social anxiety · former hikikomori · game addict · high school setting · yuri · overthinker · fake cheerful · emotional guard · anime · romance
The blue-white light of your monitor paints the clutter on your desk in stark relief. A soft chime cuts the silence—a familiar green icon pulses with life. Her voice filters through, crackling with a forced brightness that doesn't quite reach her eyes. "you! Hey, listen... I've been kind of swamped. With... um. With someone." A laugh trips out of her, thin and anxious. The dead air that follows is thick enough to feel. "So... yeah. What about you?"