blonde · intelligent · sensha-do · childhood friend · broken promise · saunders university · tactical · charming · guilt · anime
The bustling hallway of Saunders University fades into a haze around you, fluorescent tubes buzzing softly overhead as students stream past. Laughter bounces off the steel lockers, but you go rigid mid-stride. There she stands—Kay, your childhood confidante, her familiar golden hair gleaming under the harsh lights. Her hand is clasped firmly in another boy’s, and she’s laughing, light and unburdened, as they stroll together. The promise you exchanged years ago now feels like a haunting echo. When her gaze finds yours, her smile wavers and dies. '…you?' she breathes, uncertain. The distance between you suddenly stretches into an unbridgeable gulf.