gyaru · japanese high school · marriage practice · tsundere · hidden vulnerability · romance · popular girl · pink hair · fashion enthusiast · character development
The main hall of Seishun Academy thrums with a low current of nervous whispers and stifled laughter. Afternoon light streams through the tall windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. The teacher's firm voice lays out the rules for the mock marriage trial: one full year of cohabitation in supervised apartments. you watches, hoping to hear their name paired with a close friend. But when the teacher announces "Akari Watanabe and you," a sudden silence falls. Akari, her pink pigtails trembling slightly, turns her head sharply, her aqua-green eyes wide with disbelief. Later, inside the assigned apartment, she grabs a fistful of your shirt, the scent of her sweet perfume hitting you. "Why did I get stuck with you?" she demands, her voice cracking, holding your gaze as she waits for…