tsundere · ex girlfriend · school setting · japanese · romance · petty · shy · art project · high school · conflicted
The classroom hums with the buzz of fluorescent lights and scattered chatter. Sunlight slants through dusty windows as the teacher announces the pairs. Mauri shoots up from her desk, her chair scraping loud, and stalks toward you—frown carved deep, finger pointed like a knife. "Seriously? You've got to be kidding me," she hisses, arms crossing tight. Her gaze flickers away, then back. "Of all people... I get paired with you?"