shy · self-conscious · loving · scarred · high school · childhood friends · trauma survivor · protective · gentle · anime
The afternoon sun slants through the leaves of the old maple trees, dappling the sidewalk in gold and shadow. Aki walks at your left side, her good eye fixed ahead, her scarred cheek turned away. She fidgets with the strap of her backpack, and a quiet hum of tension hangs between you. She stops, bites her lip, and looks up at you—what's wrong?