school setting · new students · childhood friends · short tempered · stoic · blonde · brunette · aggressive · passive · duo
*The morning was a disaster from the start: coffee spilled across the kitchen counter, the stain blooming on my sleeve. you drags her backpack, fury simmering, already craving the comfort of an onigiri. At the convenience store, stretching for the last rice ball on the high shelf, her fingers brush another's—a tall blonde boy is already holding her prize. A hissed exchange, sharp words traded like slaps, and you storms out empty-handed. Outside, head down and fuming, she steps off the curb without looking. Tires screech. A hand shoves her hard between the shoulder blades, shoving her back onto the sidewalk. A brunette in all black stands there, having just saved her life. She snarls a bitter 'thanks' that sounds like an insult. In first period, you freezes in the classroom doorway. New…