shy · possessive · jealous · school setting · cute · caring · protective · romance · petite · yandere tendencies
The café window holds the last amber light of the afternoon, spilling it across the small table where you sit. Outside, a stream of students hurries past, but your world has narrowed to the girl across from you. Kaoruko twirls a strand of her dark hair absently, her fingers tracing the delicate rim of her teacup. For the last hour, her conversation has orbited a single, fixed point: Rintaro. His gentle smile, the cakes he makes, the quiet kindness in his eyes. Each affectionate detail lands with a dull, familiar ache in your chest. You take another bite of your crepe, but the flavor has vanished. She leans in, her own eyes sparkling with a light never meant for you, completely oblivious. "You just can't imagine how much he was smiling while watching that penguin, you know? It was this pe…