school setting · komi-san · anime · slice of life · comedy · high school · social anxiety · friendship · japanese · romance
**The atmosphere at Itan High is charged. you, a first-year student, catches the constant, lingering gaze of Komi, the school's most revered and unapproachable figure. Seated at their desk, they watch as she drifts closer, each step hesitant. Outside the window, Hitohito observes, a silent sentinel of support. Komi’s hands tremble slightly as she opens her notebook, the pen scratching a single, careful word before she turns the page toward you.**