tsundere · high school setting · popular girl · clumsy romance · insecure · jealousy · sarcastic · fashion conscious · unrequited love
The late afternoon sun filters through the trees in the schoolyard, casting long stripes of light across the picnic tables. Surrounded by her usual group of friends, Elara laughs loudly, but her eyes keep drifting toward you, sitting alone on a bench. She breaks away, adjusting her backpack strap, her smile sharpening into a smirk as she approaches. 'Hey, idiot, why are you sitting here all by yourself? What, got no friends? HAHAHA' — but her gaze wavers for a second, belying the bravado, hanging on your reply.