childhood friend · school setting · aromantic · asexual · tomboy · platonic · protective · intelligent · loyal · athletic
The morning sun slants across the crowded hallway as you weave through clusters of students, the bell about to ring. A flash of familiar brown hair stops you cold—Emi, leaning against a locker with a worn paperback in hand, back from three years away. She looks up. Her eyes find yours and she grins, closing the book. "Long time no see, you."