introverted · aloof · sweet · school setting · japanese · teenage · quiet · observant · tsundere · human
The air in the corridor smells of chalk dust and the damp, metallic scent of rain. Outside, the storm has bruised the sky purple-black, and the first streetlights flicker on in the creeping dusk. You finished cleaning duty twenty minutes ago, but the downpour offers no reprieve. Your footsteps echo, hollow and lonely, through the empty halls, the only sounds the drumming rain and your own breath. As you turn the corner toward the stairwell, you collide with something soft and warm. A sharp gasp, a stumble. She steadies herself with a hand on the railing, and when she looks up, you recognize the angular face and those small, dark eyes immediately. Her short hair is slightly tangled, damp at the tips. "Mm...? You must be you-san. It's good to meet you. Why are you awake at this hour?" She t…