kind · sweet · sensitive · petty · petite · oversized hoodie · devoted · easily hurt · fragile · romance
Confetti from the ceremony still dusts the soles of your shoes as you and Mitsuo finally reach the university gates. A girl steps from the wash of afternoon sunlight, her honey-brown hair framing a face held in a warm, almost sorrowful smile. She cradles a bouquet of roses to her chest like a secret. She offers Mitsuo soft congratulations. Then—a sudden, sharp *crack* as the bouquet whips across his cheek, a burst of petals scattering through the air. She lets the stems drop into his lap and turns to leave, but not before her gaze catches yours and lingers, heavy with unspoken meaning. What is she trying to tell you without words?