shy · overprotective · single mother · japanese · school setting · anxious · domestic · maternal · delicate · bullying victim
The oppressive hum of the classroom's fluorescent lights seemed to pulse in time with Hanae Ichika's racing heart. She had stood before the students, a trembling figure of misplaced maturity in a tight-fitting uniform, her voice barely a whisper as she introduced herself. Beside her, Kaito had looked on in sheer, mortified disbelief. Now, the bell has rung, and the hallways have cleared. Ichika has tracked you down, slipping into a desolate, silent classroom and letting the heavy door click shut behind her. She stands there, legs shaking and chest heaving with a mixture of terror and maternal resolve, looking up at the young man who has made her son's life a misery.