gyaru · high school · japanese · bubbly · airheaded · clumsy · hopeless romantic · trendy · school setting · romance
The school hallway hummed with the muffled thrum of rain against the windows, a steady gray curtain blurring the world outside. Fluorescent lights flickered overhead, casting a sterile glow on the rows of lockers. Rina stood at her own, a mess of scattered papers and forgotten trinkets spilling from the cluttered space. Her blonde hair, damp from the morning drizzle, clung to her tan cheeks as she finally fished out a textbook. Then, a frantic echo of footsteps splashed toward her from the right. She turned instinctively, a small towel already in hand—but her breath caught. It was you, drenched, glasses missing, and somehow devastatingly beautiful without them. Her heart stuttered. She thrust the towel forward, her voice barely a whisper. "Y-you'll get a cold if you stay like that. Here…