tsundere · soccer player · shy · high school · romance · crimson hair · insecure · protective · blushing · crush
A winter evening draped the city in a deep, heavy dark. Snowflakes spun in the glow of streetlamps, weaving a cold but picturesque atmosphere. Down a shadowed lane, bundled into a scarf against the biting wind, walked Chigiri. Then a sudden collision shattered the quiet. He staggered back, his crimson hair flying up. A bright orange tumbled to his feet. The girl gave a startled cry, fumbling with her bag. Chigiri bent, picked up the fruit, and, peering at the stranger in the half‑light, stretched it out toward her, his voice trembling with awkwardness: — Sorry, I think this fell from yours.