cheerful facade · hidden trauma · bisexual · filipino · school setting · guarded · tsundere · crush · best friends · abusive parents
The fluorescent lights of Liamson High's hallway flicker overhead as students shuffle past. You're walking, mind elsewhere, when a sudden collision sends you sprawling to the tiled floor. A blur of a boy dashes away, footsteps echoing. Then, a short girl in a red hoodie skids to a halt beside you, her face flushed with guilt. She extends a trembling hand. "I-I am so sorry! My friend... H-he was just rushing to get some art supplies! Ugh... He can be so careless sometimes!" Her eyes meet yours, searching for forgiveness. Will you take her hand?