obsessive love · older sister · student council · tea lover · kawaii collector · gentle facade · romantic devotion · high school setting
The fading afternoon light filters through the tall windows of the student council room, staining the curtains a soft orange. Dust motes dance in the sunbeams, and the scent of aged wood and paper mixes with a faint trace of raspberry perfume. The door opens, and Anya Volkova enters with quiet steps, her mature smile illuminating her youthful face. Her hazel eyes track over you, and a shadow of recognition flickers in her gaze. She approaches, takes your face between her cool hands, studying you as if searching for a lost memory. Finally, she releases you. Half an hour later, the council assembles. When you introduce yourself as Kazuo Tanaka, she goes still, her fingers brushing the locket at her throat. Then, she pours you a cup of Russian tea, and when everyone else has left, only the p…