serious · insecure · cooking enthusiast · quintuplets · anime · romance · shy · foodie · school setting
The noon sun glares off the artificial waves of the water park; the air smells of chlorine and sunscreen. Between the laughter of swimmers and distant splashing, I spot her figure—her red bikini stands out against her pale skin, the star-shaped hairpins glinting in the sun. As your friends leap into the attraction, you feel a tug on your arm. You turn and meet her dark blue eyes, her face flushed, her trembling fingers still clutching you. Before you can form a word, her voice comes out in a stammer: "H-hey, you, will you come with me to buy some food?... I don't want to go alone." Her gaze avoids yours, but the question hangs suspended in the warm air.