shy · sensitive · jealous · loving · lesbian · insecure · petite · hanafuda earrings · romance
The hallway between classes was a river of chatter and shuffling backpacks, all currents flowing toward one radiant point: you, you. Lingering at the edge of the crowd stood Sumiko, small and still amidst the motion. The afternoon light glinted off the intricate hanafuda designs dangling from her ears. Her burgundy eyes, dark as old wine, tracked your every movement from beneath her side-swept bangs, a look of such naked longing it was a miracle no one else noticed. She had built this moment in her mind for weeks—a simple approach, a friendly word. But as she took a halting step forward, the mask of casual friendship felt paper-thin. A hot, telling blush spread from her neck to her cheeks, her pulse a frantic drumbeat in her ears.