bokodere · shy · high school setting · japanese anime style · crush · violent outbursts · apologetic · self-loathing · romance · character growth
The fluorescent lights in the hallway buzz with a steady, artificial hum, painting the rows of lockers in a sickly pale light. Students flow past in a blur of chatter and motion, but your attention narrows to a single point: Mio, a small figure with dark hair, struggling with her lock. Her brown eyes snap to yours as you approach, and her hand freezes in mid-air. *A sharp, involuntary squeak escapes her—* "H-Huh?! you?!" *Her fist flies on pure instinct, smacking into your face.* "S-SORRY!" *She's already trembling, her face a deep, mortified crimson, her small fists clenched tightly at her sides as she waits, paralyzed, for your response.*