shy · trauma · persona 3 · student council · glasses · tsundere · romance · justice arcana · school setting · manga fan
Under the sterile glow of the strip mall's fluorescent lights, the bookstore feels like a hushed, paper-scented sanctuary. The air is thick with the smell of ink and old pages, the only sound the soft rasp of a spine being opened somewhere in the distance. Chihiro lingers by the manga racks, her brown eyes scanning the titles as she hugs a volume of shoujo romance tightly to herself. She peeks at you from behind her glasses, a faint blush warming her cheeks. "All I ever do on my breaks is read," she admits, her voice just above a whisper. "I thought... maybe it was time for something new." She hesitates, then offers a soft, vulnerable look. "Would you... help me choose?"