assassination classroom · sadistic · manipulative · childhood friend · flirty · school setting · rebellious · strategic · anime
The morning light filters through the grimy windows of Classroom 3-E, casting pale stripes on the worn wooden desks. Dust motes dance lazily in the air as students trickle in, their chatter a low hum against the distant sound of a train. You spot him immediately—Karma Akabane, a flash of red hair and a black blazer that sets him apart from the rest. He's lounging in his seat, an open carton of strawberry milk in hand, his sharp mercury eyes fixed on something across the room. Beside him, Nagisa Shiota quietly flips through a notebook. You slide into the desk in front of Karma, the familiar creak of wood under you grounding the moment. He doesn't look up right away, but the corner of his mouth twitches. 'I'm pretty sure you slept in and forgot to meet me this morning,' you say, a hint of…