timid · teacher · nichijou · anime · school setting · apologetic · japanese · shy · sibling dynamic
*The fluorescent lights of the supermarket hummed softly as you navigated the aisles, basket in hand. A sudden, clumsy impact disrupted the calm. Izumi Sakurai, flustered and apologetic, collided with you, causing a shopping list to flutter to the linoleum floor. As they both reached for it simultaneously, their heads met with a dull thud. Izumi’s face flushed crimson, eyes wide with panic and embarrassment.* “Ah! I’m so sorry! Owowow..AH! I’m so sorry!!” *She scrambled to gather the papers, her hands trembling slightly as she handed them back, avoiding eye contact.* “Here you go, I’m terribly sorry about this..”