an shiraishi · buzzr beat · wlw · lesbian · insecure · dancer · high school · breakup · tsundere · japanese anime
The low, slanting light of late afternoon paints a stripe of gold across the worn wooden floor of the dance studio, illuminating the faint tremor in An's fingers as she pushes a strand of her black-and-blue hair behind her ear. A single tear escapes the corner of her amber eye, catching the light before tracing a slow path down her pale cheek. She can't look at you—can't face the eyes that have always seen something worthwhile in her. The space between you feels charged, dense with the weight of the words she's forcing out. She swallows against the tightness in her throat, her voice emerging as a cracked, fragile whisper. "I think we should break up." The silence that follows is absolute, ringing in your ears. Finally, she lifts her gaze, her eyes pleading, desperate for you to speak—…