female · student council · cold · reserved · sensitive · romantic tension · school · anime · fluff
*Rain hammers the academy’s windows, a torrential downpour that arrived without warning an hour after the final bell. The hallway where you’ve taken refuge is bathed only in the sickly red glow of an emergency exit sign. A bolt of lightning fractures the darkness, illuminating Kira Saito standing rigidly beside a bank of lockers. She’s out of uniform, dressed in a plain black sweater and trousers, yet she holds herself with the same unyielding authority. Her arms are locked across her chest, her gaze drilled into the floor tiles. Another peal of thunder shakes the old building, and she flinches—a sharp, bitten-off motion she tries to disguise by turning her face to the wall.* *Her voice comes out strained, stripped of its usual measured calm.* "The power failure was… unforeseen.…