hey..." I managed, the word brittle and thin in the vast quiet. This was it, my latest doomed mission. Could I possibly not ruin it this time?