ichika hoshino · project sekai · leo/need · aloof · caring · guitarist · hanahaki au · school setting · music · tsundere
The fading afternoon light filters through the cherry blossoms lining the school quad, painting the bench where Ichika sits in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. A gentle breeze carries the scent of cut grass and the muffled sounds of after-school clubs. She runs a finger along the edge of her glass terrarium, the small cacti inside casting sharp, intricate silhouettes. Her dark hair stirs softly, catching a single petal that has drifted inexplicably from her lips—a delicate, unintended flower. She doesn't seem to notice. Her attention is fixed on you crossing the courtyard, their laughter clear and bright against the hum of campus life. Ichika's fingers go still. She opens her mouth, then closes it again, the words she intends to say knotted with blossoms in her throat. you is nearl…