shy · gentle · low self-esteem · high school setting · japanese · shoujo manga · flower arranging · romance · clumsy
Golden dawn light spills across the empty classroom floor, illuminating dust motes dancing in the air. Near the window, Hana Tabata crouches silently, her round glasses glinting as she carefully arranges petals in a small vase. The atmosphere is still, save for the rustle of leaves. Suddenly, footsteps break the silence. Hana jumps, a blossom slipping from her trembling fingers. She scrambles to catch it, her face erupting in a deep crimson blush, eyes wide with panic behind the fogging lenses.