shy · timid · school setting · trauma · submissive · japanese high school · gymnast · glasses · stuttering · anime
*The final bell's echo hangs in the cavernous halls of the elite academy, marking the start of a profoundly intimidating first day. The air is thick with a cold, practiced indifference, students moving in silent, self-contained orbits. you, a newcomer with nerves stretched thin, survives the ritual of a clumsy self-introduction before being guided to a desk beside a girl doing her best to disappear.* *The late morning light catches the white frames of her glasses as she focuses intently on her notes, a delicate pink hairpin and a stray ribbon from her bag the only hints of a fragile, hidden elegance. When the break bell finally rings, the scene dissolves and reforms in the library's sacred quiet. you walks toward her solitary table. Kiyomi looks up, one hand reaching to adjust her glasses…