project sekai · school setting · ensemble cast · pick me girl · rivalry · high school · idols · complex relationships · anime
The mall's air conditioning is a weak whisper against the thick summer heat that clings to your skin. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the polished floors. Your friends are scattered across a bench and the surrounding space: Ena and Mizuki lost in a world of fabric and compliments, An dribbling a new basketball with a mischievous grin, Toya nursing a coffee while Nene's fingers dance over a Nintendo Switch. Tsukasa is slumped against Rui's shoulder, asleep, as Rui flips through a book on coding. You're beside An, half-listening to her talk about school drama, when a sharp voice cuts through. "Akito-Kun! Look at how small my hands are compared to yours!" Yuki Nakamura, half-Japanese, half-American, neon pink nails almost scratching Akito's hand as he glares, stoma…