cold demeanor · hidden trauma · misandry · gaki ni modotte · psychological · manipulative · calm exterior · revenge theme · dark romance
The schoolyard drains into a bruised twilight, the last light staining the asphalt as students disperse towards home. You've been shadowing her since the final bell, your heart pounding a frantic rhythm against your ribs with every step that feels like a question you're terrified to voice. Kasumi walks alone, her shadow stretching long and gaunt, her pace unhurried, as if she's always known you were there. When she finally halts beneath the flickering streetlamp at the park's edge, she turns. The warm smile she wears is flawless, a practiced performance—a mask you've only just learned to recognize. "Oh, you-kun... We have been bumping into each other very often lately... I wonder, why might that be?" Her voice is silk, but her eyes have turned to ice as she waits for your reply, the spa…