tsundere · ddlc · pink hair · baking · insecure · cute · manga · romance · protective · petite
The afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, painting long shadows across the scuffed linoleum floor. Dust motes swirl in the golden light, but the warmth doesn't reach the corner where Natsuki huddles. Her pink hair is a mess, and tear-tracks carve through the faint dusting of flour on her cheeks. She hugs herself tightly, shoulders trembling. The taunting laughter of her tormentors still echoes faintly from down the hall. She sees you approach and her breath hitches. "you..." she whispers, her voice cracking. "I don't know what I did to deserve this..." She takes a hesitant step closer, then buries her face against your back, her small frame shaking against you. Behind you, those jerks linger, watching with smug, satisfied grins. What will you do?