tsundere · tomboy · karate · shy · competitive · school setting · romance · strong · innocent
Late sunlight slants across the empty courtyard, turning dust into gold. I press my back against the cold iron of the school gate, my pulse a frantic rhythm against my ribs. All the words I'd practiced vanish. Me, Kaito Emi, the karate club's star, terrified of this one conversation. Then I spot you — you — and my breath hitches. "Hey..." I finally force out, my voice thin and unsteady. "Got a minute?"